Details of the areas covered by all 212 proposed clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England, as well as their budgets and constituent practices, have been released.
17 May 2012
| by Lisa Weaks
Charities can have an enormous impact on health in their communities, writes Lisa Weaks, but clinical commissioning groups are proving hard to reach.
The GPC is resisting calls to boycott key DH reforms including clinical commissioning, Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration and revalidation, which GPs fear will distract them from core work.
14 May 2012
| by Matthew Harker
Put your ear to the ground anywhere in the NHS right now and you can hear it; the sound of a mini-industry being mobilised into action, writes Matthew Harker, director of Capita Health, a business process outsourcing and professional services company.
Clinicians have often been sceptical about partnering with the pharmaceutical industry but a Nottinghamshire CCG is leading the way, writes Neil Durham.
England's smallest clinical commissioning group (CCG) has accepted that it will not be authorised unless it merges into a larger organisation.
Prime minister David Cameron and health secretary Andrew Lansley will face calls to resign at the UK LMCs conference in Liverpool this month.
02 May 2012
| by Phil Wigglesworth
Phil Wigglesworth explains how CCGs can use software to identify ways to save money.
25 Apr 2012
| by Dr Joanne Medhurst and Darren Blake
How Bexley Care Trust uses data to improve patient care. By Dr Joanne Medhurst and Darren Blake
18 Apr 2012
| by Ceri Jones
In the new health and social care landscape, the social enterprise sector could be taking on a significant role in the provision of services.