Clinical Commissioning Groups
NHS reforms and Clinical Commissioning Groups
In July 2010 the coalition government published its proposed health reforms in a White Paper called
Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS. More detail was provided in the
Health and Social Care Bill published in January 2011. The commissioning of healthcare will transfer from NHS Manchester to GPs through the establishment of Clinical Commissioning Groups- groups of Clinicians working together. NHS Manchester is working with local GPs to ensure a smooth transition to the three emerging clinical commissioning groups across the City.
Clinical commissioning builds on
Practice Based Commissioning (PBC) and the key role that GP practices already play in coordinating patient care and acting as advocates for patients. Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups are part of the national
pathfinder programme, which will test design concepts for clinical commissioning and explore how emerging consortia will best be able to undertake their future functions.
The three Manchester commissioning groups have emerged from the previous PBC Hub groups – North PBC, Central PBC and South PBC.
Resources and Links
Clinical Websites