Articles

We haven’t heard much about the Big Society recently but the importance of voluntary and community action has never been more important, says Richard Humphries.

Rachael Addicott spoke to four commercial accountable care organisations about the performance standards physicians must achieve and the consequences of not meeting them.

Following research into the use of emergency beds by over-65s, Candace Imison considers what can be done to realise the vision of ‘care closer to home’.

One of the principal aims of England’s Health and Social Care Act 2012 is to distance politicians from the day to day management of the NHS. This aim is being pursued by the creation of the NHS Commissioning Board, which will take responsibility for allocating resources to clinical commissioning groups and commissioning some services directly.

Local voluntary organisations bring value to health care – but now they need to demonstrate how, says Lisa Weaks.

Constructive dialogue between GPs as providers and commissioners, and all other providers of care must be the way forward, says Chris Ham.

With authorisation starting in October 2012, Chris Naylor asks how ready are the CCGs to take over the mantle of primary care commissioning.

Nick Goodwin analyses the diversity of approaches to organise and finance health care in the Netherlands, England, and USA.

Written for the NAPC and KPMG, this introductory guide to good governance for clinical commissioning groups aims to help them take their first steps towards authorisation.