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Commissioning

Under reforms outlined in the Health and Social Care Act, clinical commissioning groups will take over responsibility for commissioning the majority of NHS services in England.

Overview

Guides for commissioners

How to measure for improving outcomes

Introductory guide to good governance for clinical commissioning groups

Primary care federations toolkit – for GP practices looking to form federations

Our ten priorities for commissioners

We set out ten priorities for action to help commissioners transform the health care system.
We set out ten priorities for action to help commissioners transform the health care system.

Reading Room

Want to know more on commissioning?

For more resources on commissioning, including reading lists, database searches and useful web pages, visit our Reading Room.

Relevant publications

Improving GP services in England Exploring the association between quality of care and the experience of patients

7 Nov 2012
Veena Raleigh, Francesca Frosini

Older people and emergency bed use Exploring variation

9 Aug 2012
Candace Imison, James Thompson
Emmi Poteliakhoff
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Leadership support

Find out more about our whole system leadership programme: designed to help support GPs working with key stakeholders

See our leadership programmes for clinicians

Find out about our tailored leadership programmes for organisations

Blogs on commissioning

A guide to the NHS Commissioning Board’s Everyone Counts

8 Jan 2013
Anna Dixon

Clinical commissioning groups: what do we know so far?

18 Dec 2012
Chris Naylor
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Relevant audio/video

Video

Stephen Dorrell: Time to Think Differently

Stephen Dorrell
Video

Paul Burstow: Time to Think Differently

Paul Burstow
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Relevant events

Time to Think Differently launch

Progressing health care in London

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Useful links

Catch up with our analysis of the NHS reforms

See our consultation responses and briefings

Find out about our forthcoming events

Our work on this topic

Article
How will reforms to the NHS in England affect mental health services?
12 Nov 2012
Chris Naylor
Blog
Do GP practices that offer high-quality clinical care also offer a good experience for their patients?
7 Nov 2012
Veena Raleigh
Publication
Improving GP services in England
7 Nov 2012
Veena Raleigh, Francesca Frosini
Multimedia: Video
Anne Rainsberry: what is the future for health in London?
24 Oct 2012
Anne Rainsberry
Blog
First do no harm: lessons from service reconfiguration in London
19 Oct 2012
Chris Ham
Event
Progressing health care in London
19 Oct 2012
Article
Consultation response: The role of local authorities in health issues
18 Oct 2012
Multimedia: Video
Panel session: how can we provide the best services for Londoners across the board?
11 Oct 2012
Chris Streather, Mike Farrar, Richard Jeavons
Multimedia: Video
Ruth Carnall: the legacy of NHS London
11 Oct 2012
Ruth Carnall
Article
The commissioning reforms in the English National Health Service (NHS) and their potential impact on primary care
28 Sep 2012
Anna Dixon, Nick Goodwin , Felix Greaves, Matthew Harris

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