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NHS commissioners have the opportunity to transform the way healthcare is provided. As responsibilities are transferred to commissioning consortia or clinical commissioning groups, GPs and other professionals involved will be inheriting a system which faces daunting challenges. By rising to these challenges, they can help secure a sustainable healthcare system able to meet the needs of future generations.

The King's Fund's report, Transforming our healthcare system: Ten priorities for commissioners, describes 10 areas in which action will be needed.

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Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners

Health care commissioners will need to deliver a sustainable system in the face of the most challenging financial and organisational environment seen in decades. Here, we set out ten priorities for commissioners to help them drive forward the changes needed.

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