Commissioning and contracting

Our work on the ways in which NHS, health and care services are commissioned and purchased

Commissioned report

Commissioner perspectives on working with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector

This report explores how and why clinical commissioning groups and local authorities are engaging with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.

Diagram of NHS commissioning cycle

What is commissioning and how is it changing?

Commissioning is the process by which health and care services are planned, purchased and monitored. Here we look at the commissioning process in more detail, the organisations involved and how it is changing.

Clinical commissioning: GPs in charge?

What progress has been made around effective GP involvement in commissioning? This report from The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust assesses what has been learnt so far and makes recommendations for the future.

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.

Integrated care: commissioning and contracting reading list

A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.

Access to care: Our work on rationing and other ways of controlling access to NHS, health and care services

NHS finances: Our work on NHS funding, budgets and finances