06.03.15
87 CCGs approved to jointly commission GP services
Approval has been given for 87 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to jointly commission GP services with NHS England.
The news follows last week’s announcement where 64 CCGs were approved to take on greater delegated responsibility for GP services. However, one of these CCGs has been given approval ‘pending changes to some governance arrangements’. NHE has asked for details about which CCG this is, but as yet has not received this information.
NHS England says it has now backed 150 CCGs, which means from 1 April 2015 more than 70% of CCGs will take on greater GP service commissioning responsibilities.
Joint commissioning is one of three models offered to CCGs, and enables one or more CCGs to assume responsibility for jointly commissioning primary medical care services with NHS England, either through a joint committee or ‘committees in common’.
In joint arrangements, commissioning decisions would be taken by the CCG and NHS England area team. In delegated arrangements, CCGs would be responsible for taking these decisions.
Ian Dodge, national director for commissioning strategy at NHS England, said: “We’ve now backed a total of 150 CCGs to take on delegated and joint commissioning powers to improve local primary care.
“This sends a strong message about the confidence we have in CCGs, and is another demonstration of our commitment to a new deal for primary care. Joining up the commissioning system is critical to help unlock new models of integrated care described in the NHS Five Year Forward View.”
Dr Amanda Doyle, primary care Co-Commissioning Programme Oversight Group co-chair and chief clinical officer for NHS Blackpool CCG, added that co-commissioning is a key enabler in developing seamless, integrated out-of-hospital services based around the needs of local populations.
The 87 CCGs have been approved for joint commissioning subject to constitutional amendments and the signing of terms of reference by the 31 March 2015.
North
- NHS Northumberland CCG
- NHS North Tyneside CCG
- NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG
- NHS South Tyneside CCG
- NHS Darlington CCG
- NHS Hartlepool And Stockton-On-Tees CCG
- NHS South Tees CCG
- NHS Lancashire North CCG
- NHS Greater Huddersfield CCG
- NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire And Whitby CCG
- NHS East Riding Of Yorkshire CCG
- NHS Hull CCG
- NHS North Lincolnshire CCG
- NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG
- NHS Bassetlaw CCG
- NHS Southport And Formby CCG
- NHS Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale CCG
- NHS Tameside And Glossop CCG
- NHS North Manchester CCG
- NHS Central Manchester CCG
- NHS Stockport CCG
- NHS South Manchester CCG
- NHS Trafford CCG
- NHS Salford CCG
- NHS Bolton CCG
- NHS Bury CCG
- NHS Eastern Cheshire CCG
- NHS Warrington CCG
- NHS Vale Royal CCG
- NHS South Cheshire CCG
- NHS West Cheshire CCG
Midland and East
- NHS Wyre Forest CCG
- NHS Redditch And Bromsgrove CCG
- NHS Warwickshire North CCG
- NHS Herefordshire CCG
- NHS Walsall CCG
- NHS Solihull CCG
- NHS Stafford And Surrounds CCG
- NHS Cannock Chase CCG
- NHS East Staffordshire CCG
- NHS Ipswich And East Suffolk CCG
- NHS West Suffolk CCG
- NHS Cambridgeshire And Peterborough CCG
- NHS Corby CCG
- NHS Nene CCG
- NHS East And North Hertfordshire CCG
- NHS Herts Valleys CCG
London
- NHS Bexley CCG
- NHS Greenwich CCG
- NHS Bromley CCG
- NHS Lewisham CCG
- NHS Croydon CCG
- NHS Southwark CCG
- NHS Lambeth CCG
- NHS Sutton CCG
- NHS Merton CCG
- NHS Wandsworth CCG
- NHS Kingston CCG
- NHS Richmond CCG
- NHS Central London (Westminster) CCG
- NHS West London (K&C & Qpp) CCG
- NHS Hammersmith And Fulham CCG
- NHS Brent CCG
- NHS Ealing CCG
- NHS Hounslow CCG
- NHS Hillingdon CCG
- NHS Harrow CCG
South
- NHS Oxfordshire CCG
- NHS Aylesbury Vale CCG
- NHS North & West Reading CCG
- NHS Chiltern CCG
- NHS South Reading CCG
- NHS Slough CCG
- NHS Newbury And District CCG
- NHS Windsor, Ascot And Maidenhead CCG
- NHS Wokingham CCG
- NHS Bracknell And Ascot CCG
- NHS North East Hampshire And Farnham CCG
- NHS Isle Of Wight CCG
- NHS Southampton City CCG
- NHS Dorset CCG
- NHS Wiltshire CCG
- NHS Bath And North East Somerset CCG
- NHS Swindon CCG
- NHS Bristol CCG
- NHS North Somerset CCG
- NHS Somerset CCG
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