14.09.11
New steering group to support CCGs
The NHS Alliance and National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) are set to form a steering group to advance the work of the Clinical Commissioning Coalition, launched this month to support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
This steering group will ensure that the new coalition’s concerns are articulated to the Government, and will also devise and implement mechanisms to allow the coalition to create a representative voice for all CCGs.
Michael Sobanja, chief executive for the NHS Alliance, said: “Over the coming weeks the steering group will come together to decide how the coalition will work on the ground.
“We want to ensure that the coalition fulfils its main remit of being a truly representative voice for all CCGs as well as giving them the support they need to be successful. The NHS Alliance will continue its independent work on other health-related issues and will continue to champion primary care.”
Mike Ramsden, chief executive of NAPC, commented: “These developments are intended to strengthen the voice of primary care and make it a serious force to be reckoned with in dealing with the challenges ahead in terms of powerful providers and the NHS Commissioning Board.
“Currently the balance of power largely sits with providers, although it is the commissioning bodies that should be determining the agenda. Through this development with the NHS Alliance, we hope now to provide a counterbalance to the existing arrangements.”
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