Commissioning primary care services: concepts and practice

Imelda McDermott, Kath Checkland, Anna Coleman, Lynsey Warwick-Giles, Stephen Peckham, Donna Bramwell, Valerie Moran, Oz Gore

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Abstract

Under the HSCA 2012, NHSE was responsible for commissioning primary care services. However, in 2014 CCGs were invited to volunteer to take on responsibility for commissioning services from their member GP practices in addition to their wider responsibilities for commissioning acute and community services. This chapter draws upon research into the establishment of the ‘co-commissioning’ of primary care services by CCGs, which was conducted from April 2015 to April 2017 (McDermott et al, 2018). This chapter starts by exploring the history of primary care commissioning and financing in England and discusses the broad policy objectives which underpinned this significant change...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCommissioning Healthcare in England: Evidence, Policy and Practice
EditorsPauline Allen, Kath Checkland, Valerie Moran, Stephen Peckham
PublisherPolicy Press
Chapter5
Pages63-82
Number of pages20
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)978-1447346128
ISBN (Print)978-1447346135
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Mar 2020
  • Commissioning Healthcare in England: Evidence, Policy and Practice

    Allen, P. (ed.), Checkland, K. (ed.), Moran, V. (ed.) & Peckham, S. (ed.), 25 Mar 2020, Policy Press. 224 p.

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  • Conclusion

    Allen, P., Checkland, K., Peckham, S. & Moran, V., 25 Mar 2020, Commissioning Healthcare in England: Evidence, Policy and Practice. Allen, P., Checkland, K., Moran, V. & Peckham, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Policy Press, p. 143-152 10 p.

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  • Context: commissioning in the English NHS

    McDermott, I., Allen, P., Moran, V., Coleman, A., Checkland, K. & Peckham, S., 25 Mar 2020, Commissioning Healthcare in England: Evidence, Policy and Practice. Allen, P., Checkland, K., Moran, V. & Peckham, S. (eds.). Policy Press, p. 15-34

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  • Introduction

    Allen, P., Checkland, K., Peckham, S., Sanderson, M. & Moran, V., 25 Mar 2020, Commissioning Healthcare in England: Evidence, Policy and Practice. Allen, P., Checkland, K., Moran, V. & Peckham, S. (eds.). Policy Press, p. 1-14

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