Local solutions to national challenges

"CCGs are now firmly established as key players in delivering quality health services and shaping the long-term future of the NHS. They are local doctors who understand the needs of their areas, focusing on the national priorities of sickness prevention, public health, self-care and care delivered in the community."

Local solutions to national challenges: Delivering our commitment to patients
NHS Clinical Commissioners
October 2015

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Managing conflicts of interest in NHS clinical commissioning groups

"The new arrangements from April 2015 for co-commissioning primary care services from GPs increase the risk of significant conflicts of interest in CCGs."

Managing conflicts of interest in NHS clinical commissioning groups
National Audit Office
September 2015

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Co-Commissioning and delivery of healthcare services in prisons in England.

"This agreement sets out the shared strategic intent and joint commitment for the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and NHS England (formerly the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB)) to work together for the purposes of co-commissioning and delivering healthcare services, supported by Public Health England (PHE) in adult prisons in England."

National partnership agreement between: The National Offender Management Service, NHS England and Public Health England for the co-commissioning and delivery of healthcare services in prisons in England
NHS England
October 2013

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.