Clinical commissioning must be better resourced to affect change

Clinical commissioning must be better resourced to affect change CCGs have an important role, but require a new sense of purpose in order to make a bigger impact on the NHS

Clinical commissioning is in urgent need of a new sense of direction and purpose as it faces the spectre of yet another round of reorganisation after the general election.

Research by the Nuffield Trust and the King’s Fund into the workings of clinical commissioning groups (CCG) concludes that the future of the clinical role in commissioning “remains fragile”. Interest from CCG leaders is waning, and they do not have the time, money or management support to do their jobs properly. Continue reading... The Guardian