Co-commissioning: a new relationship between GPs and their CCG

Co-commissioning: a new relationship between GPs and their CCG Co-commissioning has arrived. Today 64 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) take on fully delegated responsibility for commissioning general practice, while 87 CCGs take on joint commissioning responsibilities working with NHS England. That’s about 70 per cent of CCGs taking on a greater role in the commissioning of services from their member GP practices.

Up until now, CCGs have had a statutory duty to support quality improvement in primary care, but NHS England has been responsible for commissioning duties. From today, CCGs that take on fully delegated co-commissioning responsibilities will be responsible for – among other things – commissioning general medical services, including performance management of the GP contract, awarding new contracts, and renewing or varying existing ones. The King's Fund