Commissioning / NHS Reform
BMA / GPC Commissioning Update – January 2012 (PDF, 1306KB)
Letter to the Profession on NHS Reforms and CCGs – 7 October 2011 (PDF, 55KB)
BMA / GPC Commissioning Update – September 2011 (PDF, 253KB)
Commissioning Update for GPC July 2011 (PDF, 123KB)
The Functions of GP Commissioning Consortia: A Working Document (DOH) March 2011 (PDF, 395KB)
BMA / GPC guidance documents:
Clinical Commissioning Groups and Effective Engagement – January 2012 (PDF, 43KB)
Clinical Commissioning Group Constitutions (No. 15) – January 2012 (PDF, 58KB)
The Authorisation Process (No. 14) – December 2011 (PDF, 147KB)
Accountability and the new structures (No. 13) – November 2011 (PDF, 264KB)
Developing the NHS Commissioning Board Update – October 2011 (PDF, 139KB)
Developing Clinical Commissioning Groups Towards Authorisation – September 2011 (PDF, 1649KB)
Health and Wellbeing Boards (No. 12) – September 2011 (PDF, 77KB)
Developing the NHS Commissioning Board – July 2011 (PDF, 1428KB)
The governance of consortia (No. 11) – May 2011 (PDF, 498KB)
Ensuring Transparency & Probity (No. 10) – May 2011 (PDF, KB)
Leadership in Clinically-led Commissioning Consortia (No. 9) – April 2011 (PDF, 81KB)
Shadow consortia: Developing and electing a transitional leadership (No. 6) (Nov 2010 – updated Apr 2011) (PDF, 347KB)
Consultant involvement in commissioning – implications of the Health and Social Care Bill (No. 8 ) – March 2011 (PDF, 556KB)
Sessional GPs: GP Commissioning and impact of the NHS White Paper (No. 7) – December 2010 (PDF, 75KB)
Public Health support for GP Commissioning – A joint statement from GPC and PHMC – December 2010 (PDF, KB)
The form and structure of GP-led commissioning consortia (No. 5) – November 2010 (PDF, KB)
GP consortia commissioning: initial observations (No. 4) – September 2010 (PDF, KB)
The role of LMCs in supporting the development of GP consortia (No. 3) – September 2010 (PDF, 450KB)
Legal overview and guidance on the commissioning proposals (No. 2) – September 2010 (PDF, KB)
GPC consortia commissioning: the key issues – September 2010 (PDF, 125KB)
The principles of GP commissioning – A GPC statement in the context of 'Liberating the NHS' (No. 1) (PDF, 858KB)
Other guidance and documents:
Framework Agreement between the DoH and the NHS Commissioning Board Authority (January 2012) html
Defining Risk Appetite and Managing Risk by CCGs and NHS Trusts (GGI Board Briefing, January 2012) (PDF, 146KB)
Guide for commissioners on end of life care for adults – NICE Guidance CMG43 (January 2012) (html)
Analytical tools to support commissioners from the PCC – January 2012 (PDF, 634KB)
NHS Standard Contracts 2012/13 – December 2011 (html)
Naming and branding of Commissioning Support Services (CSSs) – Dec 2011 (html)
Good Governance for Clinical Commissioning Groups An introductory guide (NAPC/KPMG) – December 2011 (PDF, 233KB)
Person-based Resource Allocation (PBRA) – Nuffield Trust website (Dec 11) (html)
Choosing a predictive risk model: a guide for commissioners in England from the Nuffield Trust (Nov 11) (PDF, 317KB)
Commissioning stepped care for people with common mental health disorders – Nov 2011 (html)
Developing the NHS Commissioning Board Update – October 2011 (PDF, 139KB)
Developing the NHS Commissioning Board – July 2011 (PDF, 1428KB)
Making Difficult Choices – Ethical Commissioning Guidance to GPs – RCGP Ethics Committee – October 2011 (PDF, 447KB)
Operating Principles for Health and Wellbeing Boards – Oct 2011 (PDF, 197KB)