More CCGs set to take on commissioning of GP services

NHS England has announced that another 52 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have been authorised to take on delegated responsibility for commissioning GP services.

Delegated commissioning gives CCGs further opportunities to improve out-of-hospital services. It will support the development of the new care models set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View and provides further opportunities to develop commissioning based on improved health outcomes for people on a local basis.

The 52 CCGs will be able to operate under the new arrangements from April 2016, meaning that in addition to those already taking on these arrangements in 2015/16, approximately half of CCGs will have delegated responsibility in 2016/17.

For more information, go to: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2015/12/21/commissioning-gp-serv/