Primary Care
Practice makes perfect
This paper on GP-led commissioning by Paul Corrigan for Demos covers the policy context of the NHS and its reform programme, developing GP commissioning in Cumbria and policy lessons drawn from the experience
in Cumbria
Sustainable development for GP commissioners: a guide for GP commissioning consortia
This document is designed to help GPs and GP Consortia establish commissioning structures and processes that will deliver business profitability, longevity and resilience in a rapidly changing world. It was published alongside another document: Commissioning for sustainability: what GP consortia need to know.
Download Sustainable development for GP commissioners: a guide for GP commissioning consortia and Commissioning for sustainability: what GP consortia need to know from the NHS Sustainable Development Unit website
The functions of GP commissioning consortia: a working document
This working document has been produced in response to requests from GPs and others involved in the development of consortia.
It sets out:
- the proposed key statutory duties of consortia (the ‘must dos’)
- the proposed key statutory powers (the things consortia have the freedom to do, if they wish, to help meet these duties)
- illustrative examples of what this could look like in the future