Delegated commissioning for 52 more CCGs

Another 52 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have been authorised to take on delegated responsibility for commissioning GP services, NHS England announced today.

This announcement is part of the wider plan to achieve place-based commissioning, and will give commissioners further opportunities to improve out-of-hospital services, Ian Dodge, national director for commissioning strategy at NHS England said.

“CCGs are increasingly wanting to join up the commissioning of general practice with other community services in order to develop more integrated care for their communities and patients,” he said.

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.

“Provided that conflicts of interest are managed robustly and properly, we are learning that the delegated model looks most likely to deliver the greatest benefits,” Dodge added.

New delegated commissioning groups:

North

· South Tees CCG

· Hartlepool and Stockton on tees CCG

· Darlington CCG

· Northumberland CCG

· Leeds West CCG

· Trafford CCG

· Tameside and Glossop CCG

· Bolton CCG

· Doncaster CCG

· Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CCG