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Health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) are too often dominated by local councils and should not take over NHS commissioning, CCGs have said.
NHS Clinical Commissioners, which represents CCGs, said HWBs can be dominated by the host council’s agenda or dogged by local political issues.
A briefing paper from NHSCC, A Shared Agenda, based on interviews with CCG leaders, said clinical commissioners believe in the potential of HWBs to bring together the NHS, local government and other key players in the health and care system and find the right solutions for their patients and local populations.
HWBs are still in development and need time and space to grow, the report said - but it noted they should not become commissioning bodies for NHS services.
http://www.gponline.com/health-wellbeing-boards-should-not-run-nhs-commissioning/article/1321140
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NHS Clinical Commissioners, which represents CCGs, said HWBs can be dominated by the host council’s agenda or dogged by local political issues.
A briefing paper from NHSCC, A Shared Agenda, based on interviews with CCG leaders, said clinical commissioners believe in the potential of HWBs to bring together the NHS, local government and other key players in the health and care system and find the right solutions for their patients and local populations.
HWBs are still in development and need time and space to grow, the report said - but it noted they should not become commissioning bodies for NHS services.
http://www.gponline.com/health-wellbeing-boards-should-not-run-nhs-commissioning/article/1321140
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