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As the NHS switchover approaches, the Nuffield Trust sets out its advice to commissioners.
April's NHS reform "switchover" is fast approaching and one population likely to occupy the minds of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) is the 15 million people in England with at least one long-term condition.
A newly published study on commissioning care for people with long-term conditions provides important insights for CCGs. The report is based on detailed observation of NHS commissioning, carried out by the Nuffield Trust and colleagues between November 2010 and January 2012 in Calderdale, Somerset and the Wirral.
What emerged was a picture, at least for long-term condition services, that was far removed from the competitive and market-oriented approach outlined in the coalition government's NHS reforms.
As part of our research, we identified the following lessons that clinical commissioners might like to bear in mind as they take up the reins of commissioning:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcar...cal-commissioning-groups-long-term-conditions
April's NHS reform "switchover" is fast approaching and one population likely to occupy the minds of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) is the 15 million people in England with at least one long-term condition.
A newly published study on commissioning care for people with long-term conditions provides important insights for CCGs. The report is based on detailed observation of NHS commissioning, carried out by the Nuffield Trust and colleagues between November 2010 and January 2012 in Calderdale, Somerset and the Wirral.
What emerged was a picture, at least for long-term condition services, that was far removed from the competitive and market-oriented approach outlined in the coalition government's NHS reforms.
As part of our research, we identified the following lessons that clinical commissioners might like to bear in mind as they take up the reins of commissioning:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcar...cal-commissioning-groups-long-term-conditions