What is it about?
In 2010, the NHS in England went through a major reorganisation which put clinicians in charge of commissioning healthcare services. This paper describes the experience of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in the context of previous clinically led commissioning policy initiatives.
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Why is it important?
Greater GP involvement in commissioning process was important but it was not clear where and how GPs could add most value. We identified some of the mechanisms and conditions which enable CCGs to maximize the ‘added value’ that GPs bring to commissioning.
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This page is a summary of: Engaging GPs in commissioning: realist evaluation of the early experiences of Clinical Commissioning Groups in the English NHS, Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, May 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1355819616648352.
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