CCG manifesto for the NHS

Making change happen: A CCG manifesto for a high-quality, sustainable NHS
NHS Clinical Commissioners, May 2014

• NHS Clinical Commissioners has produced a manifesto for national and local government, system leaders, policymakers and politicians to give confidence that local commissioning works. The mnifesto outlines eight critical asks from the system to ensure CCGs are supported to realise their potential and create a truly transformational NHS. They are:
• Free clinical commissioners to act in the best interests of patients
• Make local system leadership a priority
• Health and wellbeing boards as the focus of joined-up commissioning
• CCGs must not be a risk pool for the NHS
• Support to deliver large-scale transformation at pace
• Connecting national and local commissioning
• Better alignment of local commissioning to healthcare quality and the new inspection regime
• Competition in the NHS in the best interests of patients

Survey of CCG leads

Ways of Working Survey For NHS Clinical Commissioners
NHS Clinical Commissioners, November 2013

• Ipsos MORI were commissioned by NHS Clinical Commissioners to undertake an independent survey of CCG leads in England, in order to understand how the ways of working designed to frame relationships between NHS England and CCGs are being modelled.
• This report is based on the findings of 273 surveys of managerial, clinical and financial leads from CCGs across England, completed between 9th October and 11th November 2013.
• Read the accompanying letter to NHS England 

Determining the future ways of working for CCGs

NHS England’s ‘ways of working’ with CCGs 
NHS England, 11 July 2013

• NHS England and NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) have been working together to co-produce ways of working that support CCGs and NHS England see Ways of working that support CCGs and NHS England to secure high quality care for all, now and for future generations
• An independent survey will be undertaken by NHSCC in October 2013 to understand the extent to which these ways of working are being realised and the outcomes shared with all CCGs and NHS England in Autumn 2013.

CCGs and CSSs - exploring the relationship

Steering or rowing? How CCGs might use CSSs 

NHS Commissioning Board, 10 August 2012

• Report of the first CCG and commissioning support service scenario workshop run in partnership with NHS Clinical Commissioners, and organised by the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham
• Exploring the relationships between CCGs and CSSs  and some of the likely challenges for CCGs and CSSs 

Insights from scenario workshop

Steering or Rowing? Report from a simulation event which tested how CCGs might utilise CSSs
NHS Commissioning Board, 8 August 201

• Report of an event with leaders from CCGs, CSSs and the independent sector, to explore the relationships between CCGs and CSSs, and to anticipate some of the likely challenges.

NHS Clinical Commissioners - a new collaboration

NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC)

Press Release, 14 June 2012

• The National Association for Primary Care, NHS Alliance and the NHS Confederation have announced they are working together to establish a new membership service to provide clinical commissioning groups with a single, strong and independent collective voice.
• In 2012/13 free NHSCC membership is open to all CCGs seeking authorisation