Healthcare Public Health Advice Service to CCGs - June 2012

Authorisation process for Clinical Commissioning Groups

Letter from David Behan, Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships and Dame Barbara Hakin, National Managing Director of Commissioning Development dated 30th April 2012.

CCG Authorisation Draft Applicants’ Guide

Pathfinder clinical commissioning groups by Strategic Health Authority region

The Department of Health has published details of the GP Pathfinder Consortia that have come forward which aims to test out the new arrangements for Commissioning at an early stage before GP consortia take on statutory responsibilities from April 2013. The list is broken down by SHA Region and gives the name of each consortium, number of GP practices involved, population size and broad geographic area. These vary from a 1-practice consortium for a population of 14,000 patients in Ramsgate to a consortium covering the entire 663,000 population of Leeds.

Pathfinder Learning Network

The Pathfinder Learning Network online hub provides support, resources and information for pathfinder clinical commissioning groups and the wider health community interested in the pathfinder programme. The online hub aims to promote sharing of best practice and will support pathfinders in developing and implementing their new roles within commissioning. It also provides emerging clinical commissioning groups with the opportunity to find out more about joining the programme and provides support in achieving pathfinder status.