If clinical commissioning is on the statute book by the end of the spring then clinical commissioning is going to happen. Or is it?

The new urgent care telephone number NHS 111 may have the potential to bring real benefits to the health care system but, according to a recent NHS Alliance survey, is in danger of 'getting lost in translation'.

Policy on the role of specialist doctors in the NHS reforms is not fit for purpose, according to a discussion paper published by the NHS Alliance.

The NHS Alliance has welcomed the Future Forum report which recommends that patients should have access to their health records online and the government's commitment to make primary care records accessible from 2015.

CCG configuration should not be imposed on the back of speculation around management allowance, urges the Clinical Commissioning Coalition.

By Dr Michael Dixon
As Clinical Commissioners we now stand as close as ever to achieving our mission to create a Primary Care led NHS, where frontline clinicians can lead with frontline managers.

Clinical Commissioning seems to be so very close to success. It is something for which very many of us have fought and dreamed over many years. If and when the Health & Social Care Bill is passed, clinical commissioning should be well and truly on the statute book. Yet there are real dangers if and when the Bill is passed, it could prove to be a pyrrhic victory for three reasons.

The Clinical Commissioning Coalition, set up by the NHS Alliance and the National Association of Primary Care, has published a discussion paper on CCG size and configuration issues.

Creating an integrated urgent care, which is fit for purpose and delivers the best care for patients, requires a hard look at the current system and full involvement of general practice and clinical commissioners, a new report reveals.

The new Clinical Commissioning Coalition, set up by the NHS Alliance and the the National Association of Primary Care, is demanding a new relationship between the National Commissioning Board and frontline clinical commissioners.