Health Committee - Third Report
Commissioning

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 13 January 2011.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Current weaknesses in NHS commissioning

Commissioning arrangements since 2002

The previous Health Committee's report

3 The White Paper Proposals

Financial context

The White Paper Proposals

Evolutionary or revolutionary?

4 Events since the White Paper

SHAs and PCTs in flux

The Way Forward

Service Developments

Transition costs

5 Priorities for strengthened commissioning

Importance of Effective Commissioning

Clinical Engagement

Integrated systems

Commissioning of Primary Care

Social care Interface

Service Reconfiguration

Priority Setting and Patient Choice

Patient and Public Engagement

Management Allowances

Other financial questions

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex 1

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence - HC 513-II
19 October 2010
2 November 2010
16 November 2010
30 November 2010
7 December 2010
15 December 2010
Written Evidence

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Prepared 18 January 2011