Main description:

This timely book is the most comprehensive account yet of recent commissioning practice in the English NHS and its impact on health services and the healthcare system. Drawing on eight years of research, expert researchers in the field analyse crucial aspects of commissioning, including competition and cooperation, the development of Clinical Commissioning Groups and contractual mechanisms.

Contents:

Inroduction ~ Pauline Allen, Kath Checkland, Stephen Peckham, Marie Sanderson, Valerie Moran
Context: Commissioning in the English NHS ~ Imelda McDermott, Pauline Allen, Valerie Moran, Anna Coleman, Kath Checkland, Stephen Peckham
The Development and Early Operation of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) ~ Anna Coleman, Imelda McDermott, Lynsey Warwick-Giles, Kath Checkland
Clinical Engagement in Commissioning: Past and Present ~ Kath Checkland, Anna Coleman, Imelda McDermott, Rosalind Miller, Stephen Peckham, Julia Segar, Stephen Harrison, Neil Perkins
Commissioning Primary Care Services: Concepts and Practice ~ Imelda McDermott, Kath Checkland, Anna Coleman, Lynsey Warwick-Giles, Stephen Peckham, Donna Bramwell, Valerie Moran, Oz Gor
Commissioning of Healthcare through Competitive and Cooperative Mechanisms Under the HSCA 2012 ~ Dorota Osipovic, Pauline Allen, Elizabeth Shepherd, Christina Petsoulas, Anna Coleman, Neil Perkins, Lorraine Williams, Marie Sanderson
Healthcare Contracts and the Allocation of Financial Risk ~ Pauline Allen, Marie Sanderson, Christina Petsoulas, Ben Ritchie
The Changing Public Health System: An Examination of the New Commissioning Infrastructure ~ Stephen Peckham, Anna Coleman, Erica Gadsby, Julia Segar, Neil Perkins, Donna Bramwell
Conclusion ~ Pauline Allen, Kath Checkland, Stephen Peckham, Valerie Moran