GP led commissioning: time for a cool appraisal

The Government has identified GP led commissioning as critical to tackling the twin challenges of service change and improved efficiency, but does the evidence bear this out?

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Published: 16/02/2012

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Abstract

This paper examines the evidence on whether primary care-led commissioning can improve efficiency and assesses the prospects for clinical commissioning groups amid reforms to the NHS in England.