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Building 'world class commissioning' : what role can external organisations play?

Author:

Goodwin, Nick, The King's Fund, and Naylor, Chris

Publication date:

2012

Abstract:

In early 2009 The King’s Fund conducted a survey of primary care trusts (PCTs) in England, examining the use of external support for commissioning, and eliciting views on the world class commissioning programme. The survey revealed that PCTs are increasingly turning to external organisations, and the private sector in particular, ...
Building high-quality commissioning : what role can external organisations play?

Author:

Goodwin, Nick, The King's Fund, and Naylor, Chris

Publication date:

2010

Abstract:

Since internal markets were created in the NHS, commissioners have purchased health care on behalf of patients and the public from a variety of competing providers. Commissioning was intended to drive improvements in the quality, accessibility and cost-effectiveness of services, but has so far largely failed to achieve these objectives. ...