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PBC Development Framework

  • Last modified date:
    1 December 2008
  • Gateway reference:
    10901

The Department of Health has established a PBC Development Framework, which SHAs, PCTs and practice-based commissioners (PBCs) can now use to appoint appropriately skilled organisations to provide a range of PBC capability development support.

Clinical leadership through PBC is at the heart of world class commissioning; driving improvements and stimulating innovation in service delivery.  Commissioning is strongest and most effective when it is the product of a partnership between local clinicians and health service managers working in tandem.

The PBC Development Framework provides a structured and time efficient method for NHS bodies to rapidly procure high quality support to boost their PBC capability and skills.

Following a rigorous process to identify a number of providers to support the capability development of PCTs and practice-based commissioners (PBCs), the following five organisations, together with their partner organisations, have been appointed to the PBC Development Framework:

  • Aetna Health Services (UK) in partnership with PwC and the Royal College of General Practitioners
  • Catch on Group
  • Centre for Innovation in Health Management at Leeds University Business School
  • Humana Europe in partnership with the NHS Alliance and Dr Foster Intelligence
  • Tribal Group in partnership with Quest4Quality

In order to ensure that the evaluation process was as robust as possible, the NHS was involved throughout the selection process.
The Framework gives PCTs and PBCs access to a range of rigorously assessed providers to invite to a mini competition, where assured quality can be matched with individual PCT/PBC need.

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