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Transforming community services: enabling new patterns of provision

This enabling guidance is intended to help PCT providers of community services to move their relationship with their commissioners to a purely contractual one, consider what type(s) of organisations would best meet the future needs of patients and local communities, and how change can be managed to support the transformation of services to patients.

• Download Transforming community services- enabling new patterns of provision (PDF, 732K)
• Further guidance on the assurance and approach process for PCT proposals on community services