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Commissioning a patient-led NHS
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Document type:Publication
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Author:Department of Health
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Published date:28 July 2005
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Primary audience:Chief Executives,Professionals
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Publication format:Electronic only
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Product number:265602
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Gateway reference:5312
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Series number:Cm 6268
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Pages:10
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Copyright holder:Crown
This document follows on from the publication of 'Creating a Patient-led NHS' in March 2005 and focuses on how the Department of Health will develop commissioning throughout the whole NHS system, with some changes in function for primary care trusts and strategic health authorities.
In future both will concentrate on three main areas:
- promoting health improvement and reducing inequalities
- securing safe and high quality services for their population
- emergency planning
The document asks SHAs to work with their local health communities to consider roles and responsibilities of organisations in their areas, and sets out criteria for assessing any local proposals for change within a realistic timetable. It also commits to a development process for PCTs and SHAs similar to that for NHS Trusts to prepare them fully for their new roles.
- Download Commissioning a patient-led NHS (PDF, 72K)
- Speech by Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Health, to NHS chairs' briefing: 20 September 2005
- Dear colleague letter: 26/08/2005 - Commissioning a patient-led NHS
- Creating a patient-led NHS: Delivering the NHS Improvement Plan
- Commissioning a patient-led NHS - web pages
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