The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has published the proposed configuration and member practices for 212 proposed CCGs for the first time.
This is a major step forward in the work to establish the new clinical commissioning landscape by April 2013, and, along with the publication of the running cost allowances, will enable proposed CCGs to further develop their organisation ready for authorisation and establishment.
The information is in a paper for the Board Authority which will be asked to agree the proposed configuration as the basis of authorisation at its board meeting on 31 May 2012. National and regional CCG maps displaying the information are also available.
The paper confirms that there are now proposed CCGs covering the whole of England and includes the detailed geographic areas for each for the first time, plus the planning assumptions about the member practices in each proposed CCG (using April 2011 data). This means that everyone living in England will be covered by a CCG from April 2013.
These planning assumptions will allow work to progress. Once the NHS Commissioning Board is established as a statutory body, it will check that legal requirements have been met and approve the final details of geography, names and member practices of CCGs through the authorisation process.
Each proposed CCG has determined its own configuration within the framework set out by the Board Authority, which ensures that:
- there is sign up from member practices
- there is appropriate geographical coverage that allows a proposed CCG to take on responsibility for commissioning for a population
- where a proposed CCG straddles upper tier or unitary local authority boundaries, it is for patient interest reasons
- each proposed CCG is a viable organisation in terms of the degree of sharing of roles and functions, or the use of commissioning support that it will need to consider
Dame Barbara Hakin, National Director of Commissioning Development at the NHS Commissioning Board Authority, said, “This is a real landmark moment and is a credit to everyone involved in developing CCGs and the new clinically-led commissioning system.
“We should not underestimate the hard work that has taken place to get us where we are and the huge progress that has been made across the country. We have proposed CCGs covering the whole of England. We have 212 groups of practices who have chosen to come together to shape and commission services to deliver better care, better experience, better outcomes and improved safety for their local populations.
“There is still a great deal of work to do as the proposed CCGs move closer to authorisation, but we should take a moment to celebrate this fantastic achievement.”
List of proposed CCGs with names, populations, current PCTs and running cost allowances
List of proposed CCGs with proposed known constituent member practices
See the national and regional maps of proposed CCGs.
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Hi I can’t find any data in this spreadsheet:
http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ccg-practice-list.xls
Hi Laura. Thanks for your question. Have you clicked on the tabs at the bottom of the document? One of the sheets shows the introductory information; the other shows the data. If you’re still having problems, let us know.
Ah thank you!
The practice list is referring to data extracted from April 2011 and is therefore totally incorrect- has someone uploaded the wrong list?
thanks,
Dawn
Hi Dawn. Thanks for your question. The practice data from April 2011 hasn’t been uploaded in error; it is the most up to date national information we currently have that gives both registration and residence. We will be updating the information to reflect 2012 data as soon as we get it.
I am also unable to find any data on the spreadsheet/ I also am unable to find the tabs you mention
Thanks
Hi Martin. The tabs are on the bottom left of the spreadsheet. One says ‘notes’ and the other says ‘practice data’. Thanks, Sarah
Is there a breakdown of CCGs by CSS yet?
Hi Nick and thanks for your question. No, we don’t have this information yet. CSSs are still emerging organisations and are yet to go through the final stage of the business review and assurance process (known as ‘Checkpoint 3′) and to agree final service level agreements with CCGs, which they will do later this year.
Information on the new CCG organisation codes is available on the ISB website – http://www.isb.nhs.uk/documents/isb-0090/amd-5-2012/index_html
Hi I was just wondering how we go about adding a new practice that has transferred from a neighbouring CCG into ours?
Hi Simon. If a practice has transferred recently and isn’t shown on the list we have on the website, this may be because the data is taken from 2011. We will be updating the information to reflect 2012 data as soon as we get it. We liaise with the SHA clusters to ensure the accuracy of the data, so please ensure your SHA is aware of the change.
Hi,
How or who do we contact regarding an error in the CCG practice lists? There is an additional practice in the CCG i cover.
Thank you
Hi Shelley. Please note that the practice information we have on the site is from April 2011 and is the most up to date national information we currently have that gives both registration and residence. It may be that the practice you are referring to will be included in the 2012 data which we will upload as soon as we get it. If this is not the case, please do contact us again.
Hi, please help my understanding on the relationship between population size and indicative running cost allowances. Sandwell and West Birmingham are 14th by population size (2nd by number of practices) but 16th by indicative running cost allowances. Please explain the discrepancy.
Hi Julie and thanks for your question. The difference you cite is because the population used for the running cost allowance has been adjusted to take account of the difference between GP list-based populations now, and ONS population projections for 2013. A note about the running costs allowances has recently been published on the Commissioning Board Authority’s website here: http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/running-costs-briefing-note-280512.pdf
Hi, could you please clarify what LSOA’s are as referred to on the CCG list with running costs? Many thanks.
Hi Kat, LSOA stands for Lower Super Output Area, which is a geographic unit that helps with side-by-side comparisons.
Thanks so much for the info!
Hi,
Please could you email me the most up to date file for converting PCT codes to CCG codes based on practice codes.
I think I’ve been using the most up to date version, however I still have quite a few practices that do not map to a CCG.
Hi Daniel
Thank you for your comment. You can find the most up to date version of the data file in the CCG Director page. I’ve also emailed the file directly to you as requested.
Kind regards
Simon
Digital Communications Officer
NHS Commissioning Board