NHS England launched the recruitment for Chair positions for both its Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) and Rare Diseases Advisory Group (RDAG) on 6 September 2013. The deadline for applicants has been extended to 9am on 7 October 2013. CPAG is responsible for making recommendations regarding those services which NHS England is directly responsible for […]
NHS England is pleased to announce the recruitment of four respective patient and public voice (PPV) representatives to its Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) and Rare Disease Advisory Group (RDAG). Susie Gear, Alistair Kent, Nick Sireau and Christine Collins will join RDAG with Linn Phipps, Sally Brearley, Madeline Wang, Barry Silverman joining CPAG. All representatives […]
NHS England has today published the following clinical commissioning policies and policy statements, in support of its role as the direct commissioner of specialised services: D05/P/f Clinical commissioning policy: Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy for glomus tumours D05/P/g Clinical commissioning policy: Radiosurgery/radiotherapy for cavernous venous malformations D05/PS/a Clinical commissioning policy statement: Stereotactic radiosurgery, radiotherapy for ocular melanoma and […]
NHS England has launched the recruitment for Chair positions for both its Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) and its Rare Diseases Advisory Group (RDAG). CPAG is responsible for making recommendations regarding those services which NHS England is directly responsible for commissioning, whilst RDAG will make recommendations about which highly specialised services or technologies should be […]
Updated 27 July 2018: Link to registration updated Registration is now open for anyone with an interest in the work of the Specialised Services Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs). To become a stakeholder in a particular CRG you will most likely be a patient, carer, a member of the public, a member of a voluntary organisation, […]
NHS England has published its response, Consultation on Specialised Services Specifications and Commissioning Policies 2013/14: Summary and Response from NHS England (document is available on out archived website), to consultation earlier this year on the service specifications and commissioning policies which support its specialised commissioning function. The consultation, which ran from December 2012 to February […]
NHS England is advertising for patient and public voice (PPV) representatives to join two senior clinical advisory groups. The Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) is seeking four PPV members to join this NHS England Board sub-committee. Its scope includes all directly commissioned services of NHS England. The Group’s core role is to make formal recommendations […]
NHS England has today started recruitment to the latest addition to its specialised commissioning Clinical Reference Group (CRG) structure. The Specialised Commissioning Medicines Optimisation CRG will work across all 74 service-specific CRGs. One of its key roles, working with experts from around the country, will be to ensure that the systems and levers currently in […]
Thousands of victims of sex assault and rape in Britain every year are to get improved care and support under a new scheme being launched by NHS England. Working with the police, crime commissioners, local authorities and public health and community safety groups, NHS England will support commissioners in delivering services that secure the best […]
NHS England has today published the interim specifications it has adopted for the commissioning of specialised services. The new service specifications, along with clinical commissioning policies, were the subject of a short, public consultation which ran from mid-December 2012 to February 2013. NHS England received more than 3,500 responses from individual patients, carers, patient groups, and […]