Dame Barbara speaking from the Commissioning Show about some of the latest developments from the NHS Commissioning Board Authority, including CCG authorisation and board development.

Commissioning 2012 takes place on 27 and 28 June at London Olympia. If you are attending this event, come along to the NHS Commissioning Board Authority stand (stand G11) during the exhibition break times to take part in our bite-size eXhibition eXchange sessions. These information and exchange sessions are designed to share the latest information and updates, […]

Professor Grant talks about the experience and insight that the NHS CBA executives and non-executive directors bring to the Board, and how we will work with partners to drive improvements in outcomes for patients right across the NHS.

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has published the single operating model for the commissioning of primary care services within the NHS. The new system will come into effect from 1 April 2013. At this date, the NHS Commissioning Board will take on many of the current functions of PCTs with regard to the commissioning of […]

The NHS CBA are at the NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition this week.  If you’re visiting the conference, please come along and see us on stand D32, where we’ll be running regular eXhibition eXchange sessions during the main breaks, covering the following topics: Commissioning Outcomes Framework Clinical networks and senates Commissioning Development Commissioning Support […]

NHS Commissioning Board Authority Chief Operating Officer Ian Dalton and Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh have shared the outcome of the work to agree the geographies that the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) local area teams will serve, as well as the outcome of related work to confirm the number, and coverage, of clinical […]

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHS CBA) and Monitor are keen to hear the views of stakeholders at this week’s NHS Confederation Conference (20-22 June 2012) on the development of a Choice and Competition Framework. The aim of the Framework is to help commissioners understand when competition could be used as an effective way to […]

Lord Adebowale, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Dame Moira Gibb and Naguib Kheraj have today been confirmed as four new Non-Executive Directors of the NHS Commissioning Board. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “I am delighted to announce these new appointments to the NHS Commissioning Board. All of them have a track record of success and will bring a […]

A comprehensive, new CCG learning and support web tool has been published to support CCGs as they prepare for authorisation, the clinical leadership of commissioning and their development beyond authorisation. It provides access to the development resources that meet current learning needs and which every proposed CCG can expect to be able to access during […]

This letter from Lyn Simpson Director – NHS Operations on behalf of Ian Dalton, Chief Operating Officer NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHS CBA) sets out expectations for maintaining NHS resilience going forward. The letter provides direction to SHA and PCT cluster chief executives as well as NHS CBA Regional Directors of how resilience to respond […]