Estimating the number of people who have dementia is important for both local planning and national guidance. On the face of it, this should be a straightforward metric but epidemiology is an intricate science. Most current estimates of dementia prevalence (the number of people affected by the disorder) and incidence (the number of people developing […]
NHS Commissioning Board authorises second wave of clinical commissioning groups, taking total to 101, serving more than 28 million people Local clinicians have now been given the green light to take control of the NHS budget in almost half of England’s local health communities, the new independent NHS Commissioning Board announced today. The NHS Commissioning […]
Improving the Health and Wellbeing of People with Learning Disabilities: An Evidence-Based Guide for Clinical Commissioning Groups has been published on the Improving Health and Lives website The guide has been written to help CCGs: commission high quality, cost effective general and specialist health services for people with learning disabilities; jointly commission services for people who […]
Each of the 211 proposed clinical commissioning groups have agreed a place in one of four waves for their authorisation applications. The waves are: Wave 1 NHS Bassetlaw CCG NHS Blackpool CCG NHS Bedfordshire CCG NHS Calderdale CCG NHS Cumbria CCG NHS Dudley CCG NHS East and North Herts CCG NHS East Leicestershire & Rutland […]