This document summarises the methods used in the production of indicators and ratings in the CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF).

The agenda and papers for our 30 November board meeting

This case study looks at how a group of pharmacists from Bury Clinical Commissioning Group and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust have looked at how they could make sure that local people with a learning disability, autism or both, are given the right medicines, for the right reason, at the right time.

NHS England has today set out plans to implement exacting new standards that will ensure patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) receive the best possible care. Hospitals that do not currently fulfil these standards, which have been developed by specialists and patients, must either show that they have a programme to do so and meet […]

NHS England has today agreed plans to save hundreds of millions of pounds each year by recommending low value treatments, including fish oil, herbal remedies and homeopathy no longer be provided on the NHS, and launching a consultation on curbs to prescriptions for some ‘over the counter’ products such as paracetamol. GPs issued 1.1 billion […]

‘Items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care’ consultation evidence reviews for homeopathy, lidocaine plasters, emollient bath and shower preparations and silk garments.

This is the equality impact assessment for the consultation ‘Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care – a consultation on guidance for CCGs’ which ran between 21 July and 21 October 2017.

Frequently asked questions relating to the results of the consultation ‘Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care – a consultation on guidance for CCGs’ which ran between 21 July and 21 October 2017.

‘Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care – a consultation on guidance for CCGs’  ran between 21 July and 21 October 2017 – these are the results to this consultation.

This policy guidance provides recommendations for items which should not be prescribed in primary care because they are unsafe, ineffective for some or all patients, or are not cost-effective. It is for integrated care boards, other organisations commissioning services, and prescribing healthcare professionals, and updates and replaces the guidance published in June 2019.