Thursday 5 March 2009

Shaping PCT provider services

King's Fund
Conference 31st March
The NHS Next Stage Review has encouraged the separation of primary care trust (PCT) commissioning and provider functions. The review also encourages PCTs to support greater choice and contestability of provision within primary and community health services and greater service integration. A range of organisational and governance models are now possible for community health services, which include becoming a social enterprise or creating an integrated care organisation.
The Department of Health will shortly publish guidance on future organisational forms and governance for PCT provider services, and following this, the focus for PCTs will move towards implementation.
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