...Axel Kaehne Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the preliminary evaluation findings of an integration programme in the children’s health care sector in the North West of England. The programme was led by the local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) utilising a semi-autonomous working...

...Jon Glasby; Robin Miller Purpose – With the advent of Clinical Commissioning Groups, the English health system has abolished more managerially led Primary Care Trusts and given greater responsibilities to groups of local general practitioners (GPs). As with all major changes, this brings both...

... is a two tier local authority with eight district councils, five clinical commissioning groups and three acute hospitals. In 2010/2011, the Staffordshire budget profile highlighted that the expenditure across public sector agencies amounted to approximately £2.8 billion. The existing pattern of health...

... be considered as a benchmark for the “Clinical commissioning groups” that are in development as a result of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 in the UK. Design/methodology/approach A regional health management company in cooperation with the physicians' network in the region and two health insurance...