Having previously identified 20 useful sources for CCG-related news, here are 25 Twitter accounts to follow if you want to know what’s happening with clinical commissioning:
NHS Leicester City – @NHSLeicester: “Leicester City CCG takes over health commissioning from NHS Leicester City in April.”
Barnet CCG – @BarnetCCG: “Barnet clinical commissioning group buys healthcare for the population of Barnet.”
HealthServiceJournal – @HSJnews: “The UK’s leading health management and policy resource.”
Roy Lilley – @RoyLilley: “Health writer and commentator”
Ben Riley – @DrBenRiley: “Curriculum Director @RCGP; Clinical Lead for ‘Social Media Highway Code’ & enhanced GP training.”
PPCLtd(Dillon Sykes) – @ProdPrimCare: “We work with GP practices, CCG’s and other healthcare organisations to improve productivity and efficiency along with patient outcomes.”
GPonline.com – @GPonlinenews: “GP magazine and GPonline.com provide daily news for UK GPs, clinical and management resources, CPD and educational materials. Also @MedeconomicsUK and#gpnews“
Guardian Healthcare – @GdnHealthcare: “Comment, analysis and insight for NHS professionals.”
Prof Steve Field – @ProfSteveField: “Chair of the NHS Future Forum and National Inclusion Health Board. GP in Birmingham”
DevonLMCvchair – @DevonLMCvchair: “Andy Sant. GP and vice chairman of Devon LMC. Adult safeguarding lead in Devon. Named doctor for child protection in Plymouth.”
Jim Easton – @jimeaston8: “National Director for Transformation for the NHS Commissioning Board in England”
Jeremy Hunt – @Jeremy_Hunt: “Conservative MP for South West Surrey and Secretary of State for Health”
Dr Amir Hannan – @amirhannan: “I am a full-time General Practitioner, a member of the Health Informatics Clinical Advisory Team and the Primary Care IT clinical lead for NHS North-West”
Paul Zollinger-Read – @Pzr1: “Group Medical Director for Bupa”
Jonathon Tomlinson – @mellojonny: “NHS GP in Hackney. Keep Our NHS Public steering cttee member“
Robert Varnam – @robertvarnam: “Inner city GP, Clinical Lead for Commissioning @ NHS Institute, Co-Lead for Integration @ NHS Future Forum. Trainer & coach in quality improvement & leadership.”
John Rooke – @John_Rooke: “COO, Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group.”
Steve Kell – @SteveKellGP: “GP and Chair, NHS Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group.”
David Stout – @DavidStout100: writer on HSJ
Dr. Shane Gordon – @DrShaneGordon: “CEO, NE Essex CCG GP Commissioning Federation Co-Lead, NHS Alliance”
John Appleby – @jappleby123: “Chief economist, The King’s Fund. Visiting professor, Department of Economics, City University, London. Columnist, British Medical Journal”
Johnny Marshall – @marshall_johnny: “Professionally a GP first and foremost.”
Clare Gerada – @clarercgp: “Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners.”
NHS CB – @NHSCB: “Official Twitter feed from the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB)”
Joe McCrea – @joemccrea1966: “PR, Digital Comms & Social Media Innovator – former DH & Number 10 Special Adviser and former UK Govt knowledge management chief”
And here’s the full list (including a few others) so you can follow it with one click
