CCG

Identifying CCG websites – halfway there!

Thanks to HMI contributors Che Seymour and Duarte Varela, we are now halfway to recording websites for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The spreadsheet can be found here. It contains details on: The CCG’s website news page RSS feed Twitter account … Continue reading

Useful health links for October 30th to November 19th

Here are the health-related links that have caught our eyes between October 30th and November 19th: BBC News – Consultants warn care hit by poor deals on supplies – For this investigation, Ernst and Young looked at 10 NHS hospital … Continue reading

Health news roundup for October 5th to October 29th

Here are the health-related links that have caught our eyes between October 5th and October 29th: The Green Benches: Virgin Care represent the greatest conflict of interest in the history of the NHS – The GP Practices in Virgin Care’s … Continue reading

The role of local councils in scrutinising clinical commissioning

A parliamentary written answer from Anna Soubry MP provides some useful information for those interested in the lines of accountability of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). In short, this involves consulting with the local authority’s health and wellbeing board, which in … Continue reading

The role of local councils in scrutinising clinical commissioning

A parliamentary written answer from Anna Soubry MP provides some useful information for those interested in the lines of accountability of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). In short, this involves consulting with the local authority’s health and wellbeing board, which in … Continue reading

What’s your local CCG doing? A quick guide

Philip John is one of the users of Help Me Investigate looking at his local clinical commissioning group (CCG), for which there isn’t much information (there isn’t even a website). Here’s why: CCGs are being authorised in four waves, which … Continue reading

25 clinical commissioning-related accounts on Twitter

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 … Continue reading

Can you help investigate? Realise Health Ltd, Wivenhoe Council, and an unusual planning decision

This month it emerged that Wivenhoe Town Council had held a secret meeting with Realise Health Ltd (RHL) to discuss a change in location for a proposed new surgery. Wivenhoe is a North Essex town with a population of just over 10,000. The current … Continue reading

20 places to keep up to date on clinical commissioning and CCGs

For our latest investigation into clinical commissioning (help still needed!) we’ve put together a starting list of 20 feeds to follow developments surrounding Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) – and we’ve put them together into one convenient bundle which you can follow … Continue reading

Volunteers needed! scrutinising CCGs

This year a collection of new groups will be given responsibility for £60bn of public health spending in England: Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). With over 200 of these groups and very few health journalists in the UK there’s an opportunity for student … Continue reading