Practice Based Commissioning

Practice-based commissioning (PBC) is about giving clinicians the resources and support to become more involved in service development. GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals are in the best position to translate patient needs into redesigned services that deliver what local people want.

Funded by the UK Department of Health, UK Improvement Foundation two year PBC development program is helping with the rapid implementation of PBC across 70% of primary care trust (PCT) areas nationwide. Sites in the first wave of this program launched in January 2006 are showing a 32% improvement in their initial assessment of their capability to implement PBC. The next phase, which began in April 2007, offers every PCT and GP practice support around delivering the Government’s targets to reduce emergency admissions and ensure patients receive planned care within 18 weeks.

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