Health committee questions minister about reform of NHS Commissioning

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Background

The health committee inquiry into NHS Commissioning has been examining a number of themes, many of which are likely to feature during this session:

• Clinical engagement in commissioning
• The participation of new entrants and scope for innovation
• The role of the Third Sector 
• Specialist Service commissioning
• Patient voices in decision-making 
• The role of the NHS Commissioning Board
• The legal framework for commissioning consortia
• The interface with the Public Health Service
• Integration of health with social care and service reconfiguration
• Transitional arrangements
• Resource allocation - and where the “buck stops”
• Accountability arrangements and the role of Health Watch

Witnesses

The meeting starts on Wednesday 15 December at 9.15am.

• Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Secretary of State for Health
• Dame Barbara Hakin DBE, National Managing Director of Commissioning Development, Department of Health
• Dr David Colin-Thomé OBE, National Director for Primary Care, Department of Health

Further Information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch Committees