How are clinical commissioning groups managing conflicts of interest under primary care co-commissioning in England? A qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

From April 2015, NHS England (NHSE) started to devolve responsibility for commissioning primary care services to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The aim of this paper is to explore how CCGs are managing potential conflicts of interest associated with groups of GPs commissioning themselves or their practices to provide services.

Design

We carried out two telephone surveys using a sample of CCGs. We also used a qualitative case study approach and collected data using interviews and meeting observations in four sites (CCGs).

Setting/participants

We conducted 57 telephone interviews and 42 face-to-face interviews with general practitioners (GPs) and CCG staff involved in primary care co-commissioning and observed 74 meetings of CCG committees responsible

SUBMITTER: Moran V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695513 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature