NHS Commissioning Board consultation

NHS Commissioning Board consults on draft service specifications and commissioning policies for specialised services

The NHS Commissioning Board has launched a consultation aimed at ensuring that all patients requiring treatment from a specialised service have the same access to high quality services, regardless of where they live.

More than 100 draft service specifications and around 40 clinical commissioning policies are the subject of consultation on the NHS CB website at:

http://www.commissioningboard.nhs.uk/2012/12/12/ssc-consult/

The six week consultation, which runs until 18 January 2013, seeks the views of patients and carers; patient groups; charities; nurses; doctors and their wider teams on the draft documents which have been developed by expert clinicians, commissioners, Public Health and patient representatives, all working together to achieve a consistent approach to care in specialised services.

The NHS CB would like to hear from anybody who is interested in improving patient care in specialised services via the link above. A final report outlining the new arrangements for specialised services commissioning is expected to be published in February 2013.