SaHF DMBC Volume 1 Edition 1.1.pdf - Shaping a healthier future

Figure 2.3: Clinical Commissioning Groups in NW London as of January 2013
The responsibility for commissioning health services in NW London is in the process of being
transferred from the NW London Cluster to the eight CCGs.
All eight NW London CCGs have been established and are progressing through the
authorisation process. Seven NWL CCGs in Wave 2 of the authorisation process have been
authorised with or without conditions by the NHSCB. Hillingdon CCG is progressing through
Wave 4 of the authorisation process and is on track to be authorised by 1 April 2013. They
are operating in shadow form, taking decisions within authority delegated by the PCTs, and
are working to ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities on 1 April 2013. Because the
CCGs will take on responsibility for implementing any agreed changes, they have played a
leading role in developing the Shaping a healthier future proposal.
To ensure an appropriate balance between economies of scale and the necessary local
focus on the commissioning of health services, the eight CCGs manage their operations in
two groups of four:
BEHH Federation of CCGs, covering the CCGs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and
Hillingdon
CWHH Collaborative of CCGs, covering the CCGs of Central London, West London,
Hammersmith and Fulham and Hounslow.
2.2 Out of hospital service provision in NW London
The very great majority of the care of patients in the NHS takes place outside of hospitals.
Within NW London there are estimated to be over 11 million attendances at GP surgeries
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