Developing Practice Based Commissioning in Tower Hamlets

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Developing Practice Based Commissioning in Tower
Hamlets

• Kevin Mullins
• Project Director

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In the beginning

• Politically dynamic
• Socially diverse
• Economically deprived

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More beginning.

• Registered Population 229,000
• GPs (GMS, PMS salaried) 137.6
• Practices - 37 (6 PCT run)
• PBC Take Up _at_ June 2005 40
• PBC Take Up _at_ April 2006 100

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Engagement

• Conversations
• 4 Local meetings
• 2 Technical workshops under PLT
• 2 Nuts Bolts sessions on budgets
• Processes
• Project Board Project Team
• Commissioning Executive

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Issues

• Aim drive of PBC
• Policy collision
• True influence
• Capacity within primary care
• Freedom to innovate
• Integrity of data budget setting
• Freedom to innovate

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Answers

• Policy Framework
• ELIC Support
• Commissioning Executive
• LES for Referral Management Data Validation