NHS: Clinical Commissioning Groups Debate

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NHS: Clinical Commissioning Groups

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Wednesday 16th January 2013

(11 years, 4 months ago)

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Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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I am pleased to say to the noble Baroness that there has been no cut at all in the allocations to clinical commissioning groups. Indeed, there is a real-terms increase everywhere in the country. I can also reassure her that this will not be a matter for Ministers; it will be decided independently by ACRA advising the board and the board taking the decision.

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My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on becoming a privy counsellor.

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Hear, hear!

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It is a very well-deserved honour. Does he have regular meetings with the chairman of the board, and what plans he has for that?

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I am very grateful to my noble friend. I have meetings from time to time with the chairman of the NHS Commissioning Board, as does my right honourable friend the Secretary of State. I also meet regularly with the chief executive of the Commissioning Board. It is important that there is that interaction between Ministers and the board if there is to be proper accountability.

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