Clinical Commissioning Groups
(asked on 16th November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for (a) appointing and (b) removing chief clinical officers of Clinical Commissioning Groups.
This question was answered on 23rd November 2017
Responsibility for the appointment and removal of a chief clinical officer lies with the clinical commissioning group and is undertaken within a framework set by NHS England.
NHS England has produced guidance to support the employment of senior managers in clinical commissioning groups and is available at:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ccg-snr-appt-guidance.pdf