As a management trainee, joining the NHS and going straight into clinical commissioning organisation was an exciting prospect, being at the heart of the changes. But after a four week induction into the NHS with the numerous wishes of ‘good luck’ that derived from what was seen as the complexity of clinical commissioning, perceived views of tensions between clinicians and managers, and beliefs that clinical commissioning would be no different to GP fundholding, made the prospect more daunting.
When I started at Nene Commissioning however it was clear that the group of most active GPs were passionate about clinical commissioning and think that they really could deliver something new, to improve patient experience and clinical quality. The clinician manager divide that I had come to be wary of, due to recurrent warnings, is not apparent. For the most part GPs appear grateful for the support network that Nene Commissioning is providing for them, and see how this can facilitate them to make changes, in areas that they believe will really benefit their patients and enable clinical commissioning to become much more than a ‘talking shop’.
From what I have seen within the short space of time that I have been in Nene Commissioning, I believe that if clinical commissioning organisations can enhance and facilitate the passion, experience and knowledge of the most engaged GPs and managers it will show its ability to truly deliver for patients.
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