The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 276 No 7389 p225
25 February 2006

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Guidance for practice-based commissioning issued

A booklet of top tips, practical ideas and case studies for use by GPs and other primary care staff to help them get involved in practice-based commissioning has been published by the Department of Health.

“Practice-based commissioning: early wins and top tips” makes recommendations for nine clinical areas, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dermatology, heart failure, long-term conditions, mental health, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, podiatry and urology. One tip advises practices to set up a skills directory of clinicians and other health professionals within a practice, other practices and local providers, to facilitate appropriate referrals.