As Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) move towards authorisation and prepare to take on commissioning duties from Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), this timely seminar will present an opportunity to asses the new face of primary care going forward and the role of the GP.

Delegates will discuss the changes in the structure of commissioning, how restructuring will affect general practitioners and others involved in primary care service delivery, and how they can be prepared for their roles and to adapt to the new landscape – as well as the impact on suppliers. Further sessions will look at service qualiy continuity during the transition and how CCGs will work alongside other health bodies such as Clinical Senates, the NHS Commissioning Board, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Local Medical Committees.

The meeting will bring key policymakers from Government and Parliament together with clinical and other NHS staff, and stakeholders from the industry and regulatory bodies, and other interested parties to discuss some of the issues surrounding CCGs.

Including keynote presentations from the British Medical Association, the NHS Clinical Commissioning Community, the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) and the Royal College of General Practioners (RCGP) planned sessions to focus on:

• Adapting to changes in commissioning and managing service quality during the transition;
• The changing role and training of the GP in clinical commissioning;
• The process of CCGs becoming statutory bodies;
• The transfer of commissioning from PCTs to CCGs, and how they will work with new and existing health service bodies;
• The impact of changes in commissioning on primary care.