How the NHS is looking to CSUs to bring health and social care together, plus two CCGs show a new way for GPs to coordinate data

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In this week’s commissioning supplement, we look at how North of England Commissioning Support Unit is helping CCGs to bring health and social care together.

Technology

Two clinical commissioning groups illustrate how the use of interoperable technology enhances coordination of data between GPs and improves the efficiency of patient pathways, writes Varya Shaw. In association with INPS.

Commissioning support

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The NHS is looking to CSUs to act as the glue that brings health and social care together, as Jennifer Trueland explains. In association with North of England Commissioning Support Unit.

Plus Stephen Childs, managing director of North of England Commissioning Support Unit, discusses why the time is right for CSUs to prove their worth.

Commissioning support case studies

CSU initiatives to drive improvement can involve sophisticated information systems or be as simple as a green medicines bag for older patients. HSJ looks at some examples. In association with North of England CSU.