Being a community interest company requires us each year to prove to the Community Interest Company regulator that we have:
a) benefitted the local community we serve and
b) engaged service users and the public in the work we do.
We have recently submitted the first of these reports to the Regulator. Please find a copy of this report by following this link.
New to the site: a write up of our Care Homes Advice Pharmacist scheme
A recent report published by the Department of Health noted considerable concerns nationally about the administration of medicines in care homes. In Northamptonshire a scheme has been running for over a year which addresses many of these concerns.
Find out more here
In writing about our recent wins at the National Association of Primary Care "PBC Vision Awards" senior health commentator Sir John Oldham described our work thus “...excellence in every category...if the rest of the NHS worked this way we would have no fear for the future. Outstanding."
Gary Belfield, Acting Director General of Commissioning and System Management at the Department of Health, said we “...have developed a profile beyond their immediate geography and are a source of inspiration and best practice for other PBC groups”
A profile of the two awards we won can be found on the NAPC website at
See our News Archive for more information about the awards we won in 2009.
Nene Commissioning has won two major awards from the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC).
For the second year running we have been named "Most Advanced PBC Consortium" - a real achievement considering the fact that many other consortia have been working exceptionally hard over the last 12 months.
Our work on Pro Active Care (see our Project Pages) has also been recognised with a PBC Vision Award for "Best Integrated Care Model".
Both awards were presented at the NAPC Conference held in Birmingham on 17th November.
Nene Commissioning has been given one of the most prestigious national awards available to practice based commissioning consortia.
The NHS Alliance Acorn Award for Excellence in Practice Based Commissioning 2009 was award to Nene Commissioning and NHS Northamptonshire for their work on establishing successful clinical commissioning in the county.
Dr Darin Seiger, Chairman of Nene Commissioning, Ben Gowland, the company's Chief Executive and Richard Alsop, Director of Systems and Strategy Management at NHS Northamptonshire accepted the award at the NHS Alliance conference in Manchester.
Dr Seiger said: “As clinicians we feel genuinely empowered through PBC to make all the significant decisions around the redesign of services for our patients. There is no other Primary Care Trust and Practice Based Commissioning group in the country which has worked so closely in partnership to take this county-wide, locality based approach and deliver so much for patients. I was very honoured to receive this award on behalf of the practices and management team at Nene Commissioning.”
John Parkes, Chief Executive of NHS Northamptonshire, said: “I am delighted that we have won this award. Effective clinical commissioning, which has been a pipe dream in some areas, is a reality in Northamptonshire, bringing great benefits to the local population."
Nene Commissioning has been nominated for two further national awards.
The National Association of Primacy Care (NAPC) has shortlisted Nene Commissioning twice in the 2009 PBC Vision Awards.
Firstly, we have been shortlisted in the category of "Best Integrated Care Model" for our work on the Pro Active Care scheme. This is the scheme developed by local GPs to look after people at high risk of emergency admission in their own homes. The scheme integrates the services provided by GP practice staff, district/community nurses and the third sector (through Age Concern's "Little Help Scheme") and formed the basis for Northamptonshire's successful bid to become a national integrated care pilot.
Secondly, we have been shortlisted (for the second year running) in the category of "Most Advanced PBC Consortium" in the country. This is a title that we already hold from the inaugral awards last year.
The winners of the awards will be announced at the NAPC's Annual Conference in November.
Dr Bewick will talk about the upcoming Care Quality Commission regulation on all healthcare providers – including general practice – which will mean that all practices should demonstrate compliance with national quality standards.
The RCGP successfully piloted Primary Medical Care Provider Accreditation (PMCPA) last year and Dr Bewick will lead its further development and national roll out in Spring 2010. PMCPA is very likely to provide the national regulatory framework for the Care Quality Commission.
The Forums are the first in a series being run by Nene Commissioning to stimulate debate amongst PMs and allow opportunities for networking etc.
The two afternoon forums are being held in Kettering on Tuesday 24th & Daventry on Wednesday 25th November. All Nene Commissioning PMs are welcome to attend either event.
Follow this link for a flyer advertising the new forums
Follow this link for an invitation from Dr Darin Seiger and a registration form which you can print off and fax through to us
Nene Commissioning and NHS Northamptonshire have been jointly shortlisted for one of the prestigious NHS Alliance Acorn Awards. The winner of the award, which is in the PBC Category, will be announced at the Alliance national conference in October.
Our submission related to the way in which PBC had been established in Northamptonshire and the full document can be read here.
Nene Commissioning is holding its first event for associates, patients, carers and those with an interest in healthcare in Northamptonshire.
The event, to be held on 4th November, is aimed at agreeing how patient and public involvement in practice based commissioning in Northamptonshire might be improved.
If you'd like more information download our flyer here.
To book a place contact davina.merriman@nenecommissioning.com or call her on 01604 641162.
Places are limited so please book by 21st October 2009.
Nene Commissioning Community Interest Company, which was established in 2007 by 61 local GP practices, has been named “Most Advanced Practice Based Commissioning Consortium” in the country by the National Association of Primary Care.
This comes just five weeks after the Company was “Highly Commended” at the NHS Alliance Acorn Awards for its Care Homes Initiative.
Moulton GP Dr Darin Seiger, who Chairs the Nene Commissioning Board, said today “It is a great thrill for such a new organisation to be winning these awards. The national recognition that Northamptonshire GPs are receiving is evidence that we are at the cutting edge of practice-based commissioning. The new initiatives and services we are developing are starting to deliver real benefits to local people and I am proud of everyone involved with Nene Commissioning.”
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The award was presented today (16th October) to Nene Commissioning, a community interest company which brings together 61 local GP practices in re-designing health services to benefit people across the county.
The Care Homes Initiative is a scheme which sees Care Homes linked with one or a small number of local GP practices. This improves communication between GPs and care home staff and, in turn, improves the care for patients as they will see the same set of GPs on a regular basis. In the past, GPs could be required to visit Care Homes across the county if their patients were admitted, which involved visiting a large number of homes all with their own different systems. It also meant that each care home could be visited by a considerable number of practices. Now, a single relationship is developed which benefits the homes, the GPs and the patients alike
Dr Darin Seiger, the Moulton GP who chairs the Nene Commissioning Board says “This award is national recognition for an innovative scheme which will benefit local people and GPs in a number of ways. Nene Commissioning is a new organisation and to win/be nominated for such a prestigious award is a fantastic boost for the 270 GPs who are providing the clinical leadership for this and many other schemes.”
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