FIGURE 1. Overview of reconfiguration process.

FIGURE 1

Overview of reconfiguration process. (J)OSC, (Joint) Overview and Scrutiny Committee; LINks, local involvement networks; OGC, Office of Government Commerce; SHA, Strategic Health Authority; SofS, Secretary of State for Health. Source: David Nicholson, Department of Health, letter, 29 July 2010. Reproduced under the Open Government Licence guidelines (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/). Note: not all service reconfigurations will necessarily go through every stage of this process, though the guidance makes clear that these four tests apply in all cases: support from general practitioner commissioners; strengthened public and patient engagement; clarity on the clinical evidence base; and consistency with current and prospective patient choice.

From: Chapter 1, Introduction and background

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Insights from the clinical assurance of service reconfiguration in the NHS: the drivers of reconfiguration and the evidence that underpins it – a mixed-methods study.
Health Services and Delivery Research, No. 3.9.
Imison C, Sonola L, Honeyman M, et al.
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