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Welcome to GMCBS

CBS_About-us-Image_09We provide NHS based specialist support to improve the commissioning of health services

This Website will give you information about the role of the Commissioning Business Service and our vision of health care in the North West.

The Commissioning of health services is the core business of a Primary Care Trust ensuring that healthcare requirements of its population are met through the provision of a range of high quality services.

We have an extensive range of healthcare commissioning products and services on offer to help develop your commissioning needs and can tailor any service requirement to your individual business whether at practice base or collaborative level.

If you have any questions or queries about what is happening to commissioning health services in your area, you can put your question to us by contacting us by telephone on 0161 743 3777 or by making use of our contact page.

We have five key areas which you can visit individually for specific information but please don’t forget we are all working for the same team to deliver quality products and services that meet effectively the needs of our customers.

We hope you enjoy visiting our site and please let us know your thoughts and views on what we can improve or change by visiting the feedback survey on the contact page.

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News

The Development of a GM Prior Approval Scheme

February 3, 2010

The Development of a GM Prior Approval Scheme

Following the Greater Manchester Chief Executive Summit, the Greater Manchester Effective Use of Resources (EUR) Group has been tasked with the development of an options paper on procedures of low clinical priority. Both the Public Health Practice Unit (PHPU) and the Commissioning Business Service (CBS) will support the group in delivering this paper.
The PHPU will:

Conduct [...]

World Class Commissioning (WCC) Competency 11

February 3, 2010

World Class Commissioning (WCC) Competency 11

10th December 2009
CBS held a well-attended event back in December. The event was an opportunity for attendees to look at the challenges faced within the efficiency and effectiveness agenda and provide feedback to the CBS regarding the use of programme budgeting as a tool to support commissioning decisions.
The objectives of the day

Share with attendees the [...]