commissioner

Medspeak-UK
A purchaser of services or goods—e.g., a primary care trust—which commissions specialist mental health services on behalf of those living in the PCT’s catchment area or district, based on its allocation of money. Services may be commissioned from the NHS or the voluntary or private sector.

Mentioned in

ACRA
audit tool
block contract
Care Standards Act 2000
CLA
clear
commissioning
GP commissioning
HoNOS
hospital-based programme coordinator
HSC
IC
JCAHO
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Lunacy Act 1845
Map of Medicine
Mental Welfare Commission
National Commissioning Board
NHS Information Centre

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