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Strategic commissioning: what does it mean?

A summary of our vision for strategic commissioning and its key features.

25 March 2025

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Clarifiying the meaning of strategic commissioning so that form follows function.

For more detail on our vision and six proposed shifts in the approach to commissioning, read our report: Pioneers of Reform: A New Vision of ICB Strategic Commissioning. 

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