NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group

Name :

NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group

Address  :

2nd Floor Alderney Building,
Mile End Hospital,
Bancroft Road

Town  :

London

State  :

Greater London

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

E1 4DG

Phone  :

020 3688 2500

Web URL  :

Email  :

NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group
Specialization
  • Dentistry
Facilities

Advance Facility

  • Medicine Facility
  • Medical Stores

Description

NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group CCG is a clinicallyled organisation which means our plans and decisions are informed by people with a medical background such as GPs and nurses who know the local area

Since 1 April 2013 we have been responsible for planning buying and monitoring a process known as commissioning a range of local health services This includes everything from mental health services to out of hours GP care and from hospital services to care in the community

We are a membership organisation formed of the 36 GP surgeries in Tower Hamlets and our work is supervised by a governing body which includes an elected GP from each of our 8 local GP networks a practice nurse a practice manager lay members and the local council

We work with a wide range of health service providers and partners in the borough and across east London to plan buy and manager local health services These providers include Barts Health NHS Trust and the East London NHS Foundation Trust We also work closely with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets the council to ensure a full and integrated range of health and social care services are available to the people of Tower Hamlets

To find out more about us and the work we do you can read our Shaping healthcare in Tower Hamlets booklet


History

NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group CCG is a clinicallyled organisation which means our plans and decisions are informed by people with a medical background such as GPs and nurses who know the local area

Since 1 April 2013 we have been responsible for planning buying and monitoring a process known as commissioning a range of local health services This includes everything from mental health services to out of hours GP care and from hospital services to care in the community

We are a membership organisation formed of the 36 GP surgeries in Tower Hamlets and our work is supervised by a governing body which includes an elected GP from each of our 8 local GP networks a practice nurse a practice manager lay members and the local council

We work with a wide range of health service providers and partners in the borough and across east London to plan buy and manager local health services These providers include Barts Health NHS Trust and the East London NHS Foundation Trust We also work closely with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets the council to ensure a full and integrated range of health and social care services are available to the people of Tower Hamlets

To find out more about us and the work we do you can read our Shaping healthcare in Tower Hamlets booklet
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