NHS Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group is one of 67 emerging CCGs authorised in the second wave of the national authorisation processes and will be the statutory body responsible for commissioning health services for Southwark patients from 1 April 2013.
Our mission
To commission high quality services that improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of Southwark residents and that result in a reduction in health inequalities.
Commissioning for our population will be:
- Evidence based
- Focused on clinical outcomes and high quality standards of care
- Led by local frontline healthcare professionals
- Determined by local need
- Informed by genuine patient and public engagement, and
- Result in more information and choice for patients.
Our vision
The best possible health outcomes for Southwark people by ensuring that:
- People live longer, healthier, happier lives no matter what their situation in life
- The gap in life expectancy between the richest and the poorest in our population continues to narrow
- The care local people receive is high quality, safe and accessible
- The services we commission are responsive and comprehensive, integrated and innovative, and delivered in a thriving and financially viable local health economy
- We make effective use of the resources available to us and always act to secure the best deal for Southwark.
Our values
- We continue to be guided by the founding principle of the NHS - that good healthcare should be available to all, free at the point of delivery
- We place patients, health improvement and quality at the heart of everything we do
- We are honest and open about the actions and decisions we take
- We are accountable to the public and recognise our responsibility to act in the best interests of the population we serve
- Our decisions are evidence based, fair and make best use of the resources we have available to us
- We act responsibly as a public sector organisation and are committed to working in partnership with local government, voluntary organisations and the wider community to ensure a united approach to tackling the wider determinants of poor health in Southwark.
Our goals
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