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Merger of 6 SW London CCGs

I am not too sure if this is good news or not... Assurances have been given that redundancies will be minimal when six CCGs (Clinical Commissioning Groups) are merged. Croydon, Kingston, Richmond, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth CCGs could all become one South West London group as soon as August 2020. CCGs are NHS bodies responsible for the planning and commissioning of health care services for their local area. https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/17754610.merger-six-south-west-london-ccgs/?fbclid=IwAR33KWjJI6SFFRb7f_6Lk3LJzI7Z4vbu70aoLejIkYAyl9qShocoRzWnE04

Ivonne Holliday ● 2684d3 Comments

Sounds like a cost saving exercise.

Lucille Grant ● 2684d

I wonder if there are implications for patient choice in this.  I would not find it convenient to be sent to Croydon or St Helier for treatment.

Elizabeth Balsom ● 2684d

Hello Lucille and Elizabeth,I agree that it is a cost-cutting exercise.  But I wonder what the consequences will be for us, the patients.As Elizabeth says, implications for patient choice of hospitals, if any, and I also wondered what consequences there will be as far as our GPs and their budgets are concerned. 

Ivonne Holliday ● 2684d