title: Practice-based commissioning special. A new show in town.
abstract: From April 1, practice-based commissioning will be operational; meaning practices can request indicative budgets from PCTs. Practices should be incentivised to take on budget deficits. There are concerns that the role of practice-based commissioning as a counterweight to payment by results will reinforce divisions between acute and primary care.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nolan
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005194:Family Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom