title: A guide to commissioning in the NHS and its effects on clinical care.
abstract: Commissioning in the NHS involves identifying the needs of a local population and then planning and funding care to meet those needs. This article gives an overview of the commissioning process and its effect on clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Coventry and Warwickshire Cardiovascular Network, NHS Warwickshire, Warwick. Rachael.rowe@nhs.net
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012935:Social Justice; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom