The Ten Commandments apply just as firmly in each aspect of our daily life as they apply to the whole of our lives. I'm a management consultant, and on this page I explain how the first five of the Ten Commandments apply to management consulting and professional services.
Most healthcare providers, in UK the same as everywhere else, get paid for each activity they do. If someone needs care, they get paid. If someone is well, they don’t. So there isn’t much incentive (for the healthcare provider) to keep people well, even though it is much better for the person, much better for the nation, and much lower cost. Minney.org Ltd is working with one CCG to generate enthusiasm and involvement, and the results are fairly successful….
As we race forwards into clinical commissioning, there are lessons to be learnt from other people. The latest book “The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care” by Christensen, Grossman and Hwang points to some things we need to take account of. It makes good reading . . .
GPs know the most about the patients registered with them, and have the biggest incentives to innovate and to commission better services. So why aren't they embracing Clinical Commissioning and using it to improve healthcare right across the country?
It could be any of a number of reasons, and we believe it's about understanding. What's more, with our experience of doing exactly this (supporting GPs to get engaged), we can demonstrate how we've made a difference, and how it could work for other CCGs.
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG), the organisations that will commission healthcare for nearly 60million people across England at a value of around £70billion, are beginning to take shape.
They come in essentially three types, and if you want to supply healthcare to these CCGs, even if you are an established provider of healthcare, you need to understand what you are dealing with