Primary Care Service Frameworks

PCC has published four Primary Care Service Frameworks: Long Term Conditions, Support for Self Care, Sexual Health and Obesity. Each Primary Care Service Framework is a generic, comprehensive and enhanced service specification for PCT commissioners and Practice Based Commissioners for 2007/08. Each Primary Care Service Framework has been developed in the context of the Commissioning Framework, White Paper implementation, key national priorities and targets, and delivery mechanisms of Practice Based Commissioning.

Payment of component 2 of the towards practice based commissioning directed enhanced service

The one-year ‘towards practice based commissioning’ directed enhanced service (TPBC DES) will end on 31 March 2007. Arrangements for the DES are set in legislation in the Statement of Financial Entitlements (SFE) (Amendment) (No. 3) Directions 2006. Payment of component 2 (C2) of the DES will depend on achievement against the objectives/targets set locally in practices’ DES plans.

(March 2007)