NHS commissioning reforms, risks revealed

The NHS Commissioning Board has admitted that there are a number of “key risks” to its success.

Among the 11 most significant risk it has outlined in a report is that of the haemorrhaging of senior leaders during the reform transition and a shortage of staff to commission specialist and primary care. The Design of the NHS Commissioning Board document says one of the main risks will be trying to run its functions with 50% less resource in 2014-15 than is currently being spent.