Abstract
This article reports findings from a qualitative study of the implementation and outcomes of Practice-Based Commissioning (PBC) in the English National Health Service. Focusing on the local construction of ‘budgets’ and ‘savings’, it reports in detail the issues that arose in the study sites, and discusses the implications for the future development of PBC.
Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre from its core grant from the Department of Health. The views expressed are those of the researchers. We are grateful to our participants for the generous way in which they welcomed us into their organizations.