The latest ‘pathfinder’ consortia groups have been announced by the Government. They are:
East of England
Cambridgeshire Association To Commission Health (CATCH)
Geographical area: Cambridge Number of practices: 33 Population size: 245,385
East Suffolk Federation
Geographical area: Ipswich Number of practices: 22 Population size: 210,000
Essex GP Commissioning
Geographical area: Chelmsford Number of practices: 7 Population size: 70,000
Fortis Group, South Essex
Geographical area: Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Number of practices: 12 Population size: 78,409
HealthEast CIC, Great Yarmouth and Waveney
Geographical area: Great Yarmouth and Waveney Number of practices: 26 Population size: 230,000
Herts Valleys GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Hertfordshire Number of practices: 50 Population size: 411,978
Hunts Health
Geographical area: Huntingdon Number of practices: 9 Population size: 78,706
Ipscom, Ipswich
Geographical area: Ipswich Number of practices: 15 Population size: 161,000
North East Essex GP Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Colchester and Tendring Number of practices: 44 Population size: 324,184
North Norfolk Health Consortium
Geographical area: North Norfolk Number of practices: 18 Population size: 153,680
The Red House Group, Hertfordshire
Geographical area: Hertfordshire Number of practices: 3 Population size: 18,900
West Essex Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: West Essex / Epping Number of practices: 39 Population size: 288,007
East Midlands
Bassetlaw Commissioning Organisation
Geographical area: North Nottinghamshire, including the towns of Worksop and Retford Number of practices: 16 Population size: 110,000
East Lindsey
Geographical area: Lincolnshire – East Lindsey Number of practices: 14 Population size: 88,000
Independent Practices Cluster
Geographical area: North East Derbyshire and Bolsover Number of practices: 15 Population size: 118,000
Lincoln West
Geographical area: Lincolnshire West (Lincoln City and market town of Gainsborough) Number of practices: 38 Population size: 220,000
Nene Commissioning Community Interest Company
Geographical area: County of Northamptonshire with the exception of Corby Number of practices: 76 Population size: 560,000
Nottingham City
Geographical area: Nottingham City Number of practices: 62 Population size: 343,000
Principia
Geographical area: Nottinghamshire borough of Rushcliffe Number of practices: 16 Population size: 121,000
Wellcomm
Geographical area: Lincolnshire (market towns of Stamford, Bourne, Market Deeping, Crowland and surrounding areas) Number of practices: 7 Population size: 80,000
London
Bexley Clinical Cabinet
Geographical area: London Borough of Bexley (borough-wide), South East London Number of practices: 29 Population size: 229,652
Central London Healthcare (Westminster)
Geographical area: London Borough of Westminster Number of practices: 23 Population size: 133,947
Croydon Healthcare Consortium
Geographical area: Croydon Number of practices: 19 Population size: 120,000
Ealing Commissioning Consortium (ECC)
Geographical area: London Borough of Ealing (not the entire borough), North West London Number of practices: 82 Population size: 360,000
Great West Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: London Borough of Hounslow (borough-wide), North West London Number of practices: 54 Population size: 262,658
Kensington & Chelsea GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Number of practices: 42 Population size: 185,000
Kingston Consortium
Geographical area: London Borough of Kingston (borough-wide), South West London Number of practices: 27 Population size: 181,646
London Brent GP Federation
Geographical area: London Borough of Brent Number of practices: 71 Population size: 354,347
London Victoria Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Westminster Number of practices: 8 Population size: 48,182
Newham Health Partnership
Geographical area: London Borough of Newham (not the entire borough) Number of practices: 48 Population size: 280,000
Redbridge
Geographical area: London Borough of Redbridge (borough-wide Number of practices: 30 Population size: 180,085
Southwark Health Commissioning (SHC)
Geographical area: London Borough of Southwark (borough-wide) Number of practices: 47 Population size: 319,127
The Sutton Consortium
Geographical area: London Borough of Sutton (not the entire borough) Number of practices: 21 Population size: 124,480
Waltham Forest Federated GP Consortium
Geographical area: Chingford Number of practices: 43 Population size: 285,712
North East
County Durham and Darlington
Geographical area: County Durham and Darlington Number of practices: 90 Population size: 617,885
Gateshead (GatNet)
Geographical area: Number of practices: 35 Population size: 205,183
Langbaurgh
Geographical area: Redcar and Cleveland Number of practices: 16 Population size: 110,326
Newcastle Bridges GP Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Number of practices: 18 Population size: 161,110
Northumberland Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Number of practices: 46 Population size: 330,000
North West
Blackpool Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Blackpool Number of practices: 22 Population size: 152,968
Bolton GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Bolton Number of practices: 51 Population size: 290,000
Commissioning for Oldham Group
Geographical area: Oldham Number of practices: 50 Population size: 238,500
Cumbria Senate
Geographical area: Cumbria Number of practices: 86 Population size: 517,000
Eastern Cheshire Commissioning Consortium (ECCC)
Geographical area: East Cheshire Number of practices: 22 Population size: 201,252
Fleetwood Community Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Fleetwood, North Lancashire Number of practices: 3 Population size: 25,000
Hundreds Health – Salford
Geographical area: Salford Number of practices: 55 Population size: 240,000
Manchester (Three consortia: North, Central and South)
Geographical area: Manchester Number of practices: 105 Population size: 547,355
South Sefton Commissioning Confederation
Geographical area: Sefton – South Number of practices: 34 Population size: 157,000
StHealth
Geographical area: Halton & St Helens Number of practices:24 Population size: 137,500
Stockport Managed Care
Geographical area: Stockport Number of practices: 53 Population size: 298,234
Trafford Commissioning Consortium (TCC)
Geographical area: Trafford Number of practices:37 Population size: 221,500
Vale Royal Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Central & Eastern Cheshire Number of practices: 13 Population size: 102,000
West Cheshire Health Consortium
Geographical area: Western Cheshire Number of practices: 38 Population size: 260,000
Wirral GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Part of the Wirral Number of practices: 27 Population size: 128,729
Wirral Health Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Wirral Number of practices: 24 Population size: 155,000
Wirral NHS Alliance
Geographical area: Wirral Number of practices: 6 Population size: 32,000
South Central
Basingstoke
Geographical area: Basingstoke Number of practices: 19 Population size: 153,205
Bracknell Forest
Geographical area: Bracknell Number of practices: 13 Population size: 107,320
Buckinghamshire
Geographical area: Buckinghamshire Number of practices: 60 Population size: 530,294
Isle of Wight GPCC
Geographical area: Isle of Wight Number of practices: 18 Population size: 140,000
N&W Reading
Geographical area: N&W Reading Number of practices: 10 Population size: 106,000
Newbury
Geographical area: Newbury Number of practices: 11 Population size: 113,000
Oxfordshire
Geographical area: Oxfordshire Number of practices: 83 Population size: 672,000
Slough
Geographical area: Slough Number of practices: 17 Population size: 139,000
South East Hampshire
Geographical area: South East Hampshire Number of practices: 52 Population size: 435,879
South Reading
Geographical area: South Reading Number of practices: 18 Population size: 98,600
Wokingham
Geographical area: Wokingham Number of practices: 14 Population size: 154,000
South East Coast
C4 Canterbury
Geographical area: Canterbury and surrounding area Number of practices: 19 Population size: 155,000
Coastal West Sussex Federation
Geographical area: Chichester, Arun, Adur, Worthing and Chanctonbury Number of practices: 57 Population size: 488,000
Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley
Geographical area: North of NHS West Kent Number of practices: 34 Population size: 240,000
DASH (Deal, Ash & Sandwich Health)
Geographical area: East Coast of Kent – Deal, Ash and Sandiwch Number of practices: 8 Population size: 53,000
Dover
Geographical area: Dover Number of practices: 9 Population size: 56,000
East Cliff Practice
Geographical area: Ramsgate Number of practices: 1 Population size: 14,000
Eastbourne
Geographical area: Eastbourne Number of practices: 11 Population size: 130,000
East Elmbridge
Geographical area: East Elmbridge Number of practices: 8 Population size: 57,000
EsyDoc
Geographical area: South East Surrey Number of practices: 20 Population size: 163,000
Golden Valley
Geographical area: South West Surrey Number of practices: 2 Population size: 30,000
Guildford and Waverley
Geographical area: Guildford and surrounding area Number of practices: 18 Population size: 180,000
Hastings and Rother
Geographical area: Hastings Number of practices: 19 Population size: 83,000
Maidstone and Malling
Geographical area: West Kent Number of practices: 11 Population size: 93,000
MedLinc
Geographical area: North Surrey Number of practices: 8 Population size: 80,000
Mid Surrey
Geographical area: North East Surrey Number of practices: 15 Population size: 112,000
North East West Sussex Association of Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Horsham, Crawley, and Mid Sussex Number of practices: 35 Population size: 313,000
Surrey Heath
Geographical area: West Surrey Number of practices: 9 Population size: 90,000
Thames Medical
Geographical area: North West Surrey Number of practices: 12 Population size: 95,000
Thanet
Geographical area: Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs Number of practices: 19 Population size: 120,000
Whitstable Practice
Geographical area: Whitstable Number of practices: 1 Population size: 32,000
Woking
Geographical area: North West Surrey Number of practices: 14 Population size: 107,000
South West
5 Wiltshire Consortia – WWYKD, East Kennet, Alliance, Western, North Wiltshire
Geographical area: Wiltshire Number of practices: 63 Population size: 455,450
BANES GP Consortium
Geographical area: Bath and North East Somerset Number of practices: 28 Population size: 190,000
Baywide GPCC Limited
Geographical area: Torbay Number of practices: 21 Population size: 149,000
Bournemouth & Poole
Geographical area: Bournemouth and Poole Number of practices: 46 Population size: 350,000
Carrick Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Cornwall Number of practices: 10 Population size: 95,293
Cheltenham, Cleeve & Winchcombe PBC Consortium
Geographical area: Cheltenham Number of practices: 10 Population size: 88,000
Dorset GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Dorset Number of practices: 61 Population size: 384,190
East Cornwall Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Cornwall Number of practices: 11 Population size: 102,995
East Mendip Federation
Geographical area: Somerset Number of practices: 3 Population size: 50,300
Eastern (Devon) Consortia Chairs Board
Geographical area: Number of practices: 53 Population size: 372,000
Federation of Bridgwater Practices
Geographical area: Bridgwater, Somerset Number of practices: 11 Population size: 80,000
Gloucestershire
Geographical area: Gloucestershire Number of practices: 85 Population size: 605,000
Inner City and East Bristol Locality
Geographical area: Bristol Number of practices: 15 Population size: 131,267
Mid Cornwall Medical PBC Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Mid Cornwall Number of practices: 12 Population size: 93,000
North and West Bristol Locality
Geographical area: Bristol Number of practices: 22 Population size: 175,000
North Cornwall Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: North Cornwall Number of practices: 10 Population size: 67,926
North Devon Locality Commissioning Group
Geographical area: North Devon Number of practices: 22 Population size: 164,000
North Somerset Consortium
Geographical area: North Somerset Number of practices: 26 Population size: 206,000
Sentinel Healthcare Southwest Community Interest Company
Geographical area: Plymouth Number of practices: 44 Population size: 275,000
South Bristol Consortia
Geographical area: Bristol Number of practices: 18 Population size: 147,000
South Devon Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: South Devon Number of practices: 17 Population size: 140,000
South Glos Consortium Ltd
Geographical area: South Gloucestershire Number of practices: 28 Population size: 249,000
South Hams & West Devon Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Devon Number of practices: 14 Population size: 85,000
WyvernHealth.com
Geographical area: Somerset Number of practices: 76 Population size: 539,000
West Midlands
Black Country GP Consortium
Geographical area: Rowley Regis, Tipton and Warley Number of practices: 18 Population size: 91,788
Cannock Chase Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Cannock and Rugeley Districts Number of practices: 27 Population size: 130,000
Dudley GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Dudley Number of practices: 55 Population size: 315,000
Herefordshire GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Herefordshire Number of practices: 24 Population size: 181,000
Solihull Commissioning
Geographical area: Solihull Number of practices: 31 Population size: 224,000
South Birmingham Independent Commissioning
Geographical area: South Birmingham Number of practices: 9 Population size: 30,000
South Birmingham Integrated Clinical Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: South of Birmingham; including parts of the localities of Selly Oak, Northfield, Edgbaston and Hall Green Number of practices: 30 Population size: 175,000
South Worcestershire GP Commissioning
Geographical area: South Worcestershire Number of practices: 28 Population size: 268,846
Stafford and Surrounds Consortium
Geographical area: Stafford District and two South Staffordshire practices Number of practices: 15 Population size: 145,000
Telford and Wrekin GP Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Telford and Wrekin Number of practices: 22 Population size: 170,000
Walsall GP Consortium
Geographical area: Walsall Number of practices: 54 Population size: 210,000
Wyre Forest GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Wyre Forest District including Kidderminster, Bewdley, Stourport-on-Severn and several surrounding villages Number of practices: 13 Population size: 112,000
Yorkshire and Humber
Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven
Geographical area: Bradford and Airedale Number of practices: 16 Population size: 150,718
Bingley & North
Geographical area: Bradford and Airedale Number of practices: 14 Population size: 120,492
Calderdale Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: North Yorks and York Number of practices: 28 Population size: 212,633
Central Consortium
Geographical area: Sheffield Number of practices: 27 Population size: 140,000
Citycare
Geographical area: Number of practices: 34 Population size: 150,671
Doncaster GP Commissioning
Geographical area: borough of Doncaster Number of practices: 44 Population size: 308,000
East Riding Transition Group
Geographical area: North Yorks and York Number of practices: 39 Population size: 330,000
Hallam and South Consortium
Geographical area: Sheffield Number of practices: 28 Population size: 172,500
Hambleton and Richmondshire
Geographical area: North Yorks and York Number of practices: 17 Population size: 135,000
Harrogate and Rural District
Geographical area: North Yorks and York Number of practices: 19 Population size: 160,500
Leeds
Geographical area: Leeds Number of practices: 82 Population size: 663,286
North East Lincolnshire Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: North East Lincolnshire Number of practices: 28 Population size: 170,000
North Sheffield Consortium for Health
Geographical area: Sheffield Number of practices: 22 Population size: 132,000
South and West Bradford
Geographical area: Bradford Number of practices: 22 Population size: 163,442
South Elmsall and Rycroft Consortium
Geographical area: Wakefield Number of practices: 1 Population size: 21,000
Wakefield Alliance Commissioning
Geographical area: Wakefield Number of practices: 32 Population size: 265,258
West Consortium
Geographical area: Sheffield Number of practices: 13 Population size: 116,000