Feature / New face of the NHS

01 March 2013

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In April the new NHS landscape will be finalised. Primary care trusts and strategic health authorities will be replaced by new organisations, including clinical commissioning groups and NHS Commissioning Board area teams. Here’s our handy guide to the new structure to help you navigate the system

Region FTs Trusts CCGs
North 55 19 68
South 34 25 61
Midlands and East 38 36 50
London 18 22 32
TOTAL 145 102 211


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North: Nine area teams  CCGs 
Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral 6
Durham, Darlington and Tees 5
Greater Manchester 12
Lancashire 8
Merseyside 6
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 8
North Yorkshire and the Humber 8
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw 5
West Yorkshire 10


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South: Seven area teams  CCGs
Bath, Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire 4
Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire 4
Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3
Kent and Medway 8
Surrey and Sussex 12
Thames Valley 10
Wessex 9

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Midlands and East: Eight area teams CCGs
Arden, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 7
Birmingham and the Black Country  7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire  10
East Anglia  8
Essex 7
Hertfordshire and South Midlands 7
Leicestershire and Lincolnshire 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8

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London: Three area teams CCGs 
 North East London  12
 North West London  8
 South London  12