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<p>NHS England involves patients, patient groups and the public at numerous stages
of the process for developing clinical commissioning policies and service specifications
that may be subject to a process of relative prioritisation.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical
policies and service specifications are developed by Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs),
which are advisory groups and include patients and patient representatives in their
membership. Draft clinical policies and service specifications undergo a process of
testing with registered stakeholders before they are submitted for a full public consultation.
The CRG will consider the outcome of stakeholder testing and public consultation before
submitting the final proposed document to NHS England for the purpose of relative
prioritisation.</p><p> </p><p>Recommendations on the relative prioritisation of new
investments in specialised services are made by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group,
which is independently chaired and which includes patient and public voice representatives
in its membership. </p><p><em> </em></p><p>NHS England held a public consultation
on <em>Developing a method to assist investment decisions in specialised commissioning
</em>between April and May 2016. NHS England’s response to the consultation can be
found attached.</p>
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