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<p>NHS England has advised that it is in dialogue with key stakeholders about both
the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services.
The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders
from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new
Task & Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning
Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support clinical commissioning
groups (CCGs) would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services
devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prescribed Specialised Services
Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which
was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations
on specialised services. The PSSAG meets multiple times a year. The PSSAG met and
formulated its recommendations on 30 September 2014, which concluded transferring
commissioning responsibility for renal services. The Department intends to launch
a public consultation before the end of 2014. The consultation will consider how to
transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth
transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the
safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p>
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