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<p>NHS England has advised that the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) is an
advisory group and not a decision making body. It considers policy and makes recommendations
to the Directly Commissioned Services Committee who make the final decisions on NHS
England's commissioning position.</p><p> </p><p>The Group's membership includes four
Patient and Public Voice members and senior clinicians from NHS England. The policies
that are presented to CPAG for consideration are developed by Clinical Reference Groups
(CRGs) who are made up of patients, clinicians, and key stakeholders including patient
groups. These members are involved in the development of policies.</p><p> </p><p>Prior
to submission of any documents to CPAG, a two week stakeholder testing phase is undertaken
where registered CRG stakeholders including clinicians, patients, and patient groups,
as well as industry, have an opportunity to make comments. These are considered as
well as the evidence base for the policy by CPAG.</p><p> </p>
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