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In general, the 2015 Regulations will only apply to procurements commenced following the date on which the UK Regulations come into force. However, a potential exception relates to amendments to existing contracts.

The decision has been made to allow CCGs time to fully engage their membership regarding constitution amendments. NHS England has set out the procedure for making an amendment in the Model wording for amendments to Clinical Commissioning Groups' constitutions.

The next steps sets out further information on the choices and options around co-commissioning to give CCGs an opportunity to choose afresh what co-commissioning model they wish to assume for their local health economy.

The guidance covers all forms of financial assistance including loans and the provision of public dividend capital (PDC) but not grants for which separate guidance is to be provided.

Continuing the light touch theme this week we're focussing on the light touch regime specifically in the context of commissioning health services; in particular the less than happy relationship between the 'odd couple' aka the draft 2015 Regulations and our existing and snappily titled NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition)(no.2) Regulations 2013 (let's call them the 'NHS Regulations' for short!).

The employee (a consultant) was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, which was linked to the communication deficiencies but not the clinical deficiencies.