A list of all pathfinder clinical commissioning groups can be viewed by SHA cluster region:
- NHS North of England
- North East
- North West
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- NHS Midlands and East
- East of England
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
- NHS South of England
- South Central
- South East Coast
- South West
>> You can also see pathfinder groups on our interactive map.
East of England
Further information on East of England pathfinders, including contact information for some of the clinical commissioning groups can be found on the NHS East of England website.
Arterial Community Interest Group
Geographical area: Basildon & Billericay
Number of practices: 12
Population size: 62,657
Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Bedfordshire
Number of practices: 57
Population size: 430,695
Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Brentwood (South West Essex)
Number of practices: 8
Population size: 74,121
Cam Health Integrated Care
Geographical area: Cambridge
Number of practices: 6
Population size: 57,809
Cambridgeshire Assciation to Commissioning Health (CATCH)
Geographical area: Cambridge
Number of practices: 28
Population size: 191,806
Castle Point GP Consortium
Geographical area: Canvey Island & Benfleet
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 85,213
East and North Herts GPCC
Geographical area: East and North Herts
Number of practices: 54
Population size: 501,499
East Suffolk Federation
Geographical area: East Suffolk (excluding Ipswich)
Number of practices: 26
Population size: 210,000
Essex GP Commissioning
Geographical area: Chelmsford
Number of practices: 7
Population size: 69,937
HealthEast CIC
Geographical area: Great Yarmouth & Waveney
Number of practices: 27
Population size: 230,000
Herts Valleys GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Hertfordshire
Number of practices: 65
Population size: 568,159
Hunts Health
Geographical area: Huntington
Number of practices: 10
Population size: 73,346
Ipscom
Geographical area: Ipswich
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 161,000
Luton Health Consortium
Geographical area: Luton
Number of practices: 32
Population size: 210,447
Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Mid Essex (Chelmsford, Maldon, Witham, Braintree and Halstead)
Number of practices: 50
Population size: 307,000
The Multi-consortium Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Thurrock & Basildon
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 67,715
North East Essex GP Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Colchester and Tendring
Number of practices: 44
Population size: 324,164
North Norfolk Health Consortium
Geographical area: North Norfolk
Number of practices: 20
Population size: 166,960
Peterborough GP Primary Care Commissioning
Geographical area: Peterborough
Number of practices: 31
Population size: 227,951
The Red House Group
Geographical area: Hertfordshire
Number of practices: 1
Population size: 18,900
South Essex Managed Care Consortium LLP
Geographical area: Wickford and Basildon
Number of practices: 10
Population size: 51,832
Southend Estuary (Previously Fortis Group)
Geographical area: Leigh-on-sea, Essex
Number of practices: 9
Population size: 75,448
Thorpe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Southend
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 71,489
Thurrock Managed Care
Geographical area: Thurrock
Number of practices: 17
Population size: 97,208
West Essex Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: West Essex / Epping
Number of practices: 44
Population size: 345,582
West Norfolk and Wisbech Clinical
Geographical area: West Norfolk & Wisbech
Number of practices: 27
Population size: 207,965
West Suffolk Commissioning Federation
Geographical area: West Suffolk
Number of practices: 26
Population size: 243,201
East Midlands
Boston
Geographical area: Lincolnshire
Number of practices: 9
Population size: 80,660
Corby
Geographical area: Corby
Number of practices: 7
Population size: 67,124
Crescent
Geographical area: South East Leicestershire & Rutland
Number of practices: 33
Population size: 311,000
East Lindsey
Geographical area: Lincolnshire – East Lindsey
Number of practices: 14
Population size: 87,800
Erewash
Geographical area: The towns of Ilkeston and Long Eaton including surrounding villages
Number of practices: 13
Population size: 102,000
GP Healthcare MK
Geographical area: Milton Keynes
Number of practices: 14
Population size: 112,336
Hardwick Health (Previously Independent Practices)
Geographical area: North East Derbyshire and Bolsover
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 118,000
High Peak Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Mixture of rural areas and five major towns across north western tip of Derbyshire
Number of practices: 8
Population size: 59,519
Highpoint
Geographical area: Ashfield and Mansfield in Nottinghamshire
Number of practices: 31
Population size: 183,000
Leicester City GP Consortium
Geographical area: Leicester City
Number of practices: 65
Population size: 360,355
Lincoln West
Geographical area: Lincolnshire West (Lincoln City and market town of Gainsborough)
Number of practices: 38
Population size: 220,000
Lincolnshire South West
Geographical area: Lincolnshire
Number of practices: 19
Population size: 128,095
Nene Commissioning Organisation
Geographical area: Northamptonshire (Daventry & South Northants, Northapmption Town, Kettering, Wellingborough, East Northants)
Number of practices: 71
Population size: 638,000
Newark and Sherwood Health
Geographical area: Market town of Newark and surrounding villages extending to Sherwood and A1 border with Lincolnshire
Number of practices: 14
Population size: 115,231
North and West Leicestershire
Geographical area: North and West Leicestershire
Number of practices: 49
Population size: 360,000
North Derbyshire
Geographical area: North Derbyshire
Number of practices: 31
Population size: 230,000
Nottingham City
Geographical area: Nottingham City
Number of practices: 62
Population size: 343,063
Nottingham North & East (NNEC)
Geographical area: Nottingham geographical areas
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 144,700
Nottingham West Consortium
Geographical area: Broxtowe locality which encompasses Beeston, Chilwell, Bramcote, Stapleford, Kimberley and Eastwood
Number of practices: 12
Population size: 93,000
Premier Milton Keynes
Geographical area: Milton Keynes
Number of practices: 13
Population size: 140,000
Principia
Geographical area: Borough of Rushcliffe
Number of practices: 16
Population size: 121,000
Skegness and Coastal
Geographical area: Skegness and Coastal
Number of practices: 7
Population size: 72,000
South Derbyshire Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Derby City & South Derbyshire (covering four localities)
Number of practices: 59
Population size: 524,747
South Holland
Geographical area: South Holland area of Lincolnshire
Number of practices: 8
Population size: 73,770
Wellcomm
Geographical area: Lincolnshire (market towns of Stamford, Bourne, Market Deeping, Crowland and surrounding areas)
Number of practices: 7
Population size: 80,545
London
Further information on London pathfinders, including contact information for some of the clinical commissioning groups, can be found on the NHS London website.
Barking & Dagenham Quality Healthcare Commissioning Consortia (BDQHCCC)
Geographical area: Barking & Dagenham (part of)
Number of practices: 25
Population size: 115,963
Barnet GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Barnet
Number of practices: 67
Population size: 371,961
Bexley Clinical Cabinet
Geographical area: Bexley
Number of practices: 29
Population size: 229,652
Brent GP Federation
Geographical area: Brent
Number of practices: 71
Population size: 354,347
Bromley
Geographical area: Bromley
Number of practices: 49
Population size: 300,855
Camden Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Camden
Number of practices: 39
Population size: 224,450
Central London Healthcare (Westminster)
Geographical area: Westminster
Number of practices: 23
Population size: 133,947
City & Hackney ELIC
Geographical area: City & Hackney (not whole borough)
Number of practices: 32
Population size: 220,682
Commissioning for Croydon
Geographical area: Croydon (not whole borough)
Number of practices: 36
Population size: 166,901
Croydon Healthcare Consortium
Geographical area: Croydon
Number of practices: 19
Population size: 120,000
Ealing Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Ealing
Number of practices: 82
Population size: 630,000
Enfield Consortium Group
Geographical area: Enfield
Number of practices: 61
Population size: 290,995
Great West Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Hounslow
Number of practices: 54
Population size: 262,658
Greenwich Health
Geographical area: Greenwich
Number of practices: 45
Population size: 273,932
Hammersmith & Fulham GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Hammersmith & Fulham
Number of practices: 29
Population size: 188,389
Haringey GP Consortium
Geographical area: Haringey
Number of practices: 53
Population size: 285,264
Harrow GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Harrow
Number of practices: 36
Population size: 238,857
Havering First Consortium
Geographical area: Havering (part of)
Number of practices: 25
Population size: 95,447
Havering Premier
Geographical area: Havering (part of)
Number of practices: 28
Population size: 160,319
Hillingdon
Geographical area: Hillingdon
Number of practices: 49
Population size: 273,256
Kensington and Chelsea and Queens Park and Paddington GP Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster (not whole borough), North West London
Number of practices: 54
Population size: 235,000
Kingston Consortium
Geographical area: Kingston
Number of practices: 27
Population size: 182,331
KLEAR Healthcare Consortium
Geographical area: City & Hackney (not whole borough)
Number of practices: 9
Population size: 47,438
Lambeth Commissioning Collaborative
Geographical area: Lambeth
Number of practices: 52
Population size: 377,624
Lewisham Primary Care Federation
Geographical area: Lewisham
Number of practices: 48
Population size: 304,717
Newham Commissioning Group (NCG)
Geographical area: Newham (part of)
Number of practices: 11
Population size: 68,199
Newham Health Partnership
Geographical area: Newham – inner north east London
Number of practices: 48
Population size: 280,000
NHS Islington GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Islington
Number of practices: 38
Population size: 210,076
Redbridge
Geographical area: Redbridge
Number of practices: 46
Population size: 287,542
Richmond & Twickenham GP Consortia
Geographical area: Richmond & Twickenham
Number of practices: 32
Population size: 197,524
Southwark Health Commissioning (SHC)
Geographical area: Southwark
Number of practices: 47
Population size: 319,127
The Federation
Geographical area: Medway
Number of practices: 32
Population size: 260,965
The Sutton Consortium
Geographical area: Sutton (not whole borough)
Number of practices: 21
Population size: 124,480
Tower Hamlets GP Consortium
Geographical area: Tower Hamlets
Number of practices: 36
Population size: 255,000
United Medical Consortium (UMC)
Geographical area: Barking & Dagenham (part of)
Number of practices: 16
Population size: 67,336
Victoria Commissioning Consortium (Westminster)
Geographical area: Westminster
Number of practices: 8
Population size: 48,182
Waltham Forest Federated GP Consortium
Geographical area: Waltham Forest
Number of practices: 46
Population size: 287,542
Wandsworth
Geographical area: Wandsworth
Number of practices: 46
Population size: 370,366
North East
Further information on North East pathfinders, including contact details for commissioning groups, can be found on the NHS North East website.
CareFirst (North Tyneside)
Geographical area: North Tyneside LA
Number of practices: 18
Population size: 132,293
County Durham
Geographical area: County Durham and Darlington
Number of practices: 88
Population size: 617,885
Gateshead (GatNet)
Geographical area: Gateshead LA
Number of practices: 34
Population size: 205,183
Greater Eston
Geographical area: Redcar and Cleveland LA
Number of practices: 6
Population size: 40,856
Hartlepool Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Hartlepool LA
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 106,572
Langbaurgh
Geographical area: Redcar and Cleveland
Number of practices: 18
Population size: 110,326
Middlesbrough
Geographical area: Middlesbrough LA
Number of practices: 25
Population size: 175,435
Newcastle Bridges GP Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Number of practices: 16
Population size: 161,110
Newcastle – Tyne Health
Geographical area: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Number of practices: 17
Population size: 155,555
North Tees
Geographical area: Stockton
Number of practices: 26
Population size: 196,960
North Tyneside Engage
Geographical area: North Tyneside
Number of practices: 11
Population size: 83,000
Northumberland Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Northumberland
Number of practices: 46
Population size: 330,000
South Tyneside
Geographical area: South Tyneside
Number of practices: 29
Population size: 153,896
Sunderland
Geographical area: Sunderland
Number of practices: 54
Population size: 284,618
North West
Ashton Wigan and Leigh with five CCGs
1-ALPF Health Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Ashton Leigh and Wigan
Number of practices: 62
Population size: 90,832
2 – TABA Consortium
Geographical area: Ashton Leigh and Wigan
Population size: 45,127
3- North Wigan Consortium
Geographical area: Ashton Leigh and Wigan
Population size: 54,946
4 – Wigan Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Ashton Leigh and Wigan
Population size: 75,998
5 – United League Commissioning
Geographical area: Ashton Leigh and Wigan
Population size: 106,837
Blackburn with Darwen
Geographical area: Blackburn with Darwen
Number of practices: 30
Population size: 167,450
Blackpool Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Blackpool
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 152,968
Bolton Collaborative Cosortium
Geographical area: Bolton
Number of practices: 9
Population size: 29,000
Bolton GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Bolton
Number of practices: 51
Population size: 290,000
Burnley
Geographical area: Burnley
Number of practices: 17
Population size: 97,147
Bury GPCC
Geographical area: Bury
Number of practices: 33
Population size: 191,495
Chorley & South Ribble
Geographical area: Chorley
Number of practices: 36
Population size: 225,529
Commissioning for Oldham Group
Geographical area: Oldham
Number of practices: 50
Population size: 238,500
Cumbria Senate
Geographical area: Cumbria
Number of practices: 86
Population size: 517,000
Eastern Cheshire Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: East Cheshire
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 201,252
Fleetwood Community Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Fleetwood
Number of practices: 3
Population size: 25,000
GP CARE Group CIC (Community Interest Company)
Geographical area: Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale
Number of practices: 14
Population size: 78,700
Greater Preston
Geographical area: Central Lancashire
Number of practices: 32
Population size: 178,924
Hyndburn
Geographical area: Hyndburn
Number of practices: 19
Population size: 79,710
Kirkby
Geographical area: Knowsley
Number of practices: 8
Population size: 47,085
Knowsley South Health Consortium
Geographical area: NHS Knowsley
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 111,445
Lancaster Morecambe Carnforth Garstang Practice Based Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: North Lancashire
Number of practices: 13
Population size: 160,000
Liverpool GP Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Liverpool
Number of practices: 91
Population size: 466,613
Manchester (North Central and South)
Geographical area: Manchester
Number of practices: 107
Population size: 547,355
Middleton & Heywood Healthcare LLP
Geographical area: Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 80,300
Pendle
Geographical area: NHS East Lancashire
Number of practices: 16
Population size: 89,200
Ribblesdale GP Consortium
Geographical area: East Lancashire
Number of practices: 4
Population size: 36,712
Rochdale West LLP
Geographical area: Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale
Number of practices: 10
Population size: 64,000
Rossendale
Geographical area: East Lancashire
Number of practices: 8
Population size: 67,444
Runcorn Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Halton
Number of practices: 8
Population size: 64,947
Salford PBC Consortium
Geographical area: Salford
Number of practices: 55
Population size: 240,000
South Cheshire Commissioning Consortia (SCCC)
Geographical area: Central and Eastern Cheshire
Number of practices: 16
Population size: 164,000
South Sefton Commissioning Confederation
Geographical area: Sefton – South
Number of practices: 34
Population size: 157,000
Southport & Formby PBC Consortium
Geographical area: Sefton
Number of practices: 20
Population size: 120,000
StHealth
Geographical area: Halton & St Helens
Number of practices: 24
Population size: 137,500
Stockport Managed Care
Geographical area: Stockport
Number of practices: 53
Population size: 298,234
Tameside & Glossop
Geographical area: Tameside & Glossop
Number of practices: 43
Population size: 238,365
Trafford Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Trafford
Number of practices: 37
Population size: 221,500
Vale Royal Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Central & Eastern Cheshire
Number of practices: 13
Population size: 102,000
Warrington Health Consortium
Geographical area: Warrington
Number of practices: 28
Population size: 208,000
West Cheshire Health Consortium
Geographical area: Western Cheshire
Number of practices: 38
Population size: 260,000
West Lancashire
Geographical area: Central Lancashire
Number of practices: 23
Population size: 111,444
Widnes Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Widnes and St Helens
Number of practices: 10
Population size: 63,000
Wirral GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Wirral (part of)
Number of practices: 27
Population size: 128,729
Wirral Health Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Wirral (part of)
Number of practices: 24
Population size: 155,000
Wirral NHS Alliance
Geographical area: Wirral (part of)
Number of practices: 6
Population size: 32,000
Wylde Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: North Lancs
Number of practices: 21
Population size: 157,000
South Central
Further information on South Central pathfinders, including contact information for some of the clinical commissioning groups can be found on the NHS South Central website.
Bracknell & Ascot
Geographical area: Bracknell
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 135,545
Buckinghamshire
Geographical area: Buckinghamshire
Number of practices: 56
Population size: 551,000
Calleva (Previously Basingstoke)
Geographical area: Basingstoke
Number of practices: 21
Population size: 1208,656
Isle of Wight GPCC
Geographical area: Isle of Wight
Number of practices: 18
Population size: 140,000
Newbury & District
Geographical area: Newbury
Number of practices: 11
Population size: 112,950
North East Hampshire CCG
Geographical area: North East Hampshire
Number of practices: 19
Population size: 169,149
North West Reading
Geographical area: North and West Reading
Number of practices: 10
Population size: 106,029
Oxfordshire
Geographical area: Oxfordshire
Number of practices: 82
Population size: 675,366
Portsmouth City GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Portsmouth
Number of practices: 27
Population size: 215,603
Slough
Geographical area: Slough
Number of practices: 16
Population size: 139,431
South East Hampshire
Geographical area: South East Hampshire
Number of practices: 52
Population size: 410598
South Reading
Geographical area: South Reading
Number of practices: 21
Population size: 125,775
Southampton City GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Southampton
Number of practices: 36
Population size: 239,732
West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: West Hampshire
Number of practices: 54
Population size: 536,643
Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: East Berkshire
Number of practices: 20
Population size: 149,154
Wokingham
Geographical area: Wokingham
Number of practices: 14
Population size: 153,658
South East Coast
Further information on South East Coast pathfinders, including contact information for some of the clinical commissioning groups, can be found on the NHS South East Coast website.
Ashford
Geographical area: Ashford
Number of practices: 16
Population size: 121,533
C4 Canterbury
Geographical area: Canterbury and surrounding areas
Number of practices: 21
Population size: 177,050
Coastal West Sussex Federation
Geographical area: Chichester, Arun, Adur, Worthing and Chanctonbury
Number of practices: 57
Population size: 488,000
Dartford Gravesham and Swanley
Geographical area: North of NHS West Kent
Number of practices: 38
Population size: 248,364
East Cliff Practice
Geographical area: Ramsgate
Number of practices: 1
Population size: 14,600
East Elmbridge
Geographical area: East Elmbridge
Number of practices: 8
Population size: 56,769
Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford
Geographical area: East Sussex Coast
Number of practices: 11
Population size: 130,000
EsyDoc
Geographical area: South East Surrey
Number of practices: 20
Population size: 169,474
Farnham
Geographical area: Farnham
Number of practices: 5
Population size: 45,864
Golden Valley
Geographical area: South West Surrey
Number of practices: 2
Population size: 29,954
Guildford and Waverley
Geographical area: Guildford and surrounding areas
Number of practices: 18
Population size: 169,749
Hastings and Rother
Geographical area: East Sussex Coast
Number of practices: 34
Population size: 183,000
Maidstone and Malling
Geographical area: West Kent
Number of practices: 11
Population size: 98,506
MedLinc
Geographical area: North Surrey
Number of practices: 10
Population size: 79,635
Medway
Geographical area: Medway
Number of practices: 63
Population size: 283,132
Mid Surrey
Geographical area: Mid Surrey
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 106,456
North West Surrey
Geographical area: North West Surrey
Number of practices: 41
Population size: 342,173
North West Sussex Association of Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: Horsham, Crawley and Mid-Sussex
Number of practices: 36
Population size: 313,000
South Kent Coast CCG
Geographical area: East coast of Kent: Deal, Ash and Sandwich, Dover
Number of practices: 36
Population size: 199,192
Surrey Heath
Geographical area: West Surrey
Number of practices: 9
Population size: 90,436
Swale
Geographical area: Eastern Coastal Kent
Number of practices: 20
Population size: 103,000
Thanet
Geographical area: Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs
Number of practices: 20
Population size: 125,636
West Kent & Weald (Previously SALVEO)
Geographical area: South West Kent
Number of practices: 53
Population size: 365,235
Whitstable Practice
Geographical area: Whitstable
Number of practices: 1
Population size: 32,000
South West
Further information on South West pathfinders, including contact information for some of the clinical commissioning groups can be found on the NHS South West website.
5 Wiltshire Consortia – WWYKD, East Kennet, Alliance, Western, North Wiltshire
Geographical area: Wiltshire
Number of practices: 62
Population size: 455,450
BANES GP Consortium
Geographical area: Bath and North East Somerset
Number of practices: 27
Population size: 190,000
Baywide GPCC Limited
Geographical area: Torbay
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 149,000
Bournemouth & Poole
Geographical area: Bournemouth and Poole
Number of practices: 43
Population size: 350,000
Bridgewater Bay Health Federation
Geographical area: Somerset
Number of practices: 11
Population size: 80,000
Dorset GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Dorset
Number of practices: 60
Population size: 384,190
East Cornwall Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Cornwall
Number of practices: 10
Population size: 86,990
East Mendip Federation
Geographical area: Somerset
Number of practices: 3
Population size: 50,300
Eastern (Devon) Consortia Chairs Board
Geographical area: Devon
Number of practices: 52
Population size: 372,000
Gloucestershire (includes Cheltenham, Cleeve and Winchcombe PBC Consortium)
Geographical area: Gloucestershire
Number of practices: 75
Population size: 605,000
Inner City and East Bristol Locality
Geographical area: Bristol
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 131,267
Kernow Clinical Commissioning Consortium (Previously West Cornwall CC, Newquay CC, North Cornwall CC and Carrick CC)
Geographical area: Cornwall
Number of practices: 53
Population size: 413,747
Mid Cornwall Medical PBC Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Cornwall
Number of practices: 6
Population size: 51,108
North and West Bristol Locality
Geographical area: Bristol
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 175,000
North Devon Locality Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Devon
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 164,000
North Somerset Consortium
Geographical area: North Somerset
Number of practices: 25
Population size: 206,000
Sentinel Healthcare Southwest Community Interest Company
Geographical area: Plymouth
Number of practices: 53
Population size: 275,000
Somerset Interim GP Commissioning Consortium (Previously Wyvern Health)
Geographical area: Somerset
Number of practices: 77
Population size: 539,000
South Bristol Consortia
Geographical area: Bristol
Number of practices: 19
Population size: 147,000
South Devon Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Devon
Number of practices: 17
Population size: 140,000
South Glos Consortium Ltd
Geographical area: South Gloucestershire
Number of practices: 26
Population size: 249,000
South Hams & West Devon Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Devon
Number of practices: 14
Population size: 85,000
Swindon NHS Consortium: The Transitional Leadership Group
Geographical area: Swindon
Number of practices: 30
Population size: 250,000
West Midlands
Further information on West Midlands pathfinders, including contact information for some of the clinical commissioning groups can be found on the NHS West Midlands website.
Birmingham Inner City Consortium
Geographical area: Inner City Birmingham mainly Washwood Heath
Number of practices: 6
Population size: 26,229
Black Country GP Consortium
Geographical area: Rowley Regis, Tipton and Warley
Number of practices: 18
Population size: 91,788
Cannock Chase Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Cannock and Rugeley Districts
Number of practices: 27
Population size: 130,000
Dudley GP Commissioning Consoritium
Geographical area: Dudley
Number of practices: 55
Population size: 315,000
Equity Healthcare Consortium
Geographical area: Birmingham East and North including Oscott, Kingstanding, Stockland Green, Erdington, Tyburn and some practices in Washwood Heath /Hodge Hill
Number of practices: 38
Population size: 199,990
Forward Health Consortium
Geographical area: Sutton and North Birmingham including Shard End, Sheldon and Stretchford
Number of practices: 28
Population size: 172,000
Godiva Consortium
Geographical area: Coventry
Number of practices: 39
Population size: 176,238
HealthWorks Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Birmingham and Sandwell
Number of practices: 19
Population size: 150,843
Herefordshire GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Herefordshire
Number of practices: 24
Population size: 181,000
In Spires GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Coventry
Number of practices: 24
Population size: 183,640
Intelligent Commissioning Federation
Geographical area: Heart of Birmingham (Ladywood, Aston and Sparkbrook areas of inner city Birmingham)
Number of practices: 29
Population size: 134,000
North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: North Staffordshire including five wards within Moorlands and urban areas of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Leek and Biddulph
Number of practices: 35
Population size: 210,362
Nuneaton & Bedworth
Geographical area: Nuneaton and Bedworth
Number of practices: 11
Population size: 41,419
Pioneers for Health/Smartcare Alliance
Geographical area: Birmingham
Number of practices: 26
Population size: 112,191
Redditch & Bromsgrove
Geographical area: Redditch & Bromsgrove
Number of practices: 23
Population size: 171,337
Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Rugby
Number of practices: 12
Population size: 97,179
Sandwell Health Alliance
Geographical area: Smethwick, Oldbury, West Bromwich, Great Barr
Number of practices: 30
Population size: 113,200
Shropshire Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Shopshire
Number of practices: 45
Population size: 290,000
Solihull Commissioning
Geographical area: Solihull
Number of practices: 31
Population size: 224,000
South Birmingham Independent Commissioners
Geographical area: Kings Norton, Hopwood, Northfield, Cotteridge, Stirchley, Selly Oak, Selly Park, Bournbrook, Bourneville, Maypole, Broadmedow, Kings Health and Moseley in the main
Number of practices: 9
Population size: 30,000
South Birmingham Integrated Clinical Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: South of Birmingham including parts of Selly Oak, Northfield, Edgbaston, and Hall Green
Number of practices: 30
Population size: 175,000
South Warwickshire Consortium
Geographical area: South Warwickshire including Leamington Spa, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon
Number of practices: 36
Population size: 270,000
South Worcestershire GP Commissioning
Geographical area: Droitwich, Worcester City, Malvern Hills and Pershore, Evesham Bredon and Broadway
Number of practices: 28
Population size: 268,846
Stafford and Surrounds Consortium
Geographical area: Stafford District and two South Staffordshire practices
Number of practices: 15
Population size: 145,000
Stoke-on-Trent GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Stoke-on-Trent
Number of practices: 55
Population size: 270,000
Telford and Wrekin GP Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Telford and Wrekin
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 170,000
United Birmingham Consortium
Geographical area: Birmingham
Number of practices: 37
Population size: 315,416
Walsall GP Consortium
Geographical area: Walsall
Number of practices: 54
Population size: 210,000
Wolverhampton City Consortium/Wolverhampton Primary Care Consortium
Geographical area: Wolverhampton
Number of practices: 55
Population size: 268,761
Wyre Forest GP Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Wyre Forest District including Kidderminster, Bewdley, Stourport-on-Severn and several surrounding villages
Number of practices: 13
Population size: 112,000
Yorkshire and the Humber
Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven
Geographical area: Bradford and Airedale
Number of practices: 16
Population size: 150,718
Bassetlaw Commissioning Organisation
Geographical area: Bassetlaw
Number of practices: 11
Population size: 107,493
Bingley & North
Geographical area: Bradford and Airedale
Number of practices: 14
Population size: 120,492
Calderdale Commissioning Consortia
Geographical area: West Yorkshire
Number of practices: 28
Population size: 212,633
Citycare
Geographical area: Bradford and Airedale
Number of practices: 34
Population size: 150,671
Doncaster Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: Doncaster
Number of practices: 44
Population size: 307,176
East Riding Transition Group
Geographical area: North Yorks and York
Number of practices: 37
Population size: 294,000
Greater Huddersfield Commissioning Consortium (GHCC)
Geographical area: Huddersfield
Number of practices: 41
Population size: 237,000
Hambleton and Richmondshire
Geographical area: North Yorks and York
Number of practices: 24
Population size: 146,000
Harrogate and Rural District
Geographical area: North Yorks and York
Number of practices: 19
Population size: 160,500
Hull Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: Hull
Number of practices: 53
Population size: 274,631
Leeds (3 CCGs – 1 combined pathfinder: H3 Plus Commissioning Group / Leodis Healthcare LLP / Calibre)
Geographical area: Leeds
Number of practices: 93
Population size: 755,906
North East Lincolnshire Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: North East Lincolnshire
Number of practices: 30
Population size: 169,688
North Kirklees Health Alliance (NKHA)
Geographical area: Kirklees
Number of practices: 31
Population size: 183,000
North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Geographical area: North Lincolnshire
Number of practices: 21
Population size: 166,969
Rotherham Commissioning Executive
Geographical area: Rotherham
Number of practices: 38
Population size: 255,500
Scarborough
Geographical area: Scarborough
Number of practices: 17
Population size: 118,196
Sheffield (Previously Central Consortium, Hallam and South Consortium, North Sheffield Consortium for Health, West Consortium)
Geographical area: Sheffield
Number of practices: 87
Population size: 557,500
South and West Bradford
Geographical area: Bradford and Airedale
Number of practices: 22
Population size: 163,442
South Elmsall and Rycroft Consortium
Geographical area: Wakefield
Number of practices: 1
Population size: 20,814
Vale of York Commissioning Consortium
Geographical area: York
Number of practices: 35
Population size: 323,491
Wakefield Alliance
Geographical area: Wakefield
Number of practices: 39
Population size: 316,157






I am concerned to know what patient involvement will be.
Thank you for your query.
One of the principal aims of GP commissioning is to make decisions about services that are more responsive to the needs and wishes of patients and the public. Good communication and engagement with the public will be vital to the commissioning process.
The Department has begun work with a number of emerging GP consortia who wish to develop their approaches to engagement and harness the benefits of public voice in their commissioning. We are working alongside the BMA, RCGP, NAPC, NHS Alliance, Family Doctor Association and patient representative organisations to promote the benefits of good engagement and to capture and share learning with pathfinders and the wider GP community.
We will also promote close working between emerging GP consortia and PCTs to help ensure that, during the transitional period, consortia are able to draw on the expertise and experience of PCT staff and the repository of information about public views held at PCT or borough level. Another way that consortia will be supported in doing this in the future would be through engagement with their local HealthWatch organisations and patient representative groups.
I found the list of GP consortia but would have liked to link to an explanation of the geographical area. I live in North Cheshire and Merseyside and could find no reference for our large catchment area?
The geographical areas are the areas that the consortia have described themselves as covering. These Pathfinders are the first few to be announced, and at the moment not every area of the country is in the catchment area for a GP Pathfinder consortium. However, more consortia will be joining the programme on an ongoing basis, and the updated information will be available from this site. Ultimately all areas of England will be covered by GP consortia.