Department of Health.Liberating the NHS: legislative framework and next steps. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_122661 (accessed 15 December 2010).
2.
Department of Health.The operating framework for the NHS in England 2011/12. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Financeandplanning/Planningframework/index.htm (accessed 15 December 2010).
3.
Department of Health.Using the commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) payment framework. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_091443 (accessed 8 December 2010).
4.
Department of Health.Liberating the NHS: developing the healthcare workforce. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_122590 (accessed 20 December 2010).
5.
Department of Health.Transparency in outcomes - a framework for the NHS: government response to the consultation. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_122947 (accessed 20 December 2010).
6.
Department of Health.NHS Outcomes Framework . http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_122944 (accessed 20 December 2010).
7.
Department of Health.Healthy lives, healthy people: transparency in outcomes, proposals for a public health outcomes framework . http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_122962 (accessed 20 December 2010).
8.
Department of Health.Healthy lives, healthy people: consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health . http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_122916 (accessed 21 December 2010).
9.
Department of Health.Payment by results 2011-12 road test package. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_122717 (accessed 22 December 2010).
10.
Department of Health.NHS allocations. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Financeandplanning/Allocations/index.htm (accessed 15 December 2010).
11.
NHS Reforms in England. Managing the Transition . Nuffield Trust, February 2011. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk.
12.
Nuffield Trust.NHS resources and reform: response to the White Paper Equity and Excellence: liberating the NHS, and the 2010 Spending Review. http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/publications/detail.aspx?id=145&PRid=742 (accessed October 2010).
13.
Casalino L.GP commissioning: Ten suggestions from the US . John Fry Fellowship. Nuffield Trust , March 2011. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk .
14.
Acheson D.Public Health in England: the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Future Development of the Public Health Function. London , HMSO, 1988.
15.
Devers K. and Berenson R.Can accountable care organizations improve the value of health care by solving the cost and quality quandaries?Timely analysis of immediate health policy issues. The Urban Institute. http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/acobrieffinal.pdf (accessed October 2009).
16.
Dixon J.Improving management of chronic illness in the National Health Service: incentives are Key. Chronic Illn2007; 3: 181-193. http://chi.sagepub.com/content/3/3/181.extract.
17.
Rumbold B. and Shaw S.What is integration? (forthcoming). Nuffield Trustwww.nuffieldtrust.org.uk.
18.
Rosen R., Mountford J., Lewis R., Lewis G., Shaw SN and Shand J.Integration in Action: Four International Case Studies. Nuffield Trust, March 2011www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk .
19.
Curry N. and Ham C.Clinical and service integration: the route to improved outcomes. King’s Fund, 2010.