South Central Specialised Commissioning Group

South Central Specialised Commissioning Group, 112 Southampton Road, Eastleigh, SO50 5PB. Tel: 023 80 627598.

Please Note: The description below is of the Primary Care Trust during 2011. By the time new public health specialty registrars take up post in August, 2012, it is anticipated that the department will have moved into the local authority. The territory covered by the training location will, however, remain the same.

The Specialised Commissioning Group

The South Central Specialised Commissioning Group is responsible for commissioning specialised services for approximately four million people who live in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire. It was formed in April 2007 and, as a non-statutory organisation, is hosted by Hampshire PCT . It is based in the Hampshire PCT offices at Omega House in Eastleigh.

The Specialised Services Commissioning team is based at Omega House in Eastleigh. It commissions a range of services on behalf of the South Central PCT s, the principal of which are:

Assisted conception
Bariatric surgery
Neonatal intensive care
Specialised paediatric services
Neurosurgery
High and medium secure mental health services
Haemophilia service
Renal replacement services
Specialised burns centres
Spinal injuries centres
Cystic fibrosis services
Cleft lip and palate services
Blood and bone marrow transplant services.

A placement with the Specialised Commissioning Team would particularly valuable for a registrar interested in evidence based commissioning and issues to do with resource allocation. Public health and clinical support to the Team is provided by the SCG Medical Advisor, who is trained as an educational supervisor.

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South Central Specialised Commissioning Group

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