Primary care Commissioning Activity Report
Supports greater assurance and oversight of NHS England’s primary care commissioning responsibilities.
Contents
- Documentation
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Also known as
- Primary care Commissioning Activity Report (PCAR)
- Primary Medical Care Commissioning Activity Report
- Reference code
- DAPB2197
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.
Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.
Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.
- Contact point
Using this standard
- Applies to
- Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Finance
- Service
- Care setting
- GP / Primary care
Review Information
- Scope
- Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
More information
Data is collected for the following areas: managing contractual underperformance (number of contract reviews, contract breaches, terminations); procurement activity and expiry of contracts; availability of services (number of closed GP patient lists, GP practice closures).
Page last updated: 26 March 2024