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Primary care Commissioning Activity Report

Supports greater assurance and oversight of NHS England’s primary care commissioning responsibilities.

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 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