TY - JOUR T1 - Pathfinder status and GP commissioning consortia JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 930 LP - 930 DO - 10.3399/bjgp10X544122 VL - 60 IS - 581 AU - John Holden AU - Stephen Cox Y1 - 2010/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/60/581/930.1.abstract N2 - If GP-led commissioning is to realise its potential to re-shape the NHS in ways that serve patients better, facilitate care in and around people’s homes, and strengthen general practice, GPs and all those working in the NHS need to understand its basic principles. The key rule is that NHS money is now real money. GPs need to be aware that every prescription or referral is a commissioning decision. Until now we hardly felt the consequences of overspending … ER -