A good friend of Health Policy Insight sent through this text of an advert for CCG leaders.

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Lead your CCG!
The exciting new world of clinical commissioning is coming soon to a bottom-up-reformed NHS near you.

Lead your CCG! There are many fantastic opportunities for clinical leaders:

Work with like-minded people! (only they have to be geographically contiguous with you - and you can't eject them if they don't co-operate)

Break through the bureaucracy! (only there are a big pile of fixed requirements that you cannot avoid, which lead you to look just like the old regime)

Use your imagination and skills to improve services! (only the NCB will tell you which ones to improve; NICE will tell you how; and H&WB will check you got it right - oh, and so will clinical senates)

Define local priorities! (as above)

Make closer to home commissioning a reality! (only you'll have to ask a load of hospital specialists if that's ok eg one on your board and more in Networks and senates)

Choose your commissioning support provider! (only not until 2013 ... or probably 2016)

Be elected by your peers! (only the NCB can tell them that they can't choose you)

Lead your CCG!

Why not?