Table 3

The process of exploring the transparency of NHS purse strings

Phase:Phase IPhase IIPhase III
Objective

  • What is the NHS blueprint?

  • What is the plan of action and understanding of the blueprint?

  • How do commissioners' conceptualise SM support?

  • How do commissioners make sense of SMS in practice?

  • What evidence is there of CCGs engaging with the public voice in Governing Body public-facing meetings?

MethodStrategic and Operational plansInterviews with CommissionersObservations and fieldnotes

  • CCG, clinical commissioning group; NHS, national health service; SM, self-management; SMS, self-management support.