Join us this week, as we navigate the complexities of the new provider selection regime and what it means for general practice with our guest, Ross Clark, a partner at Hemsons. The new provider selection regime, he explains, will allow integrated care boards to award contracts to providers including PCNs, GP provider companies, and federations without a competitive procurement process. This episode offers invaluable insights on how the new regime will impact practices, PCNs and federations..   Introduction (0:09)   What is the Provider Selection Regime? (1:19)   Thoughts behind the change.. (5:06)   What does this mean in practice? (7:08)   Being awarded the ‘Most Suitable Provider’.. (10:11)   When an APMS contract comes to an end.. (10:41)   Are we starting to see contracts being directly awarded to PCNs? (11:44)   Exceptions to these rules.. (14:01)   Encouraging mergers and PCN level services.. (15:10)   Can the regime work the other way? (16:27)   Impact on GP federations.. (19:27)   A federation of federations.. (21:04)   NHS Guidance updates.. (23:36)   Subcontracting contracts.. (24:21)   Timescales for the Provider Selection Regime.. (26:48)   Access The New Provider Selection Regime here and the Provider Selection Regime Guidance here.    For all enquiries about the Ockham podcast, please contact Ben Gowland here.