York Health Group is a commissioning consortia made up of 24 GP practices, representing over 230,000 patients, working with NHS North Yorkshire and York to redesign, improve and create new and better local health services for patients York Health Group has pioneered, locally, the use of a simple blood test to exclude the possiblilty of Deep Vein Thrombosis in patients presenting with a swollen leg As GPs and managers, we have local support and trust from our partners Working in partnership with the hospital, social services, primary care trust and patient groups, we make decisions about the way patients receive health care