"if there is to be an independent commissioning board it should be charged first and foremost with developing commissioning skills in PCTs and ensuring there is an environment conductive to effective commissioning. Barriers - such as the burdensome approach to tendering and contracting - should be removed" James Gubb Director of the Health unit at Civitas, an independent social policy think tank. From an article in the Sunday Times 11th July 2010 called "Let that be , minister, it can heal the NHS"