Skegness And Coast consortium will join three other pathfinders to help test how well GPs respond to their new care commissioning role after Primary Care Trusts were scrapped.
The group will be taking on commissioning responsibilities as part of the Government's plans set out in the NHS White Paper, Liberating The NHS: Equity And Excellence.
Dr Noel O'Kelly, a member of the Skegness And Coast consortium, said: "This is an exciting opportunity for our consortium to test national policies and influence how health services will develop for the future."
Fleur Taylor, assistant director for practice-based commissioning for NHS Lincolnshire, said: "These GPs will be at the cutting edge of the NHS reforms that will see GPs responsible for the budgets of their local population."
Clusters of GPs at Lincolnshire West, East Lindsey and Wellcomm were previously announced as national pathfinders in January.
The group will be taking on commissioning responsibilities as part of the Government's plans set out in the NHS White Paper, Liberating The NHS: Equity And Excellence.
Dr Noel O'Kelly, a member of the Skegness And Coast consortium, said: "This is an exciting opportunity for our consortium to test national policies and influence how health services will develop for the future."
Clusters of GPs at Lincolnshire West, East Lindsey and Wellcomm were previously announced as national pathfinders in January.
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