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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:16
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:15
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The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) from 5 to 19 year olds sets out the recommended framework of universal and progressive services for children and young people to promote optimal health and wellbeing. It outlines suggested roles and responsibilities for commissioners, health, education, local authority and other partners to encourage the development of high-quality services. As [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=515&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) from 5 to 19 year olds sets out the recommended framework of universal and progressive services for children and young people to promote optimal health and wellbeing. It outlines suggested roles and responsibilities for commissioners, health, education, local authority and other partners to encourage the development of high-quality services. As [...]
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:14
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As set out in David Flory’s Quarter 4 2008-09 report, PCTs need to understand and act upon the reasons for any unnecessary waits over 18 weeks. This guidance suggests methods for reviewing and reporting waits longer than 18 weeks in order to understand the causes of unnecessary waits, and to drive further improvements in patient [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=514&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />As set out in David Flory’s Quarter 4 2008-09 report, PCTs need to understand and act upon the reasons for any unnecessary waits over 18 weeks. This guidance suggests methods for reviewing and reporting waits longer than 18 weeks in order to understand the causes of unnecessary waits, and to drive further improvements in patient [...]
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:13
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World class commissioning is about delivering better health and wellbeing for the population, improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities. In partnership with local government, practice based commissioners and others, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs),supported by Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), will lead the NHS in turning the world class commissioning vision into a reality, adding life [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=511&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />World class commissioning is about delivering better health and wellbeing for the population, improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities. In partnership with local government, practice based commissioners and others, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs),supported by Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), will lead the NHS in turning the world class commissioning vision into a reality, adding life [...]
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:13
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This is a new paper from the Greater Manchester Public Health Practice Unit. The paper aims to give commissioners and service providers a framework to enable a more efficient method of carrying out evaluation. It explains the purpose of evaluation, types of evaluation with examples, and discusses service user involvement and engagement.
Published October 2009, 16 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=509&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This is a new paper from the Greater Manchester Public Health Practice Unit. The paper aims to give commissioners and service providers a framework to enable a more efficient method of carrying out evaluation. It explains the purpose of evaluation, types of evaluation with examples, and discusses service user involvement and engagement.
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:12
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This toolkit has been produced by a group of ambulance providers and primary care trust commissioners together with the Department of Health to offer practical analysis, worksheets and tools to help all commissioners and providers improve urgent and emergency care services through better understanding of the factors affecting significant rises in 999 demand.
Published October 2009, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=508&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This toolkit has been produced by a group of ambulance providers and primary care trust commissioners together with the Department of Health to offer practical analysis, worksheets and tools to help all commissioners and providers improve urgent and emergency care services through better understanding of the factors affecting significant rises in 999 demand.
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:11
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This report reviews the joint financing and integrated care arrangements between NHS bodies and councils with adult social care responsibilities. It builds on our previous publication, Clarifying joint financing arrangements, that explained the practical implications and legislative framework for joint financing.
It considers how these arrangements are used, focusing on learning disability, mental health and older [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=507&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This report reviews the joint financing and integrated care arrangements between NHS bodies and councils with adult social care responsibilities. It builds on our previous publication, Clarifying joint financing arrangements, that explained the practical implications and legislative framework for joint financing.
It considers how these arrangements are used, focusing on learning disability, mental health and older [...]
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:11
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This consultation document seeks views on the Government’s proposals for piloting direct payments for health care. This is part of the wider pilot programme to explore personal health budgets announced in High Quality Care For All. PCTs are already able to offer personal budgets that do not involve giving money directly to individuals. The Health [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=505&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This consultation document seeks views on the Government’s proposals for piloting direct payments for health care. This is part of the wider pilot programme to explore personal health budgets announced in High Quality Care For All. PCTs are already able to offer personal budgets that do not involve giving money directly to individuals. The Health [...]
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:10
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The Secretary of State’s recent speech at the King’s Fund focused on putting quality at the core of the NHS. He assured ‘the NHS is our preferred provider’. In his letter he shares with NHS Chief Executives how we propose to move this policy forward through the development of future guidance.
Published October 2009
Posted in Uncategorized [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=502&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />The Secretary of State’s recent speech at the King’s Fund focused on putting quality at the core of the NHS. He assured ‘the NHS is our preferred provider’. In his letter he shares with NHS Chief Executives how we propose to move this policy forward through the development of future guidance.
Published October 2009
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:10
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, but as the former Health Minister Lord Warner noted at a debate at The King’s Fund this morning, with a few exceptions the Berlin Wall between health and social care still stands.
Published November 2009
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Interagency Relations, NHS, Social Services, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=499&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This year marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, but as the former Health Minister Lord Warner noted at a debate at The King’s Fund this morning, with a few exceptions the Berlin Wall between health and social care still stands.
Published November 2009
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:09
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A new outline specification for personalised care planning is now available. It differs from other primary care service frameworks published by NHS PCC because personalised care planning is more about an approach to service delivery than the services themselves. The outline specification aims to help PCTs to develop their local thinking and approach, and work [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=496&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />A new outline specification for personalised care planning is now available. It differs from other primary care service frameworks published by NHS PCC because personalised care planning is more about an approach to service delivery than the services themselves. The outline specification aims to help PCTs to develop their local thinking and approach, and work [...]
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:09
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Conference: Delivering world class accessible and responsive general medical care services for patients – 27 November – York ; 3 December – Bristol ; 4 December – London ; 7 December – Birmingham
Location, location, location: Making choice of place of birth a reality
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Choice, Primary Care, Quality, Volume 4 Issue 11 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=493&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />Conference: Delivering world class accessible and responsive general medical care services for patients – 27 November – York ; 3 December – Bristol ; 4 December – London ; 7 December – Birmingham
Location, location, location: Making choice of place of birth a reality
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Publication Date: 08-12-2009 07:08
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:38
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:31
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This DH commissioning guidance aims to assist commissioners and primary care trusts (PCTs) in providing coherent services that will promote breastfeeding and reduce inequalities, as set out in Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures: the strategy for children and young people’s health (Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department of Health, 2009, para 3.43), and to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=485&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This DH commissioning guidance aims to assist commissioners and primary care trusts (PCTs) in providing coherent services that will promote breastfeeding and reduce inequalities, as set out in Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures: the strategy for children and young people’s health (Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department of Health, 2009, para 3.43), and to [...]
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:30
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The WCC assurance handbook sets out guidance on the content and process for SHAs and PCTs in implementing the assurance system for world class commissioning.
The Year 2 WCC assurance handbook is designed to focus on the key changes for the world class commissioning assurance framework, content and process for this year. While it does not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=483&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />The WCC assurance handbook sets out guidance on the content and process for SHAs and PCTs in implementing the assurance system for world class commissioning.
The Year 2 WCC assurance handbook is designed to focus on the key changes for the world class commissioning assurance framework, content and process for this year. While it does not [...]
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:28
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This is the eighth quarterly practice survey for 2009, covering a sample of practices from each primary care trust (PCT), conducted between June and August 2009. The aims of the survey are to get feedback from practices on their perception of the support offered by their PCT and on the clinical and financial engagement of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=481&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This is the eighth quarterly practice survey for 2009, covering a sample of practices from each primary care trust (PCT), conducted between June and August 2009. The aims of the survey are to get feedback from practices on their perception of the support offered by their PCT and on the clinical and financial engagement of [...]
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:21
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This introductory guide to the national programme of integrated care pilots and evaluation provides a summary of the work each pilot will be doing as they implement and test their models of integrated care.
Published September 2009, 20 pages
Posted in Volume 4 Issue 10 <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=479&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This introductory guide to the national programme of integrated care pilots and evaluation provides a summary of the work each pilot will be doing as they implement and test their models of integrated care.
Published September 2009, 20 pages
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:18
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The commissioning guidance sets out an evidence-based behavior charter model Let’s Get Moving encouraging local commissioning of physical activity interventions in primary care.
Published September 2009, 85 pages
Patient Resources
Posted in Volume 4 Issue 10 <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=476&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />The commissioning guidance sets out an evidence-based behavior charter model Let’s Get Moving encouraging local commissioning of physical activity interventions in primary care.
Published September 2009, 85 pages
Patient Resources
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:17
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According to a survey of 83 PCT provider arms, one third said their service model had been agreed by their PCT board and the SHA before 1 October.
Published October 2009
Posted in Volume 4 Issue 10 <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=474&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />According to a survey of 83 PCT provider arms, one third said their service model had been agreed by their PCT board and the SHA before 1 October.
Published October 2009
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:15
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Independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) provide services to NHS patients but are owned and run by organisations outside the NHS. This briefing paper explains why ISTCs were introduced, and how they are funded, staffed and regulated.
It assesses their impact so far, including the quality of their services and whether they provide good value for money. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=471&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />Independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) provide services to NHS patients but are owned and run by organisations outside the NHS. This briefing paper explains why ISTCs were introduced, and how they are funded, staffed and regulated.
It assesses their impact so far, including the quality of their services and whether they provide good value for money. [...]
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:14
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This is a new paper from the Greater Manchester Public Health Practice Unit.
The paper aims to give commissioners and service providers a framework to enable a more efficient method of carrying out evaluation. It explains the purpose of evaluation, types of evaluation with examples, and discusses service user involvement and engagement.
Published September 2009, 16 pages
Posted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=469&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />This is a new paper from the Greater Manchester Public Health Practice Unit.
The paper aims to give commissioners and service providers a framework to enable a more efficient method of carrying out evaluation. It explains the purpose of evaluation, types of evaluation with examples, and discusses service user involvement and engagement.
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:13
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Each year, the Audit Commission assesses how well NHS trusts and primary care trusts manage their resources and deliver value for money. For 2008/09, these assessments have been based on the Auditors’ Local Evaluation (ALE) for NHS trusts and Use of Resources (UoR) for primary care trusts. We have published a national report outlining the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=466&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />Each year, the Audit Commission assesses how well NHS trusts and primary care trusts manage their resources and deliver value for money. For 2008/09, these assessments have been based on the Auditors’ Local Evaluation (ALE) for NHS trusts and Use of Resources (UoR) for primary care trusts. We have published a national report outlining the [...]
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:12
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Commissioning workshops to discuss commissioning services for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 9th November 2009. For further detail email Sarah.Moore@kintoa.org
Posted in Volume 4 Issue 10 <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecommissionernhs.wordpress.com&blog=7831063&post=463&subd=thecommissionernhs&ref=&feed=1" />Commissioning workshops to discuss commissioning services for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 9th November 2009. For further detail email Sarah.Moore@kintoa.org
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Publication Date: 13-10-2009 12:07
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