By The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (August 2012)
Following the findings of an audit of data returns, which identified troubling discrepancies in performance between individual residential rehabs in England, the NTA is to step up its engagement with the residential rehab sector in order to challenge commissioners who inappropriately restrict access and help under-performing providers.
By The Royal College of Nursing (2012)
This guide analyses how needs are assessed and how services are introduced to meet these needs. It considers how to achieve equality through knowledge, timeliness, consideration and review. It provides an overview of The Equality Act 2010 and what it means for the public sector and also gives advice for service providers to develop a framework on which to measure their equality outcomes.
By Department of Health (August 2012)
This letter sets out the agreement between the Department of Health, Public Health England and the NHS Commissioning Board on their roles and respective accountabilities in relation to national screening and immunisation programmes after April 2013. It gives details on the future operations of the programmes and covers models of local leadership and coordination functions for screening and immunisation services.
By NHS Commissioning Board (2012)
By Department of Health (August 2012)
This document outlines proposals for regulations to protect patients’ interests by ensuring that commissioners always deliver best value. The Department of Health are currently seeking views on these proposals and comments will be accepted until 26th October 2012.
By The Children’s Commissioner (2012)
A paper by the children’s watchdog for England examined inequalities in health service outcomes for children, and made a series of recommendations for tackling them.
By NHS Improvement (2012)
An information resource for providers and commissioners of stroke rehabilitation and early supported discharge services in the community.
By Department of Health (2012)
The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) commissioning toolkit is published for NHS commissioners and chief executives. It aims to make it easier to commission better outcomes for people with COPD by bringing together the clinical, financial and commercial aspects of commissioning in one place.
By NHS Confederation (2012)
These briefings aim to help both GP commissioners and local authorities understand some of the structural and cultural differences between the NHS and local government.
By Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2012)
This guidance was produced in collaboration with the Royal College of Midwives and the National Childbirth Trust and aims to give CCGs advice and evidence-based information relating to some key issues to the commissioning and provision of maternity services in England.