Category: Commissioning

Transforming participation in health and care

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date October 16, 2013

By NHS England (September 2013)

This guidance aims to support commissioners to improve individual and public participation and to better understand and respond to the needs of the communities they serve. It highlights a range of ways in which NHS commissioners can fulfil their statutory responsibilities and seize the opportunity to deliver personalised and responsive care to all. It includes a range of tools, resources and case studies that commissioners will find useful when developing their own responses.

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Care of the Elderly Commissioning Primary Care Commissioning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Giving older people a voice: the case for an older people's commissioner for England

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date September 25, 2013

By Centre Forum (2013)

This report calls for the introduction of an Older People’s Commissioner for England in order to act as a strong advocate for older people, fighting their corner in policymaking circles, challenging discrimination, championing their contribution to society and the economy, and spearheading the future proofing of English policy development across government to prepare for the challenges posed by an ageing society.

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Commissioning Guidance Local Government Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Delivering effective local healthwatch: key success features

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date September 25, 2013

By Local Government Association (2013)

This document is a refresh of Developing effective local Healthwatch. It is hoped that this document will help councils to better understand the commissioning of local Healthwatch and review how well their local Healthwatch delivers its roles and responsibilities. It can also help local Healthwatch develop their understanding of what is expected of them and how they can deliver best practice.

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Children Commissioning Health Promotion Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Healthy Settings Oral Health Physical Activity Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Young People

How healthy behaviour supports children's well-being

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date September 11, 2013

By Public Health England (August 2013)

This briefing aims to provide a useful resource for a range of agencies, including local authority public health teams, children’s commissioners and providers of children’s services, schools, children’s centres, youth workers and parents/carers. Wellbeing is linked with an individual’s physical health, health behaviours and resilience. This briefing focuses on the association between health behaviour and wellbeing in children, drawing on a new analysis of two existing datasets, and findings from the wider academic literature.

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CCGs Commissioning Continuing Care CVD Finance Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Respiratory Disease

Personal health budgets: challenges for commissioners and policy-makers

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date September 3, 2013

By The Nuffield Trust (2013)

From 2014, personal health budgets will be offered to people in receipt of continuing care. This report looks at what they are, how they will work in practice, and the issues they raise.

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Asthma CCGs Commissioning CVD Good Practice Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Primary Care Commissioning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Respiratory Disease

Designing and commissioning service for adults with asthma: a good practice guide

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date August 23, 2013

By Primary Care Commissioning (2013)

Asthma is one of the most challenging long term conditions for patients and the NHS – with the UK having the highest prevalence of asthma in the world. To help improve asthma care, PCC has produced a good practice guide with input from the major professional bodies, patient groups and health service managers. It sets out the 15 points that good asthma services need to include, with detailed advice for commissioners and service developers together with examples of good practice.

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Alcohol Commissioning Integrated Care Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Public Mental Health Tobacco & Drugs

Making recovery a reality in your community

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date August 21, 2013

By Alcohol Concern et al (2013)

This briefing urges commissioners to tackle the poorly integrated support received by those with overlapping needs. It identifies new commissioning arrangements in public health and the NHS as an opportunity to put recovery at the heart of commissioning to build better lives for people with multiple needs. It argues that by focusing on what matters most to people’s lives – a home, a job, family and friends – services can enable people with multiple needs to build better lives on their own terms.

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CCGs Commissioning CYP Healthcare End of Life Care Guidance Infant Mortality Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Commissioning children's palliative care: a guide for clinical commissioning groups

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date August 19, 2013

By Together for Short Lives (2013)

This document describes the population of children who need palliative care; the services and professionals who provide it; and recommendations for the commissioning of children’s palliative care within the context of the five stages of commissioning set out by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

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CCGs Children Commissioning CVD Guidance Liver Disease including NHS Health Checks Primary Care Commissioning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners Respiratory Disease

Designing and commissioning services for children and young people with asthma: a good practice guide

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date August 9, 2013

By Primary Care Commissioning (2013)

This guidance aims to help guide commissioners, service developers and providers on best practice asthma care. It sets out the 20 points that good asthma services need to include, and highlights what commissioners can do to drive improved asthma care at each part of the care pathway, with examples of good practice at each step.

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Care of the Elderly Commissioning Integrated Care Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Cost effective commissioning for continence care

Post author By Sarah Woodhall
Post date August 9, 2013

By All Party Parliamentary Group For Continence Care (2013)

This guide illustrates the importance of continence care and sets out how to commission and deliver a quality integrated service which meets patient’s needs and is cost-effective to the NHS.

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