By Department of Health (2012)
This guidance provides a structured approach on common issues associated with maternal mental health and wellbeing, from pregnancy through the early months after the birth. It focuses on the role of the health visitor but also recognises the contributions of partners in midwifery, mental health, general practice and the third sector. It aims to strengthen the consistent provision support and care through enhanced partnership working.
By NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement (2012)
This free web based resource is available to help you engage patients, carers and public in decisions about healthcare provision.
Refreshed for a new NHS landscape, it offers a structured framework with online access to information, resources and case studies.
By The King’s Fund (2012)
These two slide sets aim to help CCGs make the best use of measurement to support them to commission for improved outcomes. The first set of slides introduces general concepts about approaches to measurement in health care, the uses of structure, process and outcome indicators, and how to achieve a good mix of indicators for commissioning. The second set looks specifically at how commissioners can build up sets of measures along whole pathways of care.
By The Nuffield Trust (2012)
The Health and Social Care Act (2012) introduced far-reaching reforms to how the NHS in England is organised, many of which are now underway. This slideshow details the main changes to management, accountability and funding structures resulting from the Act.
The first slides show the old and new structure in overview, together with a slide detailing the current transitional arrangements. Further slides compare the earlier arrangements that were in place for funding, regulation and monitoring, advice and performance management, and patient and public participation, with the new system at both the national and local level. The final slide outlines the new medical education and training arrangements
By the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health
This report is the result of a year long inquiry and expresses concerns about the future of mental health services in the reformed NHS. It highlights four key areas of concern in commissioning; local decision making; integrated care; and personalisation and patient choice. It makes recommendations to CCGs, health and wellbeing boards, government and MPs in order to overcome any challenges which the reforms might present.
By Department of Health (2012)
This document is an update to ‘The Functions of GP Commissioning Consortia: A Working Document’ published in March 2011, to reflect the final content of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, and act as a helpful summary to which busy GPs and emerging CCGs can refer.