11 June 2009

COMMISSIONING

World class commissioning monthly update May 2009 (28th May 2009)
Monthly progress report on the world class commissioning programme.
Update


Commissioning mental health care in the criminal justice system: 10 top tips for PCT Boards (3rd June 2009)
Every year, primary care trusts in England commission health care for an average of 500 prisoners, 1,000 community sentenced offenders and some 10,000 people who are arrested by the police.

The Bradley Report laid down a challenge to the NHS to improve the quality of mental health care it offers to prisoners and offenders.

This brief guide sets out 10 questions PCT board members can ask to find out how well their PCT is serving prisoners and offenders in their area.
Brief


The Intelligent Board 2009: Commissioning to reduce inequalities (11th June 2009)
This new report, launched yesterday at the NHS Confederation conference in Liverpool, is produced by an independent reference group of experts and supported by Dr Foster. The report challenges Primary Care Trust (PCT) Boards to ask difficult questions about their understanding of health inequalities and offers solutions about how Boards might answer them.

The report is also supported by a website.
Document

Website

Primary Care Service Framework: Alcohol (May 2009)
This framework has been updated to include recent policy changes and includes enhanced tools to support implemenation.
Framework

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