21 May 2008

COMMISSIONING

How do we commission for quality? (15th May 2008)
These are the presentations from the recent event organised by the ChaMPs Health Care Quality Group and held at the Stobart Stadium, Widnes.
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Dr Henriette Coetzer – Commissioning for Quality

David Tanner – How do we improve quality in NHS general practice? “The QIF”

Hannah Chellaswamy – How do we commission for quality?

Dr Mark Jackson – How was it for your Patients: getting honest feedback, making quality the driver


Invest to save – guidance for commissioning primary prevention – A good guidance pack for PbC Commissioning Version 2 (14th May 2008)
This guidance, from ChaMPs, is aimed at all those engaged in practice-based commissioning, including commissioning staff, general practitioners and primary care practitioners. It provides simple and clear signposts to how practice-based commissioning may be able to keep people healthier for longer, reduce the demand on services and release funds to invest in areas of greater need.
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Primary Care Trust Procurement Guide for Health Services (16th May 2008)
The PCT Procurement Guide for Health Services supports NHS commissioners in deciding whether and how to procure health services through formal tendering and market-testing exercises. The Guide sets out the policy and regulatory context for procurement, and issues to consider when developing a procurement strategy. The Guide should be read in conjunction with the ‘Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition’, published as Annex D of the 2008/9 Operating Framework, and the ‘Framework for Managing Choice, Cooperation and Competition’.
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