Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: Commissioning weight management services for children and young people (7th November 2008)
This guide has been developed to support local areas in commissioning weight management services for children and young people. It is designed to reflect the move towards world class commissioning and joint commissioning of children’s services, and complements the existing suite of Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives publications. The guide includes an introduction setting out the wider context and additional plans to provide support to commissioners in this area, and 15 separate tools covering key steps in the commissioning process.
Guide
Commissioning IAPT for the whole community: improving access to psychological therapies (6th November 2008)
This document is intended to assist commissioners (including practice-based commissioners), to deliver Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services that are effective and appropriate for the whole community, using innovative ways of meeting the needs of local people. It is drawn from the work of the IAPT special interest groups (SIGs).
Document
World Classing Commissioning and Audit Commission Auditors’ Local Evaluation (Use of Resources from 08/09) (5th November 2008)
This letter from Mark Britnel, Director General of Commissioning & System Management, and Andy McKeon, Managing Director of Health, Audit Commission, outlines how the Audit Commission Auditors’ Local Evaluation (Use of Resources from 08/09) will provide a basis to help PCTs develop under the World Class Commissioning assurance system.
Document
Mental Health Act 2007 - briefing regarding children and young people (October 2008)
As of November 3 2008, PCT and children’s trust commissioners will need to be aware that they have a new legal duty under sections 39 and 140 of the Mental Health Act 2007 to inform the courts and local authorities where beds and facilities for under 18 year olds have been (or could be) commissioned. Children under the age of 16 should not be placed on adult wards at all by December 1.
Briefing
Primary and Community Care Strategy Presentation (22nd October 2008)
The Department of Health set out its vision of primary care in a document published in July. NHS Next Stage Review, Our Vision for Primary and Community Care lays down a clear challenge to healthcare professionals and commissioners to deliver high-quality care at the point of need consistently and fairly. The document identifies development goals for the next 10 years, defining essential standards and describing a framework for delivering innovation and excellence. NHS PCC has developed a presentation that PCT commissioners can use to communicate the aims and objectives of the strategy locally. The presentation should assist PCTs in setting their own strategic priorities for primary and community care in line with national policy.
Presentation
This guide has been developed to support local areas in commissioning weight management services for children and young people. It is designed to reflect the move towards world class commissioning and joint commissioning of children’s services, and complements the existing suite of Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives publications. The guide includes an introduction setting out the wider context and additional plans to provide support to commissioners in this area, and 15 separate tools covering key steps in the commissioning process.
Guide
Commissioning IAPT for the whole community: improving access to psychological therapies (6th November 2008)
This document is intended to assist commissioners (including practice-based commissioners), to deliver Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services that are effective and appropriate for the whole community, using innovative ways of meeting the needs of local people. It is drawn from the work of the IAPT special interest groups (SIGs).
Document
World Classing Commissioning and Audit Commission Auditors’ Local Evaluation (Use of Resources from 08/09) (5th November 2008)
This letter from Mark Britnel, Director General of Commissioning & System Management, and Andy McKeon, Managing Director of Health, Audit Commission, outlines how the Audit Commission Auditors’ Local Evaluation (Use of Resources from 08/09) will provide a basis to help PCTs develop under the World Class Commissioning assurance system.
Document
Mental Health Act 2007 - briefing regarding children and young people (October 2008)
As of November 3 2008, PCT and children’s trust commissioners will need to be aware that they have a new legal duty under sections 39 and 140 of the Mental Health Act 2007 to inform the courts and local authorities where beds and facilities for under 18 year olds have been (or could be) commissioned. Children under the age of 16 should not be placed on adult wards at all by December 1.
Briefing
Primary and Community Care Strategy Presentation (22nd October 2008)
The Department of Health set out its vision of primary care in a document published in July. NHS Next Stage Review, Our Vision for Primary and Community Care lays down a clear challenge to healthcare professionals and commissioners to deliver high-quality care at the point of need consistently and fairly. The document identifies development goals for the next 10 years, defining essential standards and describing a framework for delivering innovation and excellence. NHS PCC has developed a presentation that PCT commissioners can use to communicate the aims and objectives of the strategy locally. The presentation should assist PCTs in setting their own strategic priorities for primary and community care in line with national policy.
Presentation
Accessing and using NICE commissioning tools - new tutorials (October 2008)
In response to feedback from users of the commissioning tools, NICE has published three tutorials to help commissioner understand how to use them, and how to get the best out of their use.
Tutorials
In response to feedback from users of the commissioning tools, NICE has published three tutorials to help commissioner understand how to use them, and how to get the best out of their use.
Tutorials
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