Transforming Community Services: currency and pricing options for community services (5th January 2009)
This document is intended as a resource to be used by commissioners and providers of community services to help create transparent models of funding, through the use of new currencies and better pricing at a local level. New currencies (the units of healthcare for which a provider is funded) and better pricing are key to transforming community services, enabling commissioners to incentivise improvements in quality and value. The use of new currencies with accurate pricing should also lead to more services being available closer to home for patients.
Document
Independent Mental Health Advocacy. Guidance for Commissioners (December 2008)
This guidance from National Institute Mental Health in England (NIMHE) has been prepared for the introduction of Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) services on 1 April 2009. The guide outlines the statutory IMHA role, discusses good practice for IMHA services and outlines the commissioning process required to ensure high quality IMHA services are provided for qualifying patients under the Mental Health Act 1983. Effective commissioning is key to provision of IMHA services. This guidance is designed to support commissioners in preparing for this new statutory service by providing a reference document to the legal and practical issues to be considered when commissioning IMHA services.
Guidance
This document is intended as a resource to be used by commissioners and providers of community services to help create transparent models of funding, through the use of new currencies and better pricing at a local level. New currencies (the units of healthcare for which a provider is funded) and better pricing are key to transforming community services, enabling commissioners to incentivise improvements in quality and value. The use of new currencies with accurate pricing should also lead to more services being available closer to home for patients.
Document
Independent Mental Health Advocacy. Guidance for Commissioners (December 2008)
This guidance from National Institute Mental Health in England (NIMHE) has been prepared for the introduction of Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) services on 1 April 2009. The guide outlines the statutory IMHA role, discusses good practice for IMHA services and outlines the commissioning process required to ensure high quality IMHA services are provided for qualifying patients under the Mental Health Act 1983. Effective commissioning is key to provision of IMHA services. This guidance is designed to support commissioners in preparing for this new statutory service by providing a reference document to the legal and practical issues to be considered when commissioning IMHA services.
Guidance
Commissioning Excellence (January 2009)
NHS Primary Care Contracting have published a new quarterly briefing aimed at chief executives, board members, directors and senior managers responsible for commissioning in primary care trusts. To access this you must be registered with a subscribing organisation. Please click here to register.
Briefing (You must login to access it)
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