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Services for adults with autistic spectrum conditions (ASC): good practice advice for primary care trust and local authority commissioners (3rd April 2009)
This good practice guidance, for Primary Care Trusts and Local Authority Commissioners, is part of a programme of work to ensure that people with autistic spectrum conditions receive the right support to to live life independently.
Guidance

World class commissioning: Improving Pharmaceutical Services (2nd April 2009)
This practical guide is to support PCTs in commissioning pharmaceutical services.
Guide

You're Welcome quality criteria: Making health services young people friendly (2nd April 2007)
This quality criteria sets out principles that will help health services (including non-NHS provision) become young people friendly. it covers arreas to be considered by commissioners and providers of health services. Content is based on examples of effective local practice and this second edition includes a new section covering Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Document

You're Welcome quality criteria self-assessment toolkit (6th April 2009)
This toolkit has been designed to enable service providers and commissioners to see what to do to be "young people friendly" and more appropriate to the needs of young people as detailed in the quality criteria. The toolkit will help services rate their level of achievement in relation to the You're Welcome quality criteria and action plan for reviewing, maintaining or improving the level of services.
Toolkit