27 May 2009

COMMISSIONING

Cancer Commissioning Toolkit (April 2009)
This site is aimed at supporting World-class Commissioning of cancer services across the NHS by making information on cancer care in England freely available. It includes a range of high-level indicators, as well as a number of links to more detailed information, right across the patient’s journey: from prevention and screening through referral and treatment to living with and beyond cancer, as well as end of life care.
Website

Deed of variation for 2008 NHS standard acute contract (19th May 2009)
This suite of documents is for those commissioners and providers who entered into the acute services contract that was published in December 2007, who are now working to a document that does not reflect changes brought about by the operating framework for 2009-1010.
Guidance

New Commissioning Guide from NICE (April 2009)
NICE have published a new commissioning guide "Smoking cessation service for people having elective surgery". The guide:
  • makes the case for commissioning a smoking cessation service for people having elective surgery
  • specifies service requirements
  • helps determine local service levels
  • helps ensure corporate and quality assurance.
Guide

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