Commissioning for Value Focus Packs

"These focus packs provide more detailed information on those highest spending programmes previously covered by the earlier Commissioning for Value packs. The areas covered are: cancer; the CVD family of conditions including renal, stroke and diabetes; maternity and early years; mental health and dementia; musculoskeletal and trauma; neurology; and respiratory. The packs include a wider range of outcome measures and information on the most common procedures and diagnoses for the condition in question. They help CCGs begin work on phase two of the RightCare approach ‘What to Change’ by using indicative data to identify improvement opportunities."

There are two Commissioning for Value focus packs available for each CCG:

• Cancer, Mental health and dementia, MSK and trauma – May 2016
• CVD, Neurological, Respiratory, Maternity – April 2016

Find out more and access the packs here.

Dementia and housing: An assessment tool for local commissioning

"Commissioned by Public Health England ... this self-assessment tool focuses on local commissioning processes and decision-making. The main principle being applied in this tool is that all available assets and resources need to be combined, both to create the conditions that reduce the risk of developing dementia, and to develop a framework of support to help those with dementia, their families and carers, to have as good a quality of life as possible."

Dementia and housing: An assessment tool for local commissioning
Housing Learning & Improvement Network
May 2016

Read more here.

Developing a Complex Care Case Management Service within Primary Care

"Analysis of the Slough CCG patient population demonstrated that 5% (7,500) of people consume 43% of healthcare resources.  In an attempt to realise cost savings and improve quality of service, efforts were made to target those at higher risk of an emergency admission or A&E attendance."

Slough CCG: Developing a Complex Care Case Management Service within Primary Care
S Saran, A Thompson, R Chana
RightCare
February 2016

Read more here.

New Commissioning for Value packs

"The information in the packs will be of particular interest to CCG clinical and management leads with responsibility for finance, performance, improvement and health outcomes; to NHS England regional team leads; and to commissioning support teams who are helping CCGs with this work."

Commissioning for Value – comprehensive data packs to support CCGs and NHS England in the regions
NHS England
January 2016

Access the packs here.

Implementing the NICE guideline on social care of older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions

"The guideline covers how health and social care for older people with multiple long-term conditions should be planned and delivered. It addresses how those responsible for commissioning, managing and providing health and social care should work together to deliver safe, high-quality services."

Costing statement:Implementing the NICE guideline on social care of older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions (NG22)
NICE
November 2015

Read more here.

Atlas of Variation 2015 Opportunity Locator tool

"The Atlas of Variation Opportunities Locator is a companion tools to the NHS Atlas of Variation 2015. It uses the same data and maps but allows local commissioners to select and view the CCG and Local Authority maps for their own local population across a wide range of disease areas contained in the Atlas."

Atlas of Variation 2015 Opportunity Locator tool
NHS RightCare
2015

Access the locator tool here.

Transforming healthcare in England’s core cities

"The report demonstrates how commissioners in Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester are addressing profound health challenges. It also highlights how clinically-led commissioning is making it possible to deliver healthcare focused on the needs of specific populations."

Transforming healthcare in England’s core cities 
NHS Clinical Commissioners
September 2015

Read more here.

Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners

"We have identified ten priorities for action. A striking feature of all the priorities is the degree to which they call for change within primary care and the way in which primary care relates to the rest of the system. "

Transforming our health care system: Ten priorities for commissioners
C Naylor et al.
The King's Fund
April 2015

Read more here.

Health Service Journal - Integration

"Integrated care has been a goal for the NHS almost since it was founded. Now that it is finally top of the agenda, can local and national leaders seize the opportunity to deliver it?"

Integration
Health Service Journal supplement
10 April 2015

Read more here.

Commissioning for Value Integrated care pathways packs

NHS England and RightCare have created Commissioning for Value packs to support integrated care pathways across CCGs.

Access the London packs here.

Commissioning for Value national workshop videos

Videos of presentations from the Commissioning for Value workshops run in March are now available on the RightCare website. They cover topics such as using the Commissioning for value tool, improving referrals and using the RightCare approach.

Watch the videos here.

Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework

"NHS England has developed a new framework agreement for commissioning support services – the Lead Provider Framework (LPF). It enables Clinical Commissioning Groups(CCGs), NHS England and other customers to source some or all of their commissioning support needs"

Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework
NHS England

Find out more and access the framework here.

The NHS under the coalition government - NHS reform

"This paper explores the coalition government’s record on NHS reform by describing the situation it inherited when it came to power in 2010, the policies it has pursued, and (where available) evidence of their impact."

The NHS under the coalition government - Part one: NHS reform
C Ham, B Baird, S Gregory, J Jabbal, H Alderwick
The King's Fund
February 2015

Read more here.

Risk or reward?: The changing role of CCGs in general practice

"In our case study sites we found that the sustainability of clinical involvement in commissioning was at risk due to waning levels of GP leader engagement in CCGs, potential problems in the recruitment and retention of leaders, and significant pressures on GPs’ time and capacity."

Risk or reward?: The changing role of CCGs in general practice
R Robertson, S Ross, L Bennett, H Holder, J Gosling, N Curry
The King's Fund
January 2015

Read more here.

Joining up health and social care personal budgets: Key points on implementation

"Joint health and care personal budgets offer a potential model for delivering integrated care from the bottom up, at the level of the individual person. This briefing outlines the key themes from a workshop for senior professionals on joining up personal budgets, held at the King’s Fund. It also sets out a series of practical approaches to implementation that might be considered by local
leaders as they develop their approaches to integrating personal budgets."

Joining up health and social care personal budgets: Key points on implementation
NHS Confederation Briefing
January 2015 Issue 280

Read more here.

Bulletin for Clinical Commissioning Groups

The November edition of the Bulletin for CCGs, featuring news, strategic and operational issues has been released. Access it here.

Commissioning supplement: Sorting the good ideas

"How the NHS is looking to CSUs to bring health and social care together, plus two CCGs show a new way for GPs to coordinate data"

Commissioning supplement: Sorting the good ideas
Health Service Journal Supplement, 14 November, 2014

Read more here.

Patient Online support and resources

"This guide is intended for GPs, general practice staff, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and commissioning support units (CSUs) who are providing support to GP practices implementing Patient Online."

Patient Online support and resources
NHS England
November 2014

Read more here.

Next steps towards primary care co-commissioning

"This document aims to provide clarity and transparency around co-commissioning options, providing CCGs and area teams with the information and tools they need to choose and implement the right form of co-commissioning for their local health economy."

Next steps towards primary care co-commissioning

NHS England, NHS Clinical Commissioners

November 2014

Read more here. 

Commissioning and contracting for integrated care

"Many clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have started to develop novel contracting and commissioning tools to drive more transformational and sustainable service integration. There is a range of contractual models being discussed and implemented across England. In this paper, we describe two broad frameworks that are currently being developed in five areas of the country to stimulate more integrated models of care – a prime contract and an alliance contract."

Commissioning and contracting for integrated care
R Addicott
The King's Fund
November 2014

Read more here.