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.

Developing MSK networks: a resource pack

"This resource pack provides commissioners of MSK services with a framework for planning and developing a local MSK network, and signposts to a wide range of additional materials which may be useful as they undertake this task. "

Developing MSK (muscoloskeletal) networks: a resource pack
ARMA, NHS England MSK Clinical Network Project
January 2015

Read more here.

Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Fresh Approach in Practice

"The diverse range of sport and exercise services in this document highlights the opportunities to commission new services to positively improve health and health economics in the NHS." 

Sport and Exercise Medicine: A Fresh Approach in Practice: a National Health Service information document
Weiler R, Jones N et al.
Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine
July 2014

Read more here.

NHS Right Care videos supporting commissioning

NHS Right Care have created four videos to support commissioning:

• Integrating Hub/Prime Vendor
• Commissioning for Value Deep Dives
• Value Based Guidance for Elective Surgery
• Data Tools to Support the RCSE Commissioning Guidance

These videos and more can be accessed from the NHS Right Care Resource Centre.

Improving care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions

"Patients with muscular and joint pain have seen care improve and waiting times cut as part of a pilot saving the NHS tens of thousands of pounds." Improvements introduced include:

• Call referral management centre to coordinate physiotherapy referrals
• Physiotherapy available at GP practices
• Physiotherapy telephone assessment service
• Orthopaedics, sport and exercise medicine specialists as part of the clinical assessment team

Find out more about this pilot scheme here.

Allied Health Professionals' QIPP Toolkits

"The Strategic Health Authority Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Leads for England have worked with NHS London to compile AHP QIPP Toolkits, designed to help commissioners design services that are of high quality whilst reducing cost."

Access the toolkits below:

• AHP Stroke Toolkit
• AHP Oral Nutritional Support Toolkit
• AHP Musculoskeletal Care Toolkit
• AHP Cancer Toolkit
• AHP Diabetes Toolkit