HSJ Commissioning supplement: The right services at the right time

"Commissioning within the NHS is being shaped by a variety of factors, ranging from technology to the third sector. This week’s supplement, produced in association with Skills for Health, IMS Health and the British Red Cross, looks at:

• workforce planning 
• gaining value from data 
• benefitting from third sector organisations" 

HSJ Commissioning supplement: The right services at the right time
How data, workforce planning and the voluntary sector are shaping NHS commissioning
September 2015

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Workforce planning in the NHS

"At local level, there is no single solution to address immediate workforce challenges. Rather, providers will need to consider a range of sustainable strategies – individually and in partnership with others in their local health economy."

Workforce planning in the NHS
R Addicott, D Maguire, M Honeyman, J Jabbal
The King's Fund
April 2015

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Costing statement: Intrapartum care: care of healthy women and their babies during childbirth

"Implementing the recommendations in the guideline is expected to lead to more women giving birth in settings other than obstetric units than is currently the case. CCGs and hospital trusts should work together to consider the impact this would have on planning service provision."

Costing statement: Intrapartum care: care of healthy women and their babies during childbirth 
Implementing the NICE guideline on intrapartum care (CG190)
NICE
December 2014

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How does context influence collaborative decision-making for health services planning, delivery and evaluation?

"Collaboration among researchers (clinician, non-clinician) and decision makers (managers, policy-makers, clinicians), referred to as integrated knowledge translation (IKT), enhances the relevance and use of research, leading to improved decision-making, policies, practice, and health care outcomes. However IKT is not widely practiced due to numerous challenges. This research explored how context influenced IKT as a means of identifying how IKT could be strengthened."

How does context influence collaborative decision-making for health services planning, delivery and evaluation?

AR Gagliardi, F Webster, MC Brouwers, NN Baxter, A Finelli, S Gallinger
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:545  doi:10.1186/s12913-014-0545-x

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Urgent and planned care: operational resilience and capacity planning

"Guidance to support NHS healthcare providers and commissioners with their planning for operational resilience during 2014/15."

Urgent and planned care: operational resilience and capacity planning for 2014/15
Monitor, NHS England and NHS Trust Development Authority
June 2014

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NICE Physical activity return on investment tool

"The physical activity return on investment tool has been developed to help decision making in physical activity programme planning at local and sub-national levels."

Physical activity return on investment tool
NICE
September 2014

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End of life care profiles for clinical commissioning groups

"These profiles, launched on 28 April 2014, draw together a wide range of information to give an overview of variations in cause and place of death, by age and sex, for each clinical commissioning group (CCG) in England. The profiles will help commissioners and providers of end of life care get a clearer picture of the end of life care needs of their local populations. They will help with the planning and delivery of services and will support drives locally towards improving end of life care."

End of life care profiles for clinical commissioning groups
Public Health England
April 2014

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Resource modelling to inform decision making and service planning

"Resource modelling of this type complements conventional cost-effectiveness analyses and can help inform policy making and service planning."

Using resource modelling to inform decision making and service planning: the case of colorectal cancer screening in Ireland
L Sharp, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:105

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