The NHS Commissioning Board has announced funding to help local communities to build meaningful partnerships between Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) charities, community groups and social enterprises. Read more »
This document published by the NHS Commissioning Board outlines the role that Clinical Senates will play in providing strategic clinical advice and leadership across a broad geographical area to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), health and wellbeing boards (HWB) and the NHS Commissioning Board from April 2013. Read more »
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has recently published a document which supports the planning for Direct Commissioning responsibilities for 2013/14. Read more »
This guidance outlines the incentives and levers that will be used to improve services from April 2013. It identifies an outcomes indicator for dementia and highlights the value of commissioning primary care services in a way that secures improved diagnosis rates. Read more »
The NHS mandate between the Government and the NHS Commissioning Board sets out the ambitions for the health service for the next two years. Read more »
A series of learning resources have been launched to support the establishment of well-functioning health and wellbeing boards. Read more »
This report by the three Champion Groups leading the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia provides an update on progress since the launch of the Challenge in March 2012. Read more »
This short guide summarises some of the need-to-know structural and operational features of local government and presents advice from GPs, NHS managers and local councillors on the important cultural stumbling blocks that often occur when working across the NHS-local government divide. Read more »
In this poster presentation, given at the UK Dementia Congress, Edana Minghella, proposes a new understanding of the dementia journey and a revised model of care for dementia, aimed at improving experiences and outcomes, and informing service redesign and commissioning. Read more »
Social Care Institute for Excellence has launched a new service called ‘Find Me Good Care’, to help people find good care in response to research that reveals many people are mystified by the care system. Read more »
This recently published toolkit identifies the main elements involved in the commissioning process, explains the commissioning cycle in practical terms and offers a four-stage approach across all sectors. Read more »
The NHS Commissioning Board is formally established today, 1 October 2012, and takes on its full statutory responsibilities on 1 April 2013. Read more »
This report shares findings from a South West study into the factors that achieved real change and improvement for people living with dementia, their carers and families. Read more »
This report shares the findings from the peer review of memory assessment services which took place in the South West at the start of 2012. It highlights for Clinical Commissioning Groups and their local partners innovation, learning, and opportunities for improvement across the diagnosis pathway. Read more »
The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has set out its plan for a small number of strategic clinical networks to improve health services for specific patient groups or conditions, including people with dementia. Read more »
This practical toolkit aims to support Clinical Commissioning Groups in appointing lay members. It has been developed by the Appointments Commission building on work by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) and published by the NHS Commissioning Board. Read more »
The Law Commission recently recommended expanding direct payments to residential care, and the Department of Health has chosen to explore this by supporting the development of ‘test sites’ in partnership with local authorities. Read more »
This briefing paper, published by the 2020 Public Services Hub, explores the challenges of quality and funding for the adult social care sector through the lens of the personalisation agenda. Read more »
A new series of guides giving practical advice to Clinical Commissioning Groups about the value of patient and public engagement has been published by NHS Networks. Read more »
A new report, published by the NHS Conferederation’s Mental Health Network, presents evidence for investing in care that addresses both physical and psychological needs. Read more »