Summary
The NHS England strategy for ensuring CCGs receive suitable commissioning support services is outlined in this document. CCGs should be enabled to exercise informed choice about how they obtain commissioning support and from whom. An effective market of viable commissioning support providers is required, providing access to “best in class” providers from the public, voluntary and independent sectors.
Read more: NHS England announces vision for future of commissioning support services. NHS England.
Reference
Towards commissioning excellence: a strategy for commissioning support services. Leeds: NHS England: June 12th 2013.
Section headings in this report comprise:
- Executive summary.
- Context: Creating an excellent commissioning system.
- Introduction to commissioning support services.
- What are commissioning support services?
- Who are the customers for commissioning support services?
- Who provides commissioning support services?
- What are excellent commissioning support services?
- Creating a market.
- A managed approach to developing the market is in the interest of all commissioners.
- What NHS England will do to support CCGs and providers develop the market.
- Freedoms.
- Requirements.
- The pace of change.
- Key risks and dependencies.
- Costs and benefits of a managed approach.
- Value for money.
- Enabling full autonomy for CSUs.
- Roadmap.
- Summary.
- Appendix A: Developing Informed Customers.
- Context.
- What support we will offer to help customers become better informed.
- Next Steps.
- Appendix B: Buying commissioning support services.
- The Challenge.
- The procurement approach NHS England proposes to support.
- An explanation of framework agreements.
- An explanation of collaborative / joint procurements.
- Responsibilities to NHS staff.
- Next steps.
- The Challenge.
- Appendix C: Continuity of supply.
- Context.
- Objectives.
- Approach.
- Next steps.
- Appendix D: CSU development.
- Context.
- Creation of CSUs.
- Developing fully autonomous CSUs.
- Risk.
- Approach.
- CSU Assurance.
- CSU Development.
- Next Steps.
- Appendix E: Creating a fair playing field for all commissioning support providers.
- The Challenge.
- Ensuring fair and transparent procurement and contracting.
- Managing the transfer of staff between providers.
- A forum for providers of commissioning support services.
- Engagement and integration of the voluntary and SME sectors.
- Engagement of Local Authority Commissioners and providers.
- Appendix F: Assurance of CCG in-house provision of commissioning support services.
- Objectives.
- Approach.
- Next Steps.
- Appendix G: What success would look like.
- Appendix H. How this strategy supports delivery of the Francis Inquiry recommendations and the Winterbourne View Review Concordat.
- Supporting delivery of the Francis Inquiry recommendations.
- Supporting delivery of the Winterbourne View Review Concordat actions.
- Annex.
- Case studies from a review of comparable public sector reforms.
Information Governance and Risk Stratification
Reference
Thomson, K. [and] Lewis, G. (2013). Information governance and risk stratification: advice and options for CCGs and GPs. London: NHS England, June 2013.
NHS England and Monitor Partnership Agreement
NHS England and Monitor have agreed on a strategic commitment to work together in concentrating on patients and improved outcomes.
Reference
Partnership Agreement between: Monitor and NHS England. London: NHS England and Monitor: April 2013.
[A brief reference to this item features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 9, August 2013].
