Essential Resources
Jump to: Reducing cancer mortality | Horizon scanning | NHS White Paper | PCT priorities statements | Right Care (QIPP) papers | Pathway metrics | Procedures of limited value | Involving third sector organisations in commissioning | JSNA case studies | Return on investment for lifestyle interventions | We need your help
Reducing cancer mortality
- How to reduce excess mortality from cancer in areas with the worst health and highest deprivation (PDF, National Cancer Action Team / Health Inequalities National Support Team, Feb 2011) Referenced in brief notice in March 2011 PHCN newsletter
Horizon scanning
- Which areas of healthcare commissioning are the current 'hot topics' and which are likely to crop up in the future? Help us compile our list here.
NHS White Paper ('Liberating the NHS')
- Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS (July 2010) The Coalition Government's White Paper and accompanying consultations, to overhaul the health service through GP commissioning and the establishment of the Public Health Service.
- Arms Length Body review (July 2010) Includes the dissolution of the Health Protection Agency (HPA), NHS Institute and the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
- The future of NHS commissioning - the role of public health (PDF, July 2010) A joint position statement by healthcare PH representatives of the FPH, BMA, UK public health commissioning network (Yahoo Group) and PHCN, in advance of the Health White Paper
PCT Priorities Statements
- List of priorities statements (PDF, Sep 2010 updated) Want to find out what other PCTs are doing? A simple clickable list of PCT commissioning priorities statements and policies, to help you make local decisions and, wherever possible, aim for equity across the NHS. Please let us know if you have any corrections.
- List of plastic surgery policies (Excel, Nov 2010) Summary list of plastic surgery policies submitted following a survey of PHCN members in November 2010. If you are interested in seeing the policies please email us.
Right Care (QIPP) papers
- Letter from DH Right Care to commissioners (PDF) in June 2011 requesting examples of elective surgical commissioning policies
- A series of papers by Sir Muir Gray on how to achieve better value when commissioning healthcare by 'doing the right things'. Part of the Department of Health's Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) programme.
Pathway metrics
- Pathway-based metrics to support the second stage NHS Review and drive quality improvement (PDF, 2009 draft). Response to a newsletter 'swapshop' question in the January 2011 newsletter by Simon Lenton - thanks Simon
Procedures of limited value
- NHS Derbyshire County procedures of limited clinical value summary - draft (PDF, May 2010) A full list of current draft policy
- Value Improvement: Identifying Procedures of Low Value (Apr 2010, PDF, temporarily unavailable during update Sep 2010). A survey of interventions which have been discontinued or reduced by Primary Care Trusts, with potential savings forecast across England. See also the Right Care section
Involving third sector organisations in commissioning
- Third sector organisations as co-investors in the health of local communities (PDF, July 2010) The British Heart Foundation has released a short guide on using third sector organisations more effectively when commissioning, using programme budgeting as an example. The guide is also available on the Commissioning Support website.
JSNA case studies
- Joint strategic needs assessment development programme: vulnerable adults, housing and support case studies (PDF, Oct 2010) As mentioned in the October 2010 newsletter, p3
Return on investment for lifestyle interventions
- Return on investment for lifestyle interventions (PDF, September 2010). Full response to a 'swapshop' query in the August 2010 newsletter by Jilla Burgess-Allen - thanks Jilla!
We need your help!
We're currently putting together a set of 'Essential Resources' for people involved in commissioning and public health. Are there any websites or other resources (other than someone in your office!) we should include? Please let us know.
Could you share your local commissioning policies? If so please get in touch so other PHCN members can benefit and to reduce variation between policies across the country.
More Essential Resources will be added throughout 2011. PHCN members will be alerted when this happens - if you're not yet a member, have you considered joining PHCN?