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commissioning practice
http://www.northwestroadmap.org.uk/index.php?pageNo=369
This section of the North West Roadmap site explores the different levels of commissioning, including self-directed support, practice-based commissioning and, specifically, strategic commissioning. It will look at guidance, tools and case studies that could help strategic commissioners develop their commissioning processes, as well as signposting to other materials.
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national themes and guidance
http://www.northwestroadmap.org.uk/index.php?pageNo=370
This section of the North West Roadmap website explores national policy direction that health and wellbeing organisations need to implement. It contains links to national guidance - summaries of recent key legislation and guidance relevant to commissioning - as well as examples of good practice, and signposting to other sources of help.
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DH Care Networks
http://www.dhcarenetworks.org.uk/
The DH Care Networks is under significant changes with the central DH Care Networks platform no longer existing. Each individual programme is, currently, under review in regard to their website requirements.
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Local Government Information Unit (LGIU),
https://member.lgiu.org.uk/whatwedo/cst/projects/Documents/Sustainable%20Social%20Care%20Learning%20Network/Social%20Care%20Learning%20Network.pdf
The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU), an independent and influential think tank, are setting up a national learning network on sustainable social care through the Centres for Local Sustainability and for Service Transformation. This has been sponsored by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and the Department of Health. They are inviting organisations to join this network which will run from October 2009 to March 2010.
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Audit Commission
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/
As well as local government inspection reports, the Audit Commission has useful background reports on health and wellbeing including 'Older People - Independence and Well-being: the challenge for public services' and 'Forget Me Not: mental health services for older people'. It published the commissioning guide for social services 'Take Your Choice: a commissioning framework for community care'.
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Commissioning Business Service
http://www.gmcbs.co.uk/
The Commissioning Business Service provides NHS based specialist support to improve the commissioning of health services. The site features five key areas which give specific information about: Collaborative Commissioning, Procurement & Market Management, Contracting & Performance Management, Corporate Services and Business Intelligence.
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ChaMPs
http://www.champs-for-health.net/
ChaMPs is the public health network for Cheshire and Merseyside PCTs, NHS trusts, local authorities, and wider organisations. It aims to promote and protect public health and wellbeing, and develop capacity and capability in the public sector.
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Child and Maternal Health Intelligence Unit
http://www.chimat.org.uk
The Child and Maternal Health Intelligence Unit ChiMat is a new national resource that aims to provide ready access to relevant information and knowledge relating to child and maternal health. It will provide a gateway for access to to the latest published research and evidence, performance indicators, an on-line directory of services, and on-line tools for commissioners.
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The Centre for Public Innovation
http://www.publicinnovation.org.uk/pages/innovation_e-mag.html
The Centre for Public Innovation is a new quarterly publication to support the public sector to deliver better service outcomes.
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Department for Communities and Local Government
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/nationalprocurementstrategy
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has a wide remit that encompasses housing, homelessness, partnerships, social exclusion, sustainable communities and local government. It recently published 'A Guide to Procuring Care and Support Services'. The website has a useful section about the National Procurement Strategy for Local Government in England.
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Department of Health (DH)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Commissioning/index.htm
The Department of Health (DH) has a commissioning section on its website at which contains guidance documents on commissioning arrangements in the NHS, including world-class commissioning, practice-based commissioning and commissioning specialised services.
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Care Quality Commission (CQC)
http://www.cqc.org.uk/
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England and promotes improvement in the quality of the NHS, Local Authority, private companies and voluntary organisations. It undertakes inspection of all health and social care establishments in England and Wales.
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Every Child Matters
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/
The Every Child Matters website is a good source of help on commissioning children and young people's services. It has a section on joint planning and commissioning that includes case studies, national contracts and documents such as 'Effective Practice in Commissioning in Children's Services'.
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FundingCaring
http://www.fundingcaring.co.uk/
The FundingCaring website offers a unique reference point on financing the care of elderly or disabled relatives. The site features more than 60 articles written by experts who continually update and add new content.
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Health Services Management Centre at Birmingham University
http://www.hsmc.bham.ac.uk/
The Health Services Management Centre at Birmingham University specialises in development, education and research in health and social care services in the UK. The website has information about current and past research and downloadable publications including 'Making the Shift from Secondary to Primary Care', 'Commissioning in the Reformed NHS: policy into practice' and 'Creating NHS Local: a new relationship between PCTs and local government'.
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Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN)
http://www.dhcarenetworks.org.uk/IndependentLivingChoices/Housing/?
The Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) is the national network for promoting new ideas and supporting change in the delivery of housing, care and support services for older and vulnerable adults, including people with disabilities and long term conditions. It has the lead for supporting the implementation and sharing the learning from the Department of Health's Extra Care Housing Grant arrangements and related housing, care and support capital and revenue programmes. The Extra Care Housing Toolkit http://www.northwestroadmap.org.uk/docs/ECH%20Toolkit.pdf, available on the Housing LIN web site, is designed to assist in the development of extra care housing in the context of the wider accommodation and service needs of older people. It offers a structured approach to developing policy and locally based initiatives and a variety of tools designed to facilitate thinking about extra care.
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The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
http://www.idea.gov.uk/
The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) offers advice and publishes guidance relevant to local authorities' corporate procurement, including 'Procurement Essentials' which gives guidance to help authorities meet the requirements of the National Procurement Strategy for Local Government in England. It has a procurement section with downloadable publications and case studies: subjects include the efficiency review, eProcurement and the National Procurement Strategy.
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http://www.in-control.org.uk/
http://www.in-control.org.uk/
The in-Control programme is a national programme which aims to change the organisation of social care in England so that people can take better control of their own lives - Self-Directed Support. In-Control has developed a whole-system approach to Self-Directed Support, with policies and procedures for resource allocation, support planning, supported decision making etc. Although originally focused on people with learning disabilities, in-Control's system of Self-Directed Support is designed for everyone who uses social care support.
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Information Centre for Health and Social Care
http://www.knowledge.ic.nhs.uk/
The Information Centre for Health and Social Care is a special health authority providing facts and figures to help the NHS and social services run effectively. It works with NHS providers, suppliers and academics to provide products, services and standards that support the sharing and most efficient and effective use of information, strengthens decision-making, widens patient's choice and improves infrastructure. A major new project to support commissioning is Integrating Information for Older People which analyses the range of information held by the Centre on this key client group across health, social care and other services.
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