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District Nurse Bronwyn Matthews, Durham and Chester-le-Street PCT

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The Commissioning Friend  

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Introduction
Using this Friend
The Purpose of the Commissioning Friend
The key role of the patient care pathway
Direction of Travel
The national policy framework
National policy checklist
Key Steps
Key Steps of Commissioning
Health Equity Audit
Assessing Skills and Competencies
Involving stakeholders
Critical success factors
Most common reasons for failure
Vision & Strategy
Vision
Process, product & scope
The strategic story 
Service strategies
Financial strategy
Commissioning
Leading the process of radical change
Agreeing the rules of engagement
Information requirements
Commissioning specialist services
Models for delivering Whole System Commissioning
How to choose the right commissioning model
SLAs
Strategy into action
Developing commissioning programmes
Balancing local provision and access with Plurality, Diversity and Choice
Developing the commissioning programme: suggested steps
Benefits management
Managing changes to requirements
Providers
Different models of provision
Foundation Trusts
Treatment Centres (TCs)
Resource Guides
Resource Guides explained
Resource Guide 1- Understanding Payment by Results
Resource Guide 2 - Developing a Financial Strategy
Resource Guide 3 - Developing a Service Strategy
Resource Guide 4 - Key changes in Service Level Agreements
Resource Guide 5 - Delivering Patient Choice
Resource Guide 6 - Foundation Hospital Trusts
Resource Guide 7 - Issues for Commissioning from Treatment Centres
Resource Guide 8 - Commissioning Specialist Services
Resource Guide 9 - Managing Information Requirements
Resource Guide 10 - Project Management
Resource Guide 11 - NHS planning
 Resource Guide 12 - Partnering in the NHS: Working Separately Together
Case Studies
Case Studies explained
Case Study 1 - Using the patient pathway - NORTHUMBERLAND CARE TRUST
Case Study 2 - Strategic Population Health Planning - BIRMINGHAM AND BLACK COUNTRY STRATEGIC HEALTH AUTHORITY
Case Study 3- Incentives to change BRADFORD SOUTH & WEST PCT
Case Study 4 - Commissioning via Clinical Networks - NORTH TRENT CRITICAL CARE NETWORK
Case Study 5 - Commissioning via Clinical Networks - SOUTH WEST CARDIAC NETWORK
Case Study 6 - Tees Health Economy Commissioning Charter - NORTHUMBERLAND CARE TRUST
Case Study 7 - Collective Decisions On The Planning, Procurement And Review Of Services - NORCOM
Case Study 8 - A model of whole system commissioning - THURROCK PCT
Case Study 9 - Patient and Public Involvement - West Norfolk PCT
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