Part of the world class commissioning suite of practical guides, this document builds on existing good practice within the NHS to support PCTs in improving the accessibility and responsiveness of local GP services.
Published July 2009, 70 pages
MOBILE treatment units are travelling around Greater Manchester as part of a £172m private health contract to cut waiting times.
Published February 2009
This document is intended to assist commissioners (including practice-based commissioners), to deliver Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services that are effective and appropriate for the whole community, using innovative ways of meeting the needs of local people. It is drawn from the work of the IAPT special interest groups (SIGs).
(Published November 2008, 57 pages)
Government policy is driving a fundamental shift of care from hospitals to more community-based settings. There is a growing expectation that this shift will be supported by the development of a network of new facilities in which primary, community and secondary care services are co-located, often referred to as polyclinics. Will this model improve the quality and accessibility of health care and deliver cost savings? Drawing on published information and original research into facilities similar to the polyclinic model in the United Kingdom and abroad, this report identifies and explores both opportunities and risks in relation to: quality of care, accessibility of services and cost.
Published June 2008, 67 pages
In 2001, the Government published the National Sexual Health and HIV Strategy and one of the recommendations is the provision of more comprehensive and integrated sexual health services. One of the commitments in the strategy was to undertake an evaluation of different models of One Stop Shops.
This report, which has just been published provides valuable findings and information for PCT commissioners and service providers considering an integrated approach as well as those already providing integrated services.
(Published February 2008, 250 pages)
One of the key objectives set out in the White Paper Our health, our care, our say is to secure better access to general practice. In some places this will mean encouraging or allowing new providers, including social enterprises or commercial companies, to offer services to registered patients alongside traditional general practice. This guide is aimed at these new providers, or potential primary medical services contractors.
(Published November 2006, 37 pages)
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