Transforming community services: currency and pricing options for community services

This DH document is intended as a resource to be used by commissioners and providers of community services to help create transparent models of funding, through the use of new currencies and better pricing at a local level. New currencies (the units of healthcare for which a provider is funded) and better pricing are key to transforming community services, enabling commissioners to incentivise improvements in quality and value. The use of new currencies with accurate pricing should also lead to more services being available closer to home for patients.

Published January 2009, 41 pages

Providing Care for Patients with Urological Conditions: Guidance and Resources for Commissioners

Developed by the Care Closer to Home Urology sub-group, this resource aims to provide guidance and information for commissioners to consider and use when commissioning services for people with urological conditions, in the community. It is also intended to provide information for clinicians and others who are exploring providing urology services in the community.

Published July 2008, 30 pages

NHS Next Stage Review: Our vision for primary and community care

The Department for Health’s vision is for primary and community care to provide high quality, personal care and support, treating people when they're sick and helping them stay healthy, where and when they need it most.

Primary and community care services are regarded with pride at home and admiration abroad. Thanks to the dedication of family doctors, community nurses, health visitors, allied health professionals, social care professionals, pharmacists, dentists and opticians, most patients enjoy good quality care, close to home. There are high levels of satisfaction with services and trust in the staff who provide them.

We need to ensure that high-quality care is a consistent part of everyone's experience of primary and community care. Services need to evolve to reflect changes in healthcare and society. This document sets out a vision for how services will continue to grow and develop over the next ten years. It is a vision of a continuously improving service, where essential standards are guaranteed and excellence is rewarded.

(Published 2008)

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Vascular Checks - stakeholder workshop events

Making connections: using healthcare professionals to deliver organisational improvements