New Commissioner Module for the No Delays Achiever Now Available

The NHS Institute for Innovation & Improvement has now launched the new Commissioner Module for the No Delays Achiever. The new functionality is designed to support commissioners in working with their providers to achieve 18 week patient pathways. If you are a commissioner you can now compare multiple provider data to help you work with your providers in identifying and tackling variation and delay. As ever, the library of service improvement tools, techniques and case studies can also help commissioners find the most effective ways of working with their healthcare partners. Other improvements in response to user feedback include clearer organisation of graphs, a new ‘getting started’ section, an enhanced feedback function, and improved overall design.

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For a full outline of modifications:

www.nodelaysachiever.nhs.uk/news

Communities of Practice: Commissioning Patient Pathways

The NHS Institute’s No Delays Priority Programme is establishing two communities of practice as part of the evolution of its existing commissioning network to examine and tackle current commissioning challenges. Each Community will consist of around 15 members, meeting initially in London and Coventry. Places are limited, so apply soon.

Practice Based Commissioning & Patient & Public Involvement: The New Frontier

PBC offers an opportunity for GP practices, Primary Care Trusts and local people to work together developing more appropriate pathway-based care and more efficient services. The report 'Practice Based Commissioning & Patient & Public Involvement: The New Frontier' explores this area.

However despite a general feeling that users should be involved, views of local communities are rarely taken on board with PBC.

Surveys carried out by NHS Alliance and Developing Patient Pathways suggest that some practices a experiencing barriers to involving patients in the early phases of PBC, despite adequate mechanisms.

(Published July 2007, 26 pages)