An Independent commission has been established to examine the commissioning of oral healthcare in England and Wales.
With the World Class Commissioning agenda gathering momentum, many Trusts are making significant progress translating the vision into reality. Learning from best practice examples across the country is key if Trusts are to move towards World Class status.
This is an opportunity to catch up with HealthExecTV's World Class Commissioning programme designed to assist Trusts in their transition.
Keynote interviews from policy leaders provide advice on how to step up the current approach. In addition, best practice case studies showcase achievements from Trusts leading the way in delivering their world class commissioning strategies.
Simply click the links below to view the programme elements:
Gearing Up for World Class Commissioning - Interview with Gary Belfield, Director of Commissioning, DoH
World Class Commissioning - NHS Confed Support - Interview with David Stout, Director PCT Network
Evidence-Based Planning for World Class Commissioning Transition
West Kent PCT Makes Strides in Delivering World Class Commissioning Vision in Sexual Health and Dentistry
GPs Lead the Way in Practice-based Commissioning Transformation at Warrington
West Kent PCT is making strides in its World Class Commissioning strategy and delivering a commissioning model with partner Avail Consulting that is improving value for money, driving up clinical standards and reducing inequalities in the local population.
Initially applied to sexual health and dentistry services, the PCT is already seeing 100% improvement in the delivery of GUM services, increased investment in prevention through screening programmes and a transformation in their relationships with providers.
To find out how they did it, click to the video:
http://www.healthexec.tv/cgi-bin/details.pl?action=pre&id=413
Guidance provided in January 2007 (Gateway reference 7719) has been updated to reflect comments from the NHS and to clarify expectations for the end of the financial year. The guidance is now generic and does not relate to any one year in particular.
(Published April 2008, 13 pages)
Hints and tips procurement paper; This briefing note sets out some of the key lessons learned by a number of PCTs that have undertaken procurement exercises for NHS dental services. Competitive tendering exercises have been highly successful in several respects in primary care dentistry as they have: enabled PCTs to re-commission lost services; secured improved access in specific localities (or for specific types of population) in line with local oral health needs assessment; improved quality; tested the local market and securing improved VFM, as measured by the PCT’s average £/UDA before and after the exercise. PCTs felt they had achieved improved value for money without a reduction in quality.
(Published February 2008, 4 pages)
High level guidance launched by Ann Keen, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health Services, on 16 January 2008, sets out the Government's commitment to maintaining and expanding NHS dental services and the expectations on the NHS to deliver year on year increases in access, as set out in the NHS Operating Framework 2008/09 and to provide more detail on what this means for commissioners and providers in developing dental services locally, including managing the 2009 transition.
(Published January 2008, 5 pages)
Best practice guidance to improve oral health in disabled children and adults. This document builds on the principles within Choosing Better Oral Health and uses the evidence-based approach within Delivering Better Oral Health as a guide to assist all who provide and commission dental services for people with disabilities.
(Published November 2007, 53 pages)
Community Matron Interventions
Probabilistic sensitivity analysis: an audit of current practice and a review of its use and value in decision making (HTA Project)
Dental Commissioning and Contract Monitoring: NEW! 17/9/07 Performance Management Tools Launched
Commissioning guides: a resource for healthcare commissioning (leaflet)
South West Primary Care Leads Network Event: PBC & Pharmacy
New university-accredited programme: Advanced Commissioning
Delivering the 18 week pathway; Update
Practice based commissioning and 18 weeks: How to create win-wins
Improving services and support for people with dementia
Dental Commissioning and Contract Monitoring
How can funding of long-term care adapt for an ageing population?
This guidance provides advice on strategic commissioning of sedation services, together with advice on some transitional issues where PCTs have sought clarification of existing guidance. (June 2007, 14 pages)
This guidance provides advice on strategic commissioning of sedation services, together with advice on some transitional issues where PCTs have sought clarification of existing guidance. Previous guidance on sedation services has focused on transitional issues associated with the new contractual arrangements from 1 April 2006. This guidance addresses strategic commissioning issues that have previously been covered only by more general guidance on specialist dental services.
(Published February 2007, 13 pages)
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