Healthy Child Programme from 5 to 19 years old

The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) from 5 to 19 year olds sets out the recommended framework of universal and progressive services for children and young people to promote optimal health and wellbeing. It outlines suggested roles and responsibilities for commissioners, health, education, local authority and other partners to encourage the development of high-quality services. As the Operating framework for the NHS in England 2009/10 sets out, PCTs will want to review the transparency of their service offer in line with Healthy lives, brighter futures and local priorities, and this may include the HCP.

Published October 2009, 97 pages

A practical guide to commissioning children’s palliative care education and training: consultation document

The purpose of this document is to support commissioners in their work with local service providers and education providers as they develop workforce plans to ensure the development of children’s palliative care services. In commissioning for quality and choice, there are likely to be a diverse range of potential services and a mix of approaches to provide palliative care services for children and their families. This document aims to provide a framework in accordance with the Children's Workforce Development Strategy to ensure a workforce to provide children's palliative care that:

• Is competent and confident;
• People aspire to be part of and want to remain working for
• Develop skills and builds satisfying and rewarding careers; and is recognised and transferable in all locations they work
• Children, young people, parents and carers trust and respect.

(Published June 2008, 22 pages)

Education Commissioning Briefing

The briefing paper contains information on subjects such as:

• Data – what kind of information and intelligence to use that can help inform your education commissioning decisions (for example health needs assessments and demographics)

• Funding – how education is paid for and what sources of funding there are

• Process – the formal, staged process of commissioning (rather than simply purchasing) education.

The briefing paper has been designed to provide information and support to education commissioners and those colleagues who need to have an understanding of education commissioning

Other documents and conferences

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?