Commissioning for carers

The guide was funded by the Department of Health and serves as blueprint for better commissioning for carers. Accompanying the main guide is a shorter action guide for decision-makers. This is aimed at directors of adult services, chief executives of primary care trusts (PCT) and elected members. Key recommendations in the guides include: think ‘carer’ in all commissioning and joint strategic needs assessments (JSNA); improve outcomes, independence and choices for both carers and those they care for; involve carers of all groups and communities in decision-making and planning processes; strengthen the carer support provider market, using a variety of funding approaches.

Published September 2009, 50 pages

Services for adults with autistic spectrum conditions

This good practice advice for PCT and local authority commissioners builds on Better Services for People with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder and is part of a programme of work to ensure that people with autistic spectrum conditions receive the right support to live life independently and to the full, exercising choice and control over decisions that affect their lives.

Published 2009, 26 pages

Services for adults with autistic spectrum conditions

This good practice advice for PCT and local authority commissioners builds on Better Services for People with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder and is part of a programme of work to ensure that people with autistic spectrum conditions receive the right support to live life independently and to the full, exercising choice and control over decisions that affect their lives.

Published 2009, 26 pages

Commissioning framework for health and well-being

Commissioning for health and well-being means involving the local community to provide services that meet their needs, beyond just treating them when they are ill, but also keeping them healthy and independent. This framework builds on the White Paper Our health, our care, our say, which promised to help people stay healthy and independent, to give people choice in their care services, to deliver services closer to home and to tackle inequalities. This framework is about action, with a particular focus on partnership. It is for everyone who can contribute to promoting physical and mental health and well-being, including the business community, government regional offices and the third sector.

(Published March 2007, 100 pages)