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Transforming CHS Supply-Side: Next Steps for Vertical Integration
Date Added - 08/03/2010  
Looking at the options for CHS merger, acquisition or integration of community health services with or by an NHS acute or mental health services provider.


TCS - Assurance and Approvals Process for PCT-provided Community Services
Date Added - 05/02/2010  
Guidance for PCTs and SHAs on assurance and approvals process for community provider organisational forms.


Enabling Effective Delivery of Health and Wellbeing
Date Added - 03/02/2010  
Independent report for the Secretary of State on how better to enable the delivery of improved health and wellbeing.


NHS Operating Framework for England for 2010/11
Date Added - 16/12/2009  
Setting out the priorities for the NHS for the year ahead.


LP's Commissioning Development Programme
Date Added - 25/09/2009  
LP's Commissioning Development programme supports capability building skills for commissioners around market creation and management.


Partnerships UK to Sponsor 2009 Social Enterprise Awards
Date Added - 14/07/2009  
Nominations invited for the 2009 Social Enterprise Awards, to recognise and champion the vital work carried out by the most successful social enterprises in the UK.


Transforming Community Services - Six Transformational Guides for Community Services
Date Added - 24/06/2009  
Today Lord Darzi launched Six Transformational Guides for Community services, to support NHS practitioners and clinical leaders to transform services locally and help empower local staff to lead on mo


Social Enterprise Investment Fund 2009/10 - Open for Business
Date Added - 11/05/2009  
Social enterprises can now apply for loans and grants from DH's Social Enterprise Investment Fund.


New Commercial Operating Model for NHS and DH
Date Added - 07/05/2009  
New Commercial Operating Model will deliver step change in commercial capability, raising the standard of commercial knowledge at all levels across the NHS


Futurebuilders England to manage Social Enterprise Investment Fund
Date Added - 06/03/2009  
A consortium led by Futurebuilders England has today been announced by the Department of Health as the fund manager of its £100 million Social Enterprise Investment Fund (SEIF).


Transforming Community Services - UNISON Trade Union Guide
Date Added - 23/02/2009  
Outlining the process for implementing the Transforming Community Services programme for PCTs and SHAs.


Documents from the HSJ Conference 21 Jan 2009: Developing World Class Provider Services
Date Added - 23/01/2009  
>> From Options Appraisal to Future Success – What Will the Successful Enterprise Look Like in 5 Years Time? >> Future-Proofing Newly Created Community Health Providers


Future-Proofing Newly Created Community Health Providers
Date Added - 21/01/2009  
Future-Proofing: identifying the forces most likely to influence, and maybe even to determine, the health and social care environment in the foreseeable future.


Transforming Community Services: towards healthy change
Date Added - 15/01/2009  
A new set of tools to support organisations to become ‘business fit’ and ‘transformational’ so care provided is of the highest quality and responsive to the needs of patients and local communities.


NHS Brand Guidelines for Provider Arms
Date Added - 09/01/2009  
Guidance on branding - for community services provider arms - within the NHS identity, while reflecting their separation and their continuing accountability to their host PCT.


NHS Operating Framework 2009-10
Date Added - 10/12/2008  
The new Operating Framework sets out NHS priorities for the next year. It will help deliver Lord Darzi's vision as set out in his report, High Quality Care for All.


Health and Care Workers to set up new social enterprises; and "Right to Request" report
Date Added - 20/11/2008  
Six 'Innovation for Life' Challenge Fund projects to share £450k for new social enterprises for the elderly, the disabled and the homeless; and nurses to get more support for patient services.


New Law to Strengthen Children’s Trust Boards – Improved Accountability for Child Safety Plans
Date Added - 19/11/2008  
New legislation to ensure that multi-agency Children’s Trust Boards are operating in every local authority area.


Launch of PUK Commissioning Development Programme
Date Added - 28/10/2008  
PUK has launched an innovative programme for commissioners, to directly support the development of World Class Commissioning in PCTs


Update on Partnerships UK’s Provider Services Development Programme for PCTs
Date Added - 28/10/2008  
In July 2008, a further two Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) joined the programme bringing the total number to fifteen.


PCT Procurement Guide for Health Services
Date Added - 28/10/2008  
The Department of Health has published the PCT Procurement Guide for Health Services


Framework for Managing Choice, Cooperation and Competition
Date Added - 28/10/2008  
The Department of Health has published the Framework for Managing Choice, Cooperation and Choice


Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition
Date Added - 28/10/2008  
The Department of Health has published guidance for system managers, commissioners and providers


Standard Community Health Services Contract
Date Added - 28/10/2008  
The Department of Health is currently developing standard contracts for NHS Mental Health, Community and Ambulance services.


World Class Commissioning Assurance System Launched
Date Added - 28/10/2008  
The Department of Health launched the World Class Commissioning Assurance System in June 2008


The Public Services Industry Review (BERR) published
Date Added - 24/09/2008  
The Public Services Industry (PSI) Review, led by Dr DeAnne Julius, was published on 10 July 2008.

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