Reports/papers
A consultation on the development of accessible, modern, high quality health and social care services in East Harrow
NHS Harrow | accessed 23 December 2009 [pdf]
NHS Harrow wants to open new health centres that provide enhanced GP services at times and locations convenient for you. Investing in primary care services is a national priority in order to deliver care out of hospital where possible. This document explains our proposals to achieve this in the East of Harrow.
Executive Summary
We are [...]
Wansworth PCT Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Wandsworth PCT | accessed 23 December 2009 [pdf]
Par. 2. Primary care, polyclinics and polysystems. A major focus for the work of Wandsworth Primary Care Trust over the past two years has been the development of plans for primary care. In line with the NHS strategy document Healthcare for London, these plans have concentrated on the development of polyclinics, [...]
Contract Performance Report Provider Landscape
NHS Lincolnshire | Primary medical services | accessed 19 December 2009 [pdf]
NHS Lincolnshire contracts with 97 general practices and its provider arm runs a further 4 GPpractices. There are over 400 GPs currently included in NHS Lincolnshire’s primary medicalperformer list. Practices range in size from single handed GPs to large practices serving 20,000people. The practices [...]
GP Led Health Centres in Rural Areas (Polyclinics) (Agenda item 7)
Breckland Council | Meeting | accessed 18 December 2009
Meeting of Policy Development and Review Panel 3, Tuesday, 16th September, 2008 10.00 am (Item 34.)
Presentation by Clive Rennie (PCT).
Minutes:
Clive Rennie, the Assistant Director for Commissioning (NHS Norfolk), was in attendance for this item. A presentation was provided and had been attached to the Minutes for information.
The historical background was [...]
New GP Practices for Rotherham Primary Care Trust
Rotherham PCT | A public consultation May to July 2008 | accessed 18 December 2009 [pdf]
Rotherham Primary Care Trust (PCT) is committed toimproving people’s health. One way in which we cando this is by making it easier for people to see theirGP. We want to set up a new GP practice and a newGP-led health centre [...]
Merger of Ealing PCT’s provider services arm, Harrow PCT’s provider services arm and Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
Co-operation and Competition Panel | accessed 18 December 2009
Ealing PCT’s provider services arm, Harrow PCT’s provider services arm and Ealing Hospital NHS Trust are proposing to merge to form an Integrated Care Organisation.
Consistent with its draft interim merger guidelines, the CCP will examine the costs and benefits of the proposed merger to patients and taxpayers, [...]
NHS Westminster – Update on GP Led Health Centre, Polysystems and Dental Practices
NHS Westminster | Board Meeting | 24 November 2009 [pdf]
Introduction
Following the discussions at the last Board, this paper provides an update on key developments within primary and community care in Westminster.
Queens Park GP Led Health Centre Summary Update
Karen Clinton, Assistant Director, Primary Care Commissioning | 3 November 2009
Temporary solution
The GP Led Health [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Integrated Care Network – An Introductory Guide
Department of Health | accessed 26 October 2009 (pdf)
The programme of Integrated Care Pilots (ICP) is a two-year Department of Health (DH) initiative. Its purpose is to explore different ways of providing health and social care services to
help drive improvements in local health and wellbeing.
The programme of Integrated Care Pilots (ICP) is a two-year Department [...]
World class commissioning – an introduction
Department of Health | Guidance | 15 October 2009
World class commissioning is about delivering better health and wellbeing for the population, improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities. In partnership with local government, practice based commissioners and others, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs),supported by Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), will lead the NHS in turning the world [...]
The NHS as preferred provider
Department of Health | Dear Colleague Letter | 13 October 2009
The Secretary of State’s recent speech at the King’s Fund focused on putting quality at the core of the NHS. He assured ‘the NHS is our preferred provider’. The attached letter shares with NHS Chief Executives how we propose to move this policy forward through [...]
Independent sector treatment centres
The King’s Fund | Author: Chris Naylor, Sarah Gregory | Published 1 October 2009 | accessed 9 October 2009
Independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) provide services to NHS patients but are owned and run by organisations outside the NHS. This briefing paper explains why ISTCs were introduced, and how they are funded, staffed and regulated. It [...]
NHS Plymouth provider arm
NHS Plymouth | FOIA 671 | 6 October 2009
Item 1: Has your provider arm achieved Autonomous Provider Organisation (APO) status?
No.
Item 2: If not, when will you reach this stage?
NHS Plymouth does not hold this information because no date is set.
Item 3: What is your decision for the future organisational form of your provider arm?
NHS Plymouth [...]
Integrated care pilots: An introductory guide
Department of Health | 30 September 2009
The programme of Integrated Care Pilots (ICP) is a two-year Department of Health (DH) initiative. Its purpose is to explore different ways of providing health and social care services to help drive improvements in local health and wellbeing.
Integrated care is an important building block within the strategic plan for [...]
A year of progress towards High Quality Care for All
Department of Health | Publications | Published 30 June 2009 | accessed 10 September 2009
Lord Darzi has today published his report High Quality Care for All: Our Journey So Far, which examines the progress that has been made since High Quality Care for All was published a year ago. Across each dimension of quality – [...]
GP-led health centres and polyclinics
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy | accessed 5 August 2009
Published: 10 Jun 2009
Author: Gary Robjent – Head of Public Affairs and Policy Development
The terms “polyclinic” and “GP-led health centres” have been applied to a number of different models aimed at improving access to primary care services. This briefing sets out the background to these initiatives.
Definitions [...]
Governance arrangements to support PCT provider committees
Department of Health | 30 July 2009
This governance guidance is intended to help support PCT provider committees implement strong robust governance arrangements in order to deliver the transformation of community services.
Download Governance arrangements to support PCT provider committees (PDF, 677K)
Letter from David Nicholson – Transforming community services
Paying for additional private care
Department of Health | 30 July 2009
NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson wrote on 23 March 2009, to ask SHAs to ensure that each organisation had a detailed policy in place that reflects the national principles set out in guidance. Lyn Simpson’s letter follows up on this.
Download dear colleague letter (PDF, 43K)
The Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners (FESC): a practical guide
Department of Health | Leaflet | 12 June 2009
FESC is a practical and cost effective procurement tool to help primary care trusts (PCTs) address gaps in commissioning capability or capacity by providing easy access to high quality commissioning solutions from pre-qualified and experienced private sector partners. This brochure sets out what FESC is, why you [...]
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