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Resources - Commissioning Trends

Documents giving latest trends

WORLD CLASS COMMISSIONING

The world class commissioning programme will transform the way health and care services are commissioned.

World class commissioning will deliver a more strategic and long-term approach to commissioning services, with a clear focus on delivering improved health outcomes.

See website http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/managingyourorganisation/commissioning/worldclasscommissioning/index.htm

PRACTICE BASED COMMISSIONING

Practice based commissioning is about involving GP practices and other health and primary care professionals in the commissioning of services.

See website http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Commissioning/Practice-basedcommissioning/index.htm

PERSONALISATION

Personalisation has been defined as "the process by which services are tailored to the needs and preferences of citizens. The overall vision is that the state should empower citizens to shape their own lives and the services they receive...In some instances the best way of empowering users is to give them direct involvement in the commissioning of the services they receive".

Resources on commissioning personalised care are available from website http://www.personalisationagenda.org.uk/

This guide aims to tell the story so far about the personalisation of adult social care services. It is intended to set out our current understanding of personalisation at a very early stage of implementation, exploring what personalisation is, where the idea came from and placing the transformation of adult social care in the wider public service reform agenda. Oct 2008