Health Management and Policy Alert

Clinical nurse specialists in cancer care; provision, proportion and performance

The 2010 census of cancer specialist nurses in England has now been published. It builds on the previous censuses which help to map the specialist nurse workforce in cancer care and help to inform commissioning of specialist nurse posts in a more structured and equitable fashion than had previously been possible. (National Cancer Action Team - news)

 

Liberating the NHS: developing the healthcare workforce

This consultation document sets out proposals to establish a new framework for developing the healthcare workforce and seeks views on the systems and processes that will be needed to support it. The final date for responses is 31 March 2011. (Department of Health - consultations)

 

Healthy Lives, Healthy People: transparency in outcomes, proposals for a public health outcomes framework

This consultation explores the proposed public health outcomes framework. The consultation closes on 31 March 2011, after which a summary of consultation responses received will be published. (Department of Health - consultations)

 

Healthy lives, healthy people: consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health

This consultation explores the proposed funding and commissioning routes for public health; including the ring-fenced budget provided to local authorities. The consultation closes on 31 March 2011, after which a summary of responses received will be published. (Department of Health - consultations)

 

Transparency in outcomes - a framework for the NHS: Government response to the consultation

This document provides the Government’s formal response to the consultation Transparency in outcomes – a framework for the NHS. It explains the engagement process that took place during the 12 week consultation period and provides a summary of the consultation responses. This document should be read in parallel with the first NHS Outcomes Framework which provides further context on the framework. (Department of Health - consultations)

 

NHS outcomes framework

The first NHS outcomes framework sets out the outcomes and corresponding indicators that will be used to hold the NHS Commissioning Board to account for the outcomes it delivers through commissioning health services from 2012/13. The framework sets direction of travel in the journey towards improving outcomes, and offers an opportunity for the NHS to begin to understand what an NHS focused on outcomes means for individuals, organisations and health economies. [Technical details of indicators] [Equalities impact assessment] [Impact assessment] (Department of Health - publications)

 

Third Sector investment programme financial assistance fund 2010-2011: Information pack for Third Sector organisations

The Financial Assistance Fund provides support to Third Sector Organisations who deliver or support health and social care that may be experiencing significant financial hardship in 2010/11.  The following information pack and set of Frequently Asked Questions give further information about the Fund.  Applications should be made on this form and sent by e-mail to [email protected] by noon on Wednesday 19 January 2011. (Department of Health - publications)

 

The E's of self management

The Long Term Conditions Quality, Innovation, Prevention and Productivity Team have produced this document, which is aimed at professionals who are commissioning and providing services for people with long term conditions and summarises support for professional engagement in self management of long term conditions. [Cover note] (Department of Health - publications)

Using the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework

The CQUIN payment framework enables commissioners to reward excellence by linking a proportion of providers’ income to the achievement of local quality improvement goals. Please note that this payment framework was originally published on 8 December 2010 and has now been updated. (Department of Health - publications)

 

Provider economics impact assessment model

The Department of Health in partnership with the NHS Confederation have produced this model with associated guidance and summary to better understand provider economics. The purpose of the model is to enable commissioners and providers to analyse the potential impact of commissioning decisions on service continuity and provider sustainability; and to understand how the financial system risks of decommissioning and reconfiguring services will materialise in differing economic scenarios and whether services provide value for money. [Overview] [Model guidance] [Sustainability guidance] (Department of Health - publications)