Practice based commissioning
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Getting to grips with Practice Based Commissioning - Realising the potential of community pharmacy
In May 2007, the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) and the National Prescribing Centre (NPC) ran a joint one-day conference. All the presentations are available to download from the NPC website.
See also, in this section:
Resources from networks in the NHS Networks Register
National Diabetes Support Team Networks
National Diabetes Support Team network guide supplement: System reform and Commissioning Summarises national policy and suggests opportunities and actions for local diabetes networks, especially around PBC. Principles apply to other clinical areas
ChaMPs (Cheshire and Merseyside Public Health Network)
London PBC Forum
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NW and NC London PBC Timeline Mar 06 to Jan 07 (Word, 156KB)
Thames Valley PCTs Practice Based Commissioning Network
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Improvement Foundation Free Webcasts for High Impact Changes for Practice Teams Access & Long Term Conditions: on Thursday 16th November 2006 -Register by noon Monday 13thNovember
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Primary Care Contracting Presentations from national series of Practice Based Commissioning Events inc speakers from DH, PCTs NAPC Newmarket 24 October | Newbury 11 October | Haydock Park 3 October
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Practice based commissioning: an introduction for a local authority audience A DH/CSIP/Integrated Care Network introduction to PBC and illustrative examples of the potential of PBC in the context of joint commissioning of care services. (these and many other examples also included in NHS Networks Learning from practice PBC case studies.)
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Practice-based commissioning: can nurses get in on the act ?Christian Duffin examines how practice based commissioning is currently taking shape and finds out how nurses can ensure they have a role. Article from Primary health care | Vol 16 No 7 | September 2006
- South West London Improvement Academy Delivering Practice based Commissioning - Expert Seminar, 25 October brings together key players in commissioning to explore innovative and creative approaches to commissioning, and launch a service improvement tool to improve productivity through general practice. Kate Williams kate.williams@swlia.nhs.uk tel 020 8339 4789 Register.
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National Association for Primary Care (NAPC)Practice Based Commissioning: Making it Work in Practice Annual Conference1-2 November: Patricia Hewitt, Dr Hamish Meldrum, Simon Stevens, Dr Richard Lewis
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Commissioning framework summary for practice based commissioners 2 page summary of July Commissioning Framework for GPs and other primary care clinicians
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Improvement Foundation PBC Survey Results 396 practices detail their readiness
Audit Commission
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Early lessons in implementing practice based commissioning (Jun 2006)
Key areas to focus on for success and key questions for primary care trusts' boards to consider.
British Medical Association
BMJ
CIPFA
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Practice-Based Commissioning – The Essential Guide to Practical Implementation (2006) Price:£ 95.00 "...of particular benefit to executives and non-executives at primary care trusts, professional executive committee (PEC) members, PBC leads, project managers and finance managers. Equally, the publication will be of great use to practice-based commissioners – both practitioners and practice business managers."
DH
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Practice based commissioning: implementation monitoring DH reports monthly progress by SHA towards universal coverage and practice take-up of incentive payments.
Health Policy Matters
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Practice Based Commissioning: A summary of the evidence (PDF, 472KB) Issue 11 of a regular newsletter on health and social policy matters published by the University of York.
Improvement Foundation (formerly NPDT)
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Implementing a Practice Based Commissioning Development Programme for DH. Extensive resources at improvement foundation Practice Based Commissioning pages
Middlesborough PCT
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Information Data and Statistics (MIDAS)
Allows GPs to monitor and audit patient information submitted for PbC. Used by increasing number of PCTs.
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Commissioning in the reformed NHS:policy into practice (with HSMC) March 2006
NAPC (National Association for Primary Care)
Primary Care Contracting
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Practice based commissioning pages include preliminary toolkit, implementation examples and Bulletins
WiPP
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Working in Partnership Programme (WiPP)
Identifies, develops and signposts effective ways to manage workload in general practice.