2012-13 update on indicators of financial sustainability in the NHS

"This update focuses on the financial sustainability of the NHS trusts and foundation trusts that provide community, secondary and tertiary health services, and on the primary care trusts that commissioned those services up to the end of 2012-13."

2012-13 update on indicators of financial sustainability in the NHS
National Audit Office, Department of Health
July 2013

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Evidence-based commissioning in the English NHS

"This paper investigates the types of evidence (empirical or practical) used to make commissioning decisions in Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in England."

Evidence-based commissioning in the English NHS: who uses which sources of evidence? A survey 2010/2011
A Clarke, S Taylor-Phillips, J Swan, E Gkerekdakis, P Mills, J Powell, D Nicolini, C Roginski, H Scarbrough, A Grove
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e002714

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

Dental commissioning statistics

These statistics show the volume of units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by Primary Care Trusts as at the end of each quarter, for the proceeding 12 months. Access the statistics here.

Reflections on a decade of NHS commissioning

"This report captures critical lessons from the past, and translates these into messages that are relevant to new commissioners."

Ambition, challenge, transition: reflections on a decade of NHS commissioning
NHS Confederation
April 2013

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.