Commissioning mental health services for people from black and minority ethnic communities

"Regardless of their ethnic background, everyone who uses a mental health service (or cares for someone who does) should have equitable access to effective interventions, and equitable experiences and outcomes. Commissioners have a legal duty to ensure this."

Guidance for commissioners of mental health services for people with black and minority ethnic communities
Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health
July 2014

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Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.

Integrated health and social care in England

"The paper offers an overview of the current call for integrated health and social care services in England, the rationale behind the push for integration, the facilitators and barriers to this way of working, and the related workforce and funding issues."

Integrated health and social care in England: the story so far
Royal College of Nursing
May 2014

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Framework for personalised care and population health

"This framework has been developed to underpin our national programme to maximise the impact of nurses, midwives, health visitors and allied health professionals on improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities."

A framework for personalised care and population health for nurses, midwives, health visitors and allied health professionals
Department of Health, Public Health England
July 2014

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Future organisational models for the NHS

"The Dalton review will include an exploration of different ways in which high-performing organisations might help those providers in difficulty – including buddying arrangements, franchising, turnaround and the creation of hospital chains."

Future organisational models for the NHS: Perspectives for the Dalton review
The King's Fund, Foundation Trust Network
July 2014

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Managing the care of people with long-term conditions

"Effective management of long-term conditions (LTCs) is widely recognised to be one of the greatest challenges facing the 21st-century National Health Service in England."

Managing the care of people with long-term conditions: Second report of session 2014-15
House of Commons
July 2014

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Local authority health scrutiny

"The primary aim of health scrutiny is to strengthen the voice of local people, ensuring that their needs and experiences are considered as an integral part of the commissioning and delivery of health services and that those services are effective and safe."

Local authority health scrutiny: Guidance to support local authorities and their partners to deliver effective health scrutiny
Local Government Team, Department of Health
June 2014

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Understanding the new NHS

"In reading this guide, we hope that the structures of the NHS, and your place within it, become a little clearer."

Understanding the new NHS: A guide for everyone working and training within the NHS
NHS England
June 2014

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