Apologies for lack of posts!

I have recently moved house, am juggling three jobs, and trying to finish a PhD, which is why I haven't posted for a while. I will get back to this blog, but in the meantime, please check out my Netvibes page http://www.netvibes.com/subscribe.php?preconfig=f9f46479a9ab2192143966a32ef5eee7&preconfigtype=tab, which lists all my sources and the documents that they publish. Also, don't forget The Commissioning Elf blog http://www.thecommissioningelf.net, which contains summaries of key papers relating to health care service commissioning.

British Orthopaedic Association commissioning guides

The British Orthopaedic Association have published commissioning guides for the following topics:

• Painful deformed great toe in adults
• Painful tingling fingers
• Pain arising from the hip in adults
• Painful osteoarthritis of the knee
• Low back pain
• Subacromial shoulder pain

Access the guides here.

Evidence for success: the guide to getting evidence and using it

"This guide aims to provide easy to follow, step-by-step guidance and resources to support organisations to use evidence to influence policy and practice."

Evidence for success: the guide to getting evidence and using it
Knowledge Translation Network
August 2014

Read more here.

Guide to whole system commissioning for sexual and reproductive health and HIV

"Whole system commissioning requires a commitment to meticulous collaboration, an alignment of values and principles, an agreement on processes and mechanisms and a willingness to work differently."

Making it work: a guide to whole system commissioning for sexual and reproductive health and HIV
Public Health England
September 2014

Read more here.

How outcomes-based commissioning can help unlock the potential of community services

"Commissioning based on outcomes has the potential to facilitate the transformation of care and is one way of overcoming the barrier of current payment mechanisms that do not support integrated care."

Beginning with the end in mind: how outcomes-based commissioning can help unlock the potential of community services
NHS Confederation
September 2014

Read more here.

Exploring the commissioning of personalisation within a capitated budget model

"This document describes the findings of a round table event to look at how capitated budgets for people with complex health needs could support personal budgets for people with two or more long term conditions."

Exploring the commissioning of personalisation within a capitated budget model
NHS Improving Quality
July 2014

Read more here.

How commissioning support units are growing into their support role

"CSUs have been careful not to build on their NHS credentials alone and are marketing strong portfolios which show a breadth of expertise and innovation that will see them well placed at the starting line in 2015."

The NHS's not so little helper: How commissioning support units are growing into their support role
Health Service Journal supplement
12th September 2014

Read more here.

Read a summary from the Commissioning Elf here.