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Wales
Effective commissioning has been identified in the Welsh Assembly Government's strategy Designed for Life (the Government’s ten year strategy for the NHS in Wales) as one of the key drivers to deliver the radical transformation that will deliver world class services to the people of Wales.
In November 2005, in line with a commitment in Designed for Life, the Welsh Assembly Government set up a Commissioning Task and Finish Group to review the impact of NHS commissioning, and assess how it might be strengthened. This focused upon Scheduled Care, Unscheduled Care, Long-Term Conditions, and Governance.
The Government is due to publish its Commissioning Framework for Wales for consultation in the coming months. Further details on this may be found in Wales’ Minister for Health and Social Services, Dr Brian Gibbons AM's, Ministerial Report to the Health and Social Services Committee in September 2006.
Our partnership, along with the Long Term Conditions Alliance Cymru, looks forward to its publication and to influencing the future of commissioning in Wales for the benefit of people with long-term conditions.
Further information may be found through NHS Wales and the National Frameworks for Wales.
Recommended Reading
Locality Commissioning - Evidence and id... - The Welsh NHS Confederation's paper aims to open up the debate on commissioning in Wales and to explore the potential role of primary care and localities in developing health services, particularly for people with long-term conditions. read more »
The review of health and social care in ... - Derek Wanless' review of health and social care in Wales. read more »
Designed for life - The Welsh Government's ten year strategy for the NHS in Wales. read more »
Commissioning - can we get it right? Evi... - The Welsh NHS Confederation's view on how commissioning policies might be developed in Wales. The document was produced with the aim of informing current debates around commissioning in Wales by highlighting existing work and ideas. read more »
Healthcare standards in Wales - These standards came into effect in June 2005. They were designed, after a period of consultation, to deliver improved levels of care and good treatment. They are intended to be read by commissioners, service providers, managers and the public and are also used by the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. read more »
A profile of Long Term and Chronic Condi... - A Welsh Assembly Government and National Public Health Service for Wales publication which profiles long term and chronic conditions in Wales. This document has built on the joint expertise and experience of the organisations behind it in order to determine the current position on chronic condit... read more »
Welsh Health Circular - NHS Commissionin... - This Welsh Health Cicular's Commissioning Guidance sets out: - arrangements for establishing three Regional Commissioning Units (RCUs) to support Local Health Boards in commissioning - rules to govern commissioning behaviour in the NHS - proposals to develop national patient pathways for th... read more »
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