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Better Commissioning Resources
- With Respect - Dignity in Homecare and Residential Care
19/11/2009
Given the importance of dignity in care, professional associations representing care sectors came together to produce a pack of training material. This training pack will help residential care home owners and domiciliary care providers 'dignity-proof' the care their staff offer, and to raise awareness of the importance of providing services that respect people's privacy, confidentiality and dignity. - Leadership & Partnership
20/10/2009
This clip 6 minute takes a look at the pivotal role of leadership in the process of change and shows how partnerships between service users, local authorities and other agencies can help to transform social care. Related Videos: Transforming Adult Social Care A Vision of Choice and Control Video troubleshootingIf you are experiencing poor video playback we suggest you 'pause' the video, allow it to fully download, then resume watching the video. - A Vision of Choice and Control
20/10/2009
This 6 minute clip identifies ways in which our attitudes towards adult social care are changing. It also looks at ways of developing a shared vision and at how different people can be involved in planning and shaping the services they seek. - Transforming Adult Social Care
20/10/2009
This 4 minute clip explains the key themes at the heart of 'Putting People First' and explores what we mean by 'Early Intervention & Prevention', 'Choice and Control', 'Social Capital' and 'Universal Services - the four quadrants in 'Putting People First'. Related Videos:A Vision of Choice and Control Leadership & Partnership Video troubleshootingIf you are experiencing poor video playback we suggest you 'pause' the video, allow it to fully download, then resume watching the video. - Contracting for personalised outcomes: learning from emerging practice
19/08/2009
Contracting for personalised outcomes draws on learning from six local authorities who have begun to reshape their contracts, processes, range of budget holding options and relationships with the provider market to ensure that personalised services are available for everyone with care and support needs. The report provides a summary of the contractual models identified, a framework for understanding the relationship between them and an account of the key messages for commissioners and providers. - Working together for change: Using person-centred information for commissioning.
19/08/2009
The Department of Health worked with a group of councils, providers, community organisations and people using services to test and refine a method for collating and analysing person-centred information for use in strategic commissioning. We called this process Working together for change. - Prevention in Practice: Service models, methods and impact
11/08/2009
Prevention in practice: service models, methods and impact demonstrates the range of outcomes that are possible for older people, organisations and systems through high quality preventive services. It aims to provide evidence that investment in this area is beneficial by presenting practical examples of 24 Age Concern care and support services, grouped by the types of service that older people have said they want:the right information and advice at the most appropriate time practical support support to remain as independent as possible, and to continue participating and contributing support at difficult times and for carers. - Market Facilitation - Transforming the Market for Social Care
04/08/2009
In order to transform social care to make it fit for the purpose of meeting changing needs and the more challenging agenda of a more personalised approach to service provision, commissioners are tasked with the role of influencing and shaping local care markets. A series of papers on different aspects of facilitating markets has been commissioned by the Better Commissioning Programme, formerly sponsored by CSIP, and published by IPC. - A Catalyst for Change II - Tackling the Long Ascent (2009)
30/04/2009
An updated version of Catalyst II is now available. - What's New This Month? March 2009
30/04/2009
This is the final edition of "Better Commissioning - What's New?" in its current format.