Art of Commissioning
Conversations have reflected a common view that commissioning, as it currently exists, has a number of common issues:
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Sensory environment checks of inpatient units
Our team, led by our highly skilled Autistic Associates, carry out environmental sensory assessments in hospitals.
Community Support and Social Care: A new reality
Introducing Community Led Support’s Evidence & Learning Briefing Papers. In these surreal, unpredictable, and troubling times it may seem strange publishing these papers from the Community Led Support Programme, but arguably they are more important now than ever.
Working Together to Put the Needs of People and Families First
Mark Trewin, from the Department of Health & Social Care, welcomes NDTi’s Close to Home paper for highlighting the need for the whole mental health system to work together to improve access to supportive community services.
Close to Home: review and recommendations for reducing out of area placements
Drawing on our own work at NDTi and a rapid review of recent literature, our Close to Home paper aims to enable providers and commissioners to reduce out of area placements for adults with mental health problems and, where they are in place, to ensure they are used to best effect.
Improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities guidance
People with learning disabilities have poorer health than the general population, much of which is avoidable. This means that people with learning disabilities experience health inequalities, often starting early in life. The impact is serious...
Improving the Health and Wellbeing - Commissioning guide for CCGs
This practical guide is designed to support Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), with Local Authorities and Learning Disability Partnership Boards, to commission health services in ways that achieve better health outcomes for people with learning disabilities...
Project leads the way in increasing the employment aspirations for young people with disabilities.
Three important resources have been launched this week that aim to help authorities, education providers and career advisers provide a more inclusive approach to employment for young adults following evidence that school leavers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are finding it difficult to achieve their work ambitions.
Supported living and people with behaviours that challenge services
The Winterbourne scandal has yet again focused attention on services for people who have behaviours that challenge services. For the NDTi, this has been an area of special interest over many years.
Be bold – commissioning for small numbers
This document was produced by NDTi for Think Local Act Personal’s National Market Development Forum....