Commissioning laboratory services.

Planning and commissioning of health services for children and young people.

BACKGROUND Local audits in England and Wales performed in 1994 showed that child health commissioning was not being given priority. We were concerned that child health commissioning was in addition not performed in a child-centred way, with the best interests of children to the fore. METHOD A survey of health authorities and boards was performed, to investigate child health commissioning in t...

Clinical directors’ views of centralisation and commissioning of cleft services in the UK

BACKGROUND To determine the views of Clinical Directors working in the United Kingdom (U.K.) Cleft Service with regard to centralisation, commissioning and impact on cleft service provision. METHODS In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 11 Clinical Directors representing regional cleft services. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, a coding frame was developed by two researcher...

Commissioning neuropsychiatry services: barriers and lessons

Aims and method Previous studies have shown variations in commissioning of neuropsychiatry services and this makes access to neuropsychiatric services a post-code lottery. In this survey, we approached all mental health and neuropsychiatric service commissioners within London to map current funding and commissioning arrangements, and explored perceived barriers to neuropsychiatric service commi...

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Guidance for commissioning NHS England dental conscious sedation services: a framework tool.

Conscious sedation is an integral part of modern day dental care and should be delivered through a high quality, effective and evidence-based approach. Commissioning of NHS dental services in England is currently under review by NHS England and the National Dental Commissioning Group. This group has identified the management of vulnerable people including anxious patients, as one of its priorit...