The document outlines the NICE Support for Commissioning workshop held on November 25, 2014, which focuses on using evidence-based resources to enhance commissioning practices in healthcare. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration among healthcare commissioners, service providers, and experts while addressing concerns regarding the implementation of quality standards. Attendees shared feedback on the utility and challenges of current commissioning resources and highlighted the need for tailored support and clear communication channels.

1. 'Putting Evidence into Practice' Workshop 2:
NICE Commissioning Resources
25th November 2014
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NICE Support for commissioning
November 2014
Christina McArthur - Senior Commissioning Adviser
Implementation Tools
Evidence-based
products
Guidance
Quality standards
Evidence summaries
Evidence alerts
Accredited evidence
Prescribing advice
Indicator sets
Dissemination and
adoption support
NICE Evidence
Services
NICE website
Pathways
Apps
E-alerts
Implementation
tools
Focussed support
Audiences
NHS
Patients and the
public
Public health
Local government
Social care
Commissioners

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Support for commissioning (SFC)
• Topic Specific, web-based
• Published alongside
the quality
standards
• Aligned with
national priorities
• Informed by experts,
commissioners and
service users
• Quality Assured
NICE process
NICE accredited
Support for
commissioning
Quality
standards
Support for
commissioning
Identifies commissioners responsible and
highlights where collaboration and integration is
required
Considers the cost of implementing the changes
necessary to achieve the quality standard and
identifies potential cost savings
Draws commissioners and providers attention
to quality improvement areas and makes
suggestions for service redesign
Used to support conversations and negotiations
at a regional and national level
Signposts to:
• Inter-related areas of
care through NICE
pathways
• Other implementation
support tools
• Shared learning and
quality and productivity
examples

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SFC and commissioning Levers
Service
specification
SFC
CQUINs
Business
Case
Quality and
productivity

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NICE Commissioning Resources
25th November 2014
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Different ways to finding commissioning support

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NICE Commissioning Resources
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NICE field team feedback
Commissioner
perspectives....negatives • Growing awareness but not complete
• Not sure how to use them
• Need tailoring for use quality standards as a CQUIN
• Comments on alignment to the provisional CCG
Outcomes Indicators Set
• Concerns that the volume of quality standards will
overwhelm the capacity of the health and social care
system to respond
• Perceived “burden” of data collection esp. for providers
• Need to know that a dialogue is in place with CQC,
OFSTED and NHSLA
Our commissioning panel said
• I'm using your excellent end of life care tool for a report
going out to the twenty CCGs supported by GEM
CSU….
• A really helpful document - we are about to look at
extending patient choice locally for IVF which this really
supports
• It’s easy to follow and convert into practice and I think
that the cost impact assumptions are reasonable. (ACS)
• I think it is clear and the SfC would hopefully support
discussion with LATs. (Sickle cell)

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Link in with NICE costing and
commissioning support
Whatever your role in commissioning, link in with
NICE at: http://bit.ly/nicelinkedincommissioning
Join the commissioning reference panel at:
www.nice.org.uk/commissioningsupport
Contact the NICE commissioning team by email:
commissioningsupport@nice.org.uk