Achieving World Class Commissioning

Introduction

World Class Commissioning has become a popular phrase among Department of Health policymakers, but what will it mean in practice for social care? Our conference, in partnership with the DH, Care Services Improvement Partnership and the Social Care Institute for Excellence, will be a great opportunity to find out.

What is clear is that World Class Commissioning will have a major impact on commissioning practice across both health and social care with significant implications for local authority adult social services, private and voluntary sector care providers, primary care trusts (PCTs), and other public and independent agencies. It fits with the strategic direction of health and social care as set out in the White Paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say, and Putting People First putting greater emphasis on prevention, promoting well-being, and delivering personalised services in the community rather than in remote hospital locations. Read more >>

Benefits

• Learn about the opportunities and tensions World Class Commissioning presents to the personalisation agenda
  
• Explore the best methods of developing partnerships and integrating health and social care
  
• Find out what the implications of JSNAs will be for the providers of services
  
• Get the latest update of the progress made so far to transform commissioning, what the next steps will be and how to achieve them

Who Should Attend

• Commissioning managers in health & social care
  
• Operational managers in health & social care
  
• Directors and managers of adult social services & Older people
  
• Team leaders and senior practitioners from social services
  
• Managers from health and social care service providers in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors
  
• Service managers for health and social care
  
• Directors, managers, policy officers and other professionals involved in the commissioning of health and social care services
  
• Anyone involved in being commissioned to provide health and social care services