The Inquiry's terms of reference require it to consider the role of commissioning bodies in relation to the events at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. This seminar will look at the issues raised about commissioning in the material and evidence heard by the Inquiry so far, including, for example, the balance between commissioners and other parts of the system, and the role and skills of commissioners in commissioning high quality care focused on patients' needs.
Commissioning - agenda for the day
Highlights and summary of the day:
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Background papers and interviews
The speakers have provided the following background papers and presentations for their sessions. Interviews with the key speakers are also available through the links below.
Dr Judith Smith and Natasha Curry
- paper - NHS commissioning - learning from the past, reflections on the future
Dr David Colin-Thome
- presentation - commissioning
Conor Burke and Dr Ken Aswani
- presentation - commissioning for quality and safety: using levers and incentives for improvement