Supporting the commissioning of anticoagulation therapy for adults

This resource supports commissioners, clinicians and managers to commission high-quality evidence-based anticoagulation therapy.

Integrated care: our shared commitment

A framework from the Department of Health that outlines ways to improve health and social care integration.

Redesigning maternity services in Sandwell and West Birmingham

This case study is part of a series designed to share good practice and lessons learned by local NHS organisations involved in major reviews of local health services.

Patterns of maternity care in English NHS hospitals

A study of hospital episode statistics has found wide variation in practice and outcomes across maternity units in England. 

Pilot study improves patient care with reduced cost to NHS

Patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) problems have seen care improve and waiting times cut as part of a pilot saving the NHS tens of thousands of pounds.

Juniors don't have time to deliver quality care, BMA survey reveals

More than one in four junior doctors feel they do not have the time to deliver the quality of care that patients deserve, according to a BMA survey. The study reveals half of respondents say there is a problem with staffing shortages in their workplaces, which has an impact on care delivery.

NHS launch plan to help hospital and A&E departments keep waiting times in check

Plans to strengthen performance in urgent and emergency care are being put in place across the country to help hospital A&E departments meet demand and tackle waiting time pressures.

Patients, clinicians and managers join forces to call for NHS change

Unless the NHS acknowledges the need to change how services are delivered, it will descend into a “vicious spiral” of poorly planned, reactive responses resulting in unsustainable demand, says a partnership calling for a better approach to service change.

Interim specifications for specialised commissioning

NHS England has published the interim specifications it has adopted for the commissioning of specialised services.

NHS England strategy for commissioning support services

NHS England’s Towards Commissioning Excellence: a Strategy for Commissioning Support Services sets out the building blocks for developing a vibrant market that enables clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and other commissioners to choose from best-in-class providers from the public, voluntary and independent sector.