Strategic commissioning activity
Description
ANALYSE: understanding the values and purpose of the agencies involved, the needs they must address, and the environment in which they operate Resource analysis Identifying resources needed and risks involved in implementing change and/or continuing with the status quo Review service Mapping and reviewing existing and potential services across provision (including, agencies to understand provider strengths and weaknesses, Analyse providers) and identify opportunities for improvement or change in providers Population/ individual needs Undertaking detailed analysis of population and individual assessment needs and trends Legislation and guidance Clarifying the priorities through reviewing legislation, national guidance and local strategies and policy statements PLAN: identifying the gaps between what is needed and what is available, and planning how these gaps will be addressed within available resources Gap analysis Undertaking a gap analysis to review the whole system and identify what is needed in the future Commissioning strategy/ Writing a joint commissioning strategy (or prospectus) which prospectus identifies clear service development priorities and specific targets for their achievement Service design (Develop Designing services to meet needs specification and contract/ SLA) DO: ensuring that the services needed are delivered as planned, in ways which efficiently and effectively deliver the priorities and targets set out in the commissioning strategy Market/supplier Supply management and capacity building to ensure a good development mix of service providers, offering consumers an element of Capacity building choice in how their needs are met Manage provider Developing good communications and effective relationships relationships with existing and potential providers Secure service/ treatment Purchasing and contracting of services and de-commissioning services that do not meet the needs of the population group Contract management The development and implementation of contract management systems (including monitoring/evaluation, invoicing, relationships) REVIEW: monitoring the impact of services and analysing the extent to which they have achieved the purpose intended Review strategy and market Pulling together information from individual contracts or performance service level agreements. Analysing any changes in legislative requirements, population
Review individual outcomes Contract monitoring
need and reviewing the overall impact of services to identify revisions needed to the strategic priorities and data targets Developing systems to bring together relevant on finance, activity and outcomes Monitoring and evaluation processes