Given a list of desirable actions, and using best evidence (including for cost effectiveness), commissioning organisations must agree their priorities for purchase, using a robust ethical framework.
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Tips on searching the web:
- "priority setting" OR prioritising OR ((decide OR deciding OR decision) AND priorit*)
- To limit to NHS papers, try combining your results with: (pct OR "primary care trust" OR nhs)
- You can search for terms such as "board paper" / "strategy" to help to locate Trust papers
Also have a look at our summary of tips on searching the web and visit the Commissioning Specialist Library - a one-stop shop, providing timely and efficient access to high quality information resources for all those involved in commissioning.
Useful keywords for searching HMIC: priority setting; decision making; resource allocation; resource management; cost effectiveness.
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Prioritise Commissioning Opportunities
A simple but robust planning process to help PCTs make decisions quickly and effectively. It is supported by two powerful online tools.
- Opportunity locator provides an insight into those areas with the greatest potential for services to be shifted into the community.
- The priority selector allows a wide range of views to be quickly collated to identify the key change projects and secure ownership of their delivery. (Registration required)
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Priority setting
The NHS Confederation page on priority setting containing links to relevant briefings and publications.
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Cost effectiveness
CASE STUDY - Librarians involvement in reducing the cost of compression stockings - that reduce the risk of DVT
The Clinical Librarian and Lead Research Nurse at the Whittington Hospital critically appraised the evidence for the relative effectiveness of compression stockings above and below the knee. The adoption of a policy to use knee-length stockings saved c£90,000.
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NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
NHS executive agency ensuring best possible value for money when purchasing goods and services
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The Electronic Drug Tariff
The electronic Drug Tariff provides access to the current edition of the National Health Service Drug Tarriff for England and Wales, compiled on behalf of the DOH by the NHS Business Services Authority, Prescription Pricing Division.
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Prioritise investment
Balanced scorecard
See Section 5.8 - Managing Provider Performance for resources on the Balanced Scorecard.
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