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Practice based commissioning and wider commissioning: useful weblinks (England only)

• Practice based commissioning general (hubpage) - go there now
• 'Practice based commissioning: practical implementation' November 2006 - go there now
• 'Practice based commissioning: practical implementation – what does this mean for practices?' November 2006 - go there now
• Detailed questions and answers on ‘Practice based commissioning: practical implementation’ November 2006 - go there now
• ‘Supporting practice based commissioning in 2007/08 by determining weighted capitation shares at practice level toolkit and guidance’ January 2006 - go there now
• Practice based commissioning case studies (hubpage) - go there now
• Practice based commissioning: all previous guidance (hubpage) - go there now

• ‘Care and resource utilisation: ensuring appropriateness of care’ December 2006 - go there now
• ‘How to identify opportunities for care and resource utilisation’ May 2007 - go there now
• ‘A stronger local voice: A framework for creating a stronger local voice in the development of health and social care services’ July 2006 - go there now
• Social Enterprise (hubpage) - go there now
• Commissioning specialised services (hubpage) - go there now
• Payment by results (PbR) (hubpage) - go there now
• Payment by Results (PbR) in 2007­08 - go there now
• Framework for procuring External Support for Commissioners (FESC) February 2007 - go there now
• Commissioning framework for health and well­being’ March 2007 - go there now
• ‘Health reform in England: update and commissioning framework’ July 2006 - go there now
• ‘The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2007/8’ December 2006 - go there now
• Relationship between referral management schemes and practice based commissioning, May 2007 - go there now
• ‘Standards for better health’ July 2004 - go there now

• Practice based commissioning (hubpage) - go there now
• ‘Practice based commissioning in 2007­08: key issues’ March 2007 (log­in required) - go there now
• ‘Practice based commissioning (PBC) in 2007­08: detailed analysis of policy and guidelines’ March 2007 (log­in required) - go there now
• ‘Practices’ entitlements and PCTs’ responsibilities in respect of practice based commissioning in 2007­08, Model letter to a PCT from the LMC and/or GP practices’ May 2007 - go there now
• ‘Employment of staff under practice based commissioning (PBC) and service provision arrangements’ April 2007 (log­in required) - go there now
• ‘Practice Based Commissioning: The commissioning plan and an agreement with the primary care trust (PCT)’ May 2006 (revised April 2007) (log­in required) - go there now
• ‘Practice based commissioning: consortium working’ April 2006 (revised April 2007) (log­in required) - go there now
• ‘The relationship between practice based commissioning (PBC) consortia and local medical committees (LMCs)’ July 2007, (log­in required) - go there now
• ‘Enhanced services and practice based commissioning’ March 2007 - go there now
• ‘Payment of component 2 of the towards practice based commissioning directed enhanced service’ March 2007 - go there now
• ‘Practice Based Commissioning: Division of freed up resources’ (updated) April 2007, (login required) - go there now

• GPC summary of Department of Health publication ‘Practice based commissioning (PBC): achieving universal coverage’ February 2006 - go there now
• ‘Focus on the towards practice based commissioning directed enhanced service’ (England only) February 2006 (revised April 2007) - go there now
• ‘Practice based commissioning: GPC guidance for GPs and local medical committees’ (LMCs) March 2005 - go there now
• ‘Practice based commissioning – guidance for local medical committees (LMCs)’ December 2004 - go there now

• ‘BMA principles for effective and successful commissioning’ November 2006 - go there now
• ‘Framework for procuring external support for commissioners ­BMA briefing and position statement’ April 2007 (log­in required) - go there now
• GPC summary of Department of Health publication ‘Commissioning framework for health and well­being’ April 2007 - go there now
• ‘Health reform in England: update and commissioning framework’: GPC summary/analysis of new policy developments in relation to practice based commissioning August 2006 - go there now
• ‘GPC­CCSC Guiding principles for the establishment, objectives and continuing progress of referral management schemes’ March 2007 - go there now