Current category: National Commissioning Board Wales
02/08/2018
Pooled budgets under S25 of the Children Act 2004 – Advice Note 8.pdf – Aug-2018
This is the eighth in a series of advice notes the purpose of which is to provide examples of the types of agreement that partners may wish to develop in pursuance of their partnership arrangements. This advice note describes how to set up and manage pooling arrangements under S25 of the Children Act 2004. This will assist in supporting a broad range of cross sectoral partnerships for Children and Young People.
02/07/2018
Model Agreement for Discussion.pdf – Jul-2018
Agreement made under Section 33 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2016 for the joint commissioning from a pooled fund for care home accommodation services. As Directed Under Section 169 of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and related Part 9 Statutory Guidance (Partnership Arrangements).
02/07/2018
Modern, outcome based collaborative procurement: A practical legal guide for commissioners and procurement officers.pdf – Jul-2018
This guidance sets out a legal overview and good practice guide for the public procurement regime for social care services. It is intended to be value to commissioners, procurement officers and others involved in procuring of all types of social care in Wales, whether they are new to the topic or have some experience. It should be of use to officers in local government or health boards.
02/12/2017
Learning Disabilities Market Position Statement – Good Practice Checklist.pdf – Dec-2017
This learning disabilities MPS checklist offers a relatively quick way of assessing whether the MPS covers the right ground, and the extent to which it is market facing. We recommend local areas use it to review their own MPS, and perhaps as part of a wider discussion with neighbouring authorities.
02/11/2017
EASY READ – Planning and organising your services – Our guide to commissioning services for people with a learning disability.pdf – Nov-2017
This is an easy read version of the National Commissioning Board’s ‘Commissioning Services for People with a Learning Disability: Good Practice Guidance’.
02/11/2017
EASY READ (Low resolution) – Planning and organising your services – Our guide to commissioning services for people with a learning disability.pdf – Nov-2017
This is an easy read version of the National Commissioning Board’s ‘Commissioning Services for People with a Learning Disability: Good Practice Guidance’.
02/11/2017
EASY READ (Professional printing) – Planning and organising your services – Our guide to commissioning services for people with a learning disability.pdf – Nov-2017
This is an easy read version of the National Commissioning Board’s ‘Commissioning Services for People with a Learning Disability: Good Practice Guidance’.
02/10/2017
Commissioning Services for People with a Learning Disability – Good Practice Guidance.pdf – Oct-2017
The purpose of this good practice guidance, which has been developed by the National Commissioning Board, is to help the Regional Partnership Boards to develop their own approaches to the integrated commissioning of services for people with learning disabilities.
02/07/2017
NCB Supporting the development of market shaping activities in Wales – Workshop Report.pdf – Jul-2017
This brief report summarises the key areas of discussion from the event, as well as developing the ideas from participants about potential support activities.
02/05/2017
Wales Market Analysis of Care Homes for Older People – Draft Findings for Discussion.pdf – May-2017
This study is designed to analyze and describe the state of the care home market for older people in Wales. The Care Home Steering group commissioned the National Commissioning Board to undertake the study. This is not a final report.
02/04/2017
Report: National Assessment of Commissioning Skills and Capacity in Wales (Older People Services).pdf – Apr-2017
Report from the Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University (IPC) assessing joint commissioning skills and capacity across social care and health for older people services in Wales in order to inform the development of national resources to meet any gaps that are identified. The approach taken has been based on that developed through a pilot assessment in West Wales.
02/04/2017
Appendix A – Assessment Framework: National Assessment of Commissioning Skills and Capacity in Wales (Older People Services).pdf – Apr-2017
This framework describes the skills and capacity needed across local authorities and health boards and provides the context for the national mapping exercise. It has been developed following a review of a range of commissioning resources and examples from Wales and elsewhere.