Anytown council's social care commissioning manager wanted to work more closely with people who use services throughout the commissioning process. She knew that previous commissioning work had not involved...
Kirklees Council aimed to develop their information and advice service so that carers in the area are helped and supported in their caring role. In order to do this, Kirklees Council took a co-produced...
Commissioners in Everytown needed to re-commission a failing mental health day service. Previous day service contracts had been focused on the activities and outputs that the service had to provide but...
Kent County Council was looking to re-tender the Kent-wide advocacy service. This is a service for people from different backgrounds and with different support needs who might need specialist advocacy...
Anyplace council's mental health commissioners have always understood the importance of quality assessments to check the quality of providers and their services: "We have always had a strong focus...
Three neighbouring councils in an urban area pooled their budgets for day care. Commissioners created the new service specification by combining elements of the previous three local contracts. Information...
KeyRing aims to support people living in their own homes through sharing their skills and talents with each other and with their communities. Building these networks is the role of the community living...
The Lambeth Living Well Collaborative was established in June 2010. The collaborative is a platform of partners who have come together to radically improve the outcomes experienced by people with severe...
Lancashire County Council adopted the Working Together for Change approach to co-producing commissioning in 2009. Working Together for Change is an approach that has eight steps to using information...
The guidance for the Care Act advocates the development and use of Market Position Statements, building on the learning from the Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice programme . The aim of...