Contracting - Learning to love

With the independent treatment centre programme expanding, and primary care trusts being asked to commission from a wide range of suppliers, the independent sector will play an increasingly important role in the NHS. Judgements about whether or not this is a good thing tend to boil down to one aspect: contracting.
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Independent Sector Treatment Centres
Department of Health, February 2006

ISTC Manual
Department of Health, February 2006

Preliminary Overview Report For Schemes GSUP1C, OC123, LP4 LP5
ISTC Performance Management Analysis Service
Department of Health, November 2005

Treatment Centres
Department of Health

HSJ Contracting from Independent Sector Providers conference
26th April 2006, London
Speakers include Depatrment of Health commercial director Ken Anderson and National Primary Care Deveopment Team primary care contracting clinical director Dr Mo Dewji