12th January – 16th January
A number of the activities which I’ve undertaken this week have been around the Quality side of the healthcare services, with specific focus on gathering ideas for the 2015/16 CQUINs (Commissioning for Quality & Innovation). The CQUINs are planned prior to producing providers' contracts; therefore time is of the essence to ensure the local providers are happy with the local CQUINs that we intend to implement! We are also running a workshop in the next couple of weeks with local service providers to gather and finalise ideas to improve the quality of care for patients.
I have nearly finished putting together my first NHS contract! This particular contract is being created for a local provider to enable them to provide treatment to NHS patients who have AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration). On Tuesday, we met with the provider to go through the contract and to also identify any missing elements. NHS Contracts are created on an online portal which allows you to use an existing structure, this has been particularly helpful for me, considering my lack of experience with Contracting! I have enjoyed understanding about the contracting side of the CCG and I am looking forward to becoming more involved as the new financial year comes around.
Next week, I am attending a training session which allows members of staff working within the Contracts area of the NHS to attend a workshop which explains the main changes to the NHS Standard Contract in 2015/16.
Each year, there are certain changes to the NHS Standard Contract, to meet the requirements of the current healthcare economy, therefore it is important that we gain an idea of the specific changes and additions to next year's contract.
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