Richard Field & Judy Oliver 
Effective Commissioning in Health and Social Care [EPUB ebook] 

Introduction
Introduction to commissioning
What is commissioning?
Key roles
Benefits from commissioning
Commissioning compared with other management processes
Where does commissioning come from?
Successful commissioning – collaboration
The commissioning process – a model
Commissioning – a new model
What skills are needed?
Commissioning in the NHS
The development of commissioning in the NHS
The new health environment
The journey to authorisation
The challenges of commissioning in this sector
Commissioning in adult social care
The development of commissioning in adult social care
Government actions
A developing view of adult social care
The role of local authorities
The challenges of commissioning in this sector
Key challenges for health and social care
Comparison between the NHS and social care systems
The specific challenges facing the NHS and social care
What questions do we need to answer?
Conclusion

 Judy Oliver is a qualified barrister, executive coach and facilitator specialising in strategic thinking, management of change and transition and the development of teams and partnerships. Judy started her career with BP where she worked in a variety of roles from industrial relations , legal, HR policy and management development of high potential managers. Since 1998, Judy has designed and delivered a wide range of bespoke leadership development programmes and workshops for leaders across all sectors but, particularly, for clinical leaders in the NHS.