Independent provider bulletin: July 2015
Published 31 July 2015
Applies to England
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1. For action
1.1 Guidance on the integrated care licence condition
The integrated care licence condition applies to all licensed providers of NHS-funded services in England. It requires licensees not to act in a way that would be detrimental to enabling integrated care.
Our guidance on the integrated care licence condition explains:
- what is expected of licensed providers of NHS-funded services
- how to avoid breaching the condition
- when we may need to take enforcement action
Please read this alongside our enforcement guidance so that you know how to comply with the licence condition. For more information or to ask any questions you can email integration@monitor.gov.uk.
1.2 Have you signed up to safety?
Sign up to Safety is a patient safety campaign and one of several national initiatives helping the NHS to improve the safety of patient care. Have you signed up? If not share your knowledge and experiences now.
2. For information
2.1 Blog on patient choice and competition in the NHS
Our Co-operation and Competition Directorate has launched a new blog to share informal advice on the role of choice and competition in the NHS. Recent posts include ‘Elective care: how to make sure patients are offered choice’.
Follow the blog for updates and to post any questions to the team.
2.2 How can our local payment examples help you deliver new care models?
We have worked with NHS England to produce a series of payment examples to help support the delivery of new care models identified in the Five Year Forward View.
Changes to the payment system are critical for the adoption of the new care models in helping to promote person-centred and co-ordinated care for patients. We’ve produced introductions to capitated payments, gain/loss sharing and outcomes-based payment for mental healthcare, in addition to the more detailed local payment example for finance, contracting and commissioning staff on how to approach developing and implementing the potential new payment approach locally.
Find out more about capitated payments and how they differ from some of the current payment approaches in place in this 5-minute animated introduction:
We’ll refine the payment examples as we learn more from the local health economies that implement these new models.
If you’re exploring the use of any of these payment approaches, we’d like to hear about your experiences. Please email us at pricingenquiries@monitor.gov.uk.
3. Events and webinars
What is a webinar?
Webinars are virtual events you ‘attend’ live online at a set time, by logging in on a computer, tablet or smartphone.
3.1 Price modelling - from reference costs to tariff prices
Tuesday 18 August, 1-2pm
Who is it for?
Acute providers only:
- finance directors/managers
- clinicians
- costing specialists
- service managers
Why join?
Find out how the annual reference costs submitted are changed into tariff prices.
We will:
- explain how we calculate tariff prices
- look at what steps we take to clean the data
- outline the review process
Please note that this will not include information on tariffs currently in development – it is an overview of the current process.
Register now for the ‘Price modelling’ webinar.
3.2 Best practice tariffs explained
Tuesday 25 August, 2-3pm
Who is it for?
Acute providers only:
- finance directors/managers
- clinicians
Why join?
Hear from Monitor and NHS England on best practice tariffs.
We will:
- outline the basic principles of best practice tariffs including how they are constructed and how they operate
- explain the rationale for amending the methods of price calculation for 2016/17
Register now for the ‘Best practice tariff’ webinar.
3.3 Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015
2-3 September 2015, Manchester
Who is it for?
Leaders of NHS providers and clinical commissioning groups.
Why attend?
Expo 2015 brings together change agents from health and care, the voluntary sector and local government. Monitor, NHS TDA and NHS Providers are running dedicated sessions for providers, which include:
| Session title | What will be discussed? | Who is speaking? |
|---|---|---|
| Enabling new care models – locally led, nationally supported | Hear about the support available to support new care models and to ensure their replicability. Organisations already in the vanguard will share their experiences and innovations. | Paul Dinkin (Programme Director on the New Care Models Team, and Provider Sustainability Director, Monitor) and Ralph Coulbeck (Director of Strategy, NHS TDA). |
| What is the success regime and how will it affect you? | Discuss the success regime and how together we aim to provide a systematic approach to tackling entrenched issues across health and care, in particular across local health economies. | Adam Sewell-Jones (Director of Provider Sustainability, Monitor), Ralph Coulbeck (Director of Strategy, NHS TDA), Saffron Cordery (Director of Policy and Strategy, NHS Providers). |
| Developing cultures to deliver value | Looking at the leadership capabilities needed to deliver on the ambitions of the Five Year Forward View. A focus on enabling change from within by developing cultures that support staff to deliver value, and the importance of strong local leadership in actively engaging staff and patients in the redesign and transformation of healthcare. | Suzie Bailey (Development Director, Monitor) and Jo Vigor (Senior Development Advisor, Monitor). |
We are also running 2 sessions for commissioners, in the pop up university, looking at managing conflicts of interest, and involving patients in commissioning community services. Book your place now.
4. External updates
4.1 Updates from the Secretary of State for Health
Read about the new deal for GPs and the Secretary of State for Health’s ideas on how the NHS will be reformed over the next 25 years.
5. Getting in touch
5.1 Questions or feedback
If you have any questions about the information in this bulletin, please email licensing@monitor.gov.uk.
5.2 News alerts
You can subscribe to Monitor’s news update service which is a convenient way for you to receive relevant information direct to your inbox.
5.3 Publications
All of our publications for independent providers are available to download from our website.
5.4 Our latest job opportunities
For more information or to apply, please visit our recruitment website joinmonitor.com.