Newsletter of the National Commissioning Board (NCB) August 2016 Welcome to the first newsletter of the National Commissioning Board (NCB) This is the first newsletter describing the work of the National Commissioning Board. It describes the purpose of the NCB; its membership and its program of work. We will be providing brief quarterly updates. If you require any further information, please contact Steve Vaughan (). We are the National Commissioning Board (NCB) and not the sadly long deceased National Coal Board (NCB) so we will not be accepting orders for coal. Given that this is the first newsletter it will be longer than the updates that will follow. Introduction to the National To promote the effective integration of commissioning between local Commissioning Board authorities and health boards with robust governance arrangements Purpose where this will improve outcomes for individuals and make more effective Broadly the purpose of the National use of resources. Commissioning Board (NCB) is to improve the To create a conducive climate, with quality of commissioning in Wales and to appropriate mechanisms for develop effective practice in relation to constructive engagement between integrated commissioning between local commissioners and providers in order authorities and local health boards. As we to secure the most effective services to work to become a more integrated board respond to needs of vulnerable people. there will be further changes to the To advise key stakeholders on the membership and to our terms of reference but resources required to deliver effective at present our aims are: commissioning for sustainable care services, including up-skilling the To play a central role in building vision workforce and setting a national direction for the To support the delivery of the Local commissioning of social care and Government and Health Board wellbeing Implementation Plans. To work with partners to provide a To support the continued development coherent approach to improving of new and sustainable infrastructure commissioning and procurement for wide-ranging regional practice and share good practice across commissioning, ensuring that the regions.
Newsletter of the National Commissioning Board (NCB) August 2016 Welcome to the first newsletter of the National Commissioning Board (NCB) This is the first newsletter describing the work of the National Commissioning Board. It describes the purpose of the NCB; its membership and its program of work. We will be providing brief quarterly updates. If you require any further information, please contact Steve Vaughan (). We are the National Commissioning Board (NCB) and not the sadly long deceased National Coal Board (NCB) so we will not be accepting orders for coal. Given that this is the first newsletter it will be longer than the updates that will follow. Introduction to the National Commissioning Board Purpose Broadly the purpose of the National Commissioning Board (NCB) is to improve the quality of commissioning in Wales and to develop effective practice in relation to integrated commissioning between local authorities and local health boards. As we work to become a more integrated board there will be further changes to the membership and to our terms of reference but at present our aims are: To play a central role in building vision and setting a national direction for the commissioning of social care and wellbeing To work with partners to provide a coherent approach to improving commissioning and procurement practice and share good practice across the regions. To promote the effective integration of commissioning between local authorities and health boards with robust governance arrangements where this will improve outcomes for individuals and make more effective use of resources. To create a conducive climate, with appropriate mechanisms for constructive engagement between commissioners and providers in order to secure the most effective services to respond to needs of vulnerable people. To advise key stakeholders on the resources required to deliver effective commissioning for sustainable care services, including up-skilling the workforce To support the delivery of the Local Government and Health Board Implementation Plans. To support the continued development of new and sustainable infrastructure for wide-ranging regional commissioning, ensuring that
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