CHSRF on Call - free webinars on health service transformation

"CHSRF on Call is a series of free webinars, in English and French, featuring policy- and decision- makers as they explore existing evidence on key topics to see how it can improve the delivery of health services and the health of Canadians."

The service is provided by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and you can read more here.

Making Shared Decision-making a Reality

Report published by the King's Fund, clarifying the concept of shared decision-making and proposing actions needed to make the aspiration a reality.

Making Shared Decision-making a Reality: No Decision About Me, Without Me
Angela Coulter, Alf Collins
King's Fund
July 2011

Download the full text here (PDF, 790 KB)

Provider economics impact assessment model

The Department in partnership with the NHS Confederation have produced the Provider economics commissioning impact assessment model. with associated guidance and summary to better understand provider economics.

The purpose of the model is to enable commissioners and providers:

• to analyse the potential impact of commissioning decisions on service continuity and provider sustainability
• to understand how the financial system risks of decommissioning and reconfiguring services will materialise in differing economic scenarios and whether services provide value for money.

Provider economics impact assessment model
Department of Health and NHS Confederation
21st December 2010

Read  more here.