DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
News Release (2007/0088) issued by The Government News Network on 16
April 2007
Care Services
Minister, Ivan Lewis, presented a new self-assessment tool for
commissioners of children's and young people's health
services, today. The new CD-Rom will allow commissioners, such as
Primary Care Trusts, to asses their capability to deliver high
quality, accessible, children and family focused services.
The tool will allow commissioners and their partners to:
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Assess their current capacity and capability to effectively
commission children's and young people's services;
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Develop, where necessary, plans for increasing capacity and
capability;
- Assess information to support best commissioning practice.
This supports the commitments made in the Children's
National Service Framework to design services that use available
resources effectively to promote health, reduce health
inequalities, and deliver the best and safest healthcare. For
children's and young people's services, this means
providing high quality, accessible services that are focused on
the needs of the child or young person and are family centred
Ivan Lewis MP, Care Services Minister, said:
"I am
committed to improving the quality and outcomes of services for
children and young people. This tool will play a play an important
role in ensuring that all commissioners are equipped and able to
deliver this."
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