Strategic commissioning
The role of ICBs has changed. The cuts to running and programme costs, the Model ICB blueprint, and the Ten-Year Health Plan have all signalled a shift towards a new type of ICB that is leaner, more analytical, and uses its levers to manage markets and neighbourhood health delivery.
Our Pioneers of Reform report outlined the sector’s vision for strategic commissioning: a process that involves better understanding populations, working collaboratively, contracting innovatively, and transforming care for improved outcomes.
We know our members are eager to seize this new opportunity but need support to build the skills and capabilities they will need to become strategic commissioners.
The Strategic Commissioning Cycle
Strategic Commissioning Peer Consulting Groups
As part of our work to support our ICB members with the transition to becoming strategic commissioners, we are establishing a series of peer consulting groups to support shared development, learning and challenges.
These virtual peer consulting groups aim to provide opportunities to check and challenge on plans and processes with your peers, on topics focused on the key steps within the strategic commissioning cycle. They will start later this month.
The focus is on obtaining tangible feedback, insight and advice from colleagues and friends. It involves active listening and a focus on ‘how’ one might tackle something rather than what or why.
The sessions involve small groups of peers, focused on learning from each other and sharing new perspectives and approaches to shared or common challenges.
The planned dates are:
- Session 1 - Monday 26 Jan - Understanding context and measuring impact
- Session 2 - Monday 23 Feb - Delivering long term population health strategy and measuring impact
- Session 3 - Monday 30 March - Delivering the strategy through the payor function and evaluating impact
The groups will take place online and you can attend all three, or just choose whichever sessions are most relevant for you. To find out more, or submit your interest in taking part, please contact Helen Wolstenholme.
Strategic Commissioning Forum
To support our members we have launched a Strategic Commissioning Forum.
Chaired by Hannah Iqbal, chief strategic, digital and transformation officer at Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB, and Sarah Mansuralli, chief strategy and population health officer for North Central London ICB, the forum will bring together directors of commissioning, strategy, and population health to move towards this new vision of commissioning together.
Each monthly meeting will bring together key speakers, examples of good practice, key insight from system partners, and opportunities for peer learning.
You can sign up to join the form below and details of meetings will be sent out once you are confirmed as a member.
