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Weekly Discussion Point

30.06.09 The Commissioning Support Programme would like to hear your thoughts and views on the new Schools White Paper

"Your child, your schools, our future: building a 21st century schools system" is the title of the...read more

24.06.09 Judith Smyth talks about conversations she's been having at the National Commissioning Conference this week

Personalisation and individual level commissioning was a major theme on the first day and speakers confirmed...read more

17.06.09 Michael Watts asks for your views on managing the partnership vs individual organisation balance

One of the complications that many professionals are noticing is the difficulty in balancing...read more

Latest news

Understanding the changing world of commissioning

Chris Wright, National Director at Catch22, offers some advice and insights into what he thinks commissioners need to start doing differently...read more

New Commissioning Support Programme case studies

Read about Essex County Council's highly commended localised commissioning approach. Another study looks at a group of voluntary sector service providers who developed a consortium to help improve commissioning. Browse more case studies

National Audit Office report examines service provision for children and adults with autism

Although adults are the focus of this report, it brings to light a number of important findings concerning children...read more

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