An action focussed event
From April 2005, practices will be able to receive ‘indicative budgets’ from PCTs with the aim of improving the delivery of service. Following the analysis of practice led commissioning models this key national event will take the learning and outcomes from those models and offer a ‘how to’ workshop based conference, enabling delegates to take away an action plan for their own organisation.

Providing pragmatic guidance
This practical, workshop rich conference will aid the implementation and development of practice based commissioning in your organisation. Guided by our expert speakers this unique opportunity will:

• Offer needs based, workshop choices on key issues
such as:

– Practical implementation for practices.
– The role and the future of PCTs.
– Supporting practice teams.
– Budget setting and managing financial risk.
– Incentivising and engaging clinicians.
– Opportunties practice-led commissioning create.

• Provide clarity around implementation.
• Provide clarity around the DoH’s technical guidance due to be issued early 2005.
• Offer practical and timely tips and suggestions as to what to do next.
• Explore the available research and other evidence that can support PCTs and practices in implementation.
• Allow you to interpret national guidance on practice led commissioning, highlighting the practical concerns that need to be addressed.
• Share emerging national good practice.
• Explain how practice-led commissioning will affect Payment by Results.
• Outline the opportunities practice-led commissioning will create for service re-design.
• Provide clarity around key I.T issues.
• Create discussion around the future role of PCTs.
• Explain how the public need to be engaged.