Document of the Week (17th June): Making the Case for Information

This report provides evidence that patient information can improve outcomes, reduce costs and provide a better care experience

New Clinical Commissioning Hub

Royal College of Physicians have launched this online resource for those commissioning secondary care services in England

Developing high quality, cost effective commissioning support services

NHS England announces new roadmap: ‘Towards commissioning excellence: a strategy for commissioning support services’

Longer Lives – highlights local variation in premature deaths

Public Health England website highlighting premature deaths across every local authority in England

New interactive CCG outcomes tool

NHS England have produced an interactive outcomes tool to allow CCGs to compare their outcomes with those from other CCGs

Right Care Procedures data tool

Right Care data tool that allows users to see how individual commissioners and providers are performing against simple measures.

Comprehensive toolkit for commissioning HIV testing services in England

National AIDS Trust has produced an HIV testing toolkit to help reduce the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection, which is now a public health priority

Document of the Week (15th April): Doctor Know. A Knowledge Commons in Health

This report outlines an open system of knowledge with researchers, practicing clinicians, patients, their families and communities all involved in capturing, refining and utilising a common body of knowledge in real time.

Cardiac surgery activity and outcomes in the UK – the Blue Book Online

This website allows access to information that is held in the UK National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit

Assessing the quality of NHS hospitals

This research is the first ever overall assessment of NHS hospital quality and contributes to the debate about how best to measure quality