Needle and Syringe Programmes

1. Needle and Syringe Programmes NICE Commissioning Guide NICE/NTA July 2009

2. The aim: To provide commissioners with an intuitive, interactive, web-based resource to assist them in commissioning services based on the best available evidence (NICE guidance), and to help them with the preparation of a business case for change.

3. The commissioning guides • Topic specific and web-based • Provide or signpost information on key clinical and service-related issues for commissioners to consider – underpinned by the relevant guidance.  • Contain a commissioning tool - interactive resource to help estimate and inform the level of service needed locally, as well as the cost of local commissioning decisions. Registration required

12. People working in / for the organisation • Strategic health authorities • Primary care trusts • General practices • England • Data governance issue - authentication process • 10 registrations per organisation • Registration gives access to all published tools

13. Choose what to do • Create commissioning group • Create new commissioning model • View / edit saved commissioning models

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