September, October, November 2010
East Midlands, East of England, North
West, Yorkshire and the Humber

Do you...
- work for a local support and development organisation in the
East Midlands, East of England, North West or Yorkshire and the
Humber regions?
- support local organisations involved in service delivery?
- work with your local authority or primary care trust on
commissioning?
- want to advocate intelligent commissioning in order to achieve
better services?
What the day covers:
- Good practice in commissioning processes
- Sharing local experience and knowledge
- A chance to network and find out what other local support and
development organisations in the region are involved
with.
You will hear from The Institute of Public Care about the public
sector perspective of commissioning, learn from other organisations
about their experience of advocating intelligent commissioning and
discuss how you can better advocate good practice in commissioning
public services.
Seminar aims:
By the end of the seminar you will:
- Be familiar with principles and concepts of good practice in
commissioning public services;
- have a greater knowledge and understanding of how the
principles and concepts translate into practice;
- know about some of the arguments, tools and resources available
for advocating 'intelligent commissioning'.
Overall outcome
You will be better equipped
to champion good practice in the commissioning of public
services.
Cost and booking
information
NAVCA member - £40, third sector organisation - £55, public
body/other - £130
You can also download a pdf leaflet with full details for each of
the events: