Academy for Healthcare Science
http://www.academyforhealthcarescience.co.uk/
The Academy for Healthcare Science was established in shadow form at the beginning of 2011, and an Interim Chief Executive was appointed soon after this.
The high-level ambitions for the Academy were set out as follows:
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Define high quality education and training standards across the UK HCS workforce and improve patient outcomes by ensuring that the standards are promulgated and met.
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Enable effective professional engagement in the ongoing development, and review of national curricula for the UK HCS workforce, across the career framework
NHS Commissioning Advice
http://www.networks.nhs.uk/commissioning
The Commissioning Zone is a portal for clinicians, managers and anyone else involved in commissioning. It brings together in one place the best sources and resources, to save time and promote sharing of useful information
NHS Innovation
http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2011/12/nhs-adopting-innovation/
The NHS is recognised as a world leader at invention, however sometimes the best ideas fail to achieve widespread use in the NHS as adoption has been slow. Now more than ever before, innovation has a vital role to play if it is to continue to improve outcomes for patients and deliver value for money.
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
http://www.institute.nhs.uk/
At the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, we aim to support the NHS transform healthcare for patients and the public.
NHS Managers
http://www.nhsmanagers.net/
A newsletter that offers up to date information on how AQP is viewed by some NHS managers and summarises information. Sign up to their newsletters on the site to receive up dates.
NHS Supply2Health
http://www.supply2health.nhs.uk/default.aspx
NHS Supply2Health is an online resource that advertises opportunities to provide Part B clinical services commissioned by the NHS in England.You will also be able to find details on this site of contracts that have been awarded.
Pathfinder Commissioning Groups List
http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/context/consortia/
Pathfinder clinical commissioning groups by Strategic Health Authority region A list of all pathfinder clinical commissioning groups can be viewed by SHA region