Recommissioning of Substance Misuse Services

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, on behalf of the Area Planning Board for Substance Misuse, is exploring an Alliancing approach to the recommissioning of substance misuse services from July 2022. It is felt that an Alliancing method offers an opportunity to develop the way that organisations work together and strengthen a person centred, outcomes based approach. An Alliance is not a separate legal entity; it is a formal collaboration where the partners share responsibility and accountability. Partners in an Alliance share in the design and delivery of services and approaches on a ‘best for people using services’ basis, developing a culture that promotes and drives innovation and outstanding performance.

An Alliance will be constituted of providers who commit to working together to deliver an outcomes-focussed substance misuse system. The Alliance owns the relationships between its members and creates and coordinates the collaborative culture needed for successful delivery. The providers within the Alliance, will all have a demonstrable commitment to collaboration and innovation as well as the core skills and values to deliver the vision and desired outcomes for the future of substance misuse services for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Successful alliances elsewhere in the UK typically have had six to eight project partners, including the commissioning partner. It is anticipated that providers in the group will bring different skills, knowledge, and abilities to the Alliance. It is not our intention to create or construct the Alliance. It will be the responsibility of individual providers to develop partnerships between themselves and other organisations who together can meet the requirements of the contract. Whilst the Alliance will have some key principles at its heart from inception, it is envisaged many of the operational and performance elements of the service will need to be developed and agreed once the Alliance has been contracted.

Virtual Briefing Session (2hr) - Commissioning for Outcomes

This briefing session will introduce you to the concepts behind outcomes based commissioning and co-production and how to apply them in practice when bidding for an outcomes-based tender.

The session will be facilitated by Helen Sharp, a leading expert in outcomes-based commissioning and co-production. We have made two dates available; the content will be the same in both sessions

Could you please indicate which of the two available sessions you would prefer to attend, with Recommissioning Project Manager - Mark Evans - mark.evans9fcb4@wales.nhs.uk

Session 1 Tuesday 23rd March 11am to 1pm

Session 2 Tuesday 30th March 1pm to 3pm

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Virtual Briefing Session (1hr) - Alliance Contracting

This briefing session will provide an update in terms of the recommissioning project and introduce you to the basic principles regarding an Alliance.

Guest speaker will be Linda Hutchinson the UK leading expert on Alliancing

Date Thursday 8th April 10 am to 11 am