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The future for specialised services and commissioning: funding, meeting patient demand and the impact of Accountable Care Systems

November 2017


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This seminar assessed the future landscape for commissioning and delivering specialised services in England.


Delegates considered the impact of Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) on specialised commissioning, with areas agreeing to become Accountable Care Systems (ACSs) collaborating with NHS England to deliver specialised services. They also discussed NICE's changes to the funding of the Highly Specialised Technologies (HST) programme and a developing role for NHS England in assessing the cost-effectiveness of these treatments through the new budget impact test.


Further sessions addressed the challenges in meeting increasing patient demand for specialised services, following NHS England’s decision on funding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), the efficacy of the new National Programmes of Care and Clinical Reference Groups in encouraging quality and innovation in service delivery and the next steps for the adoption of new technologies.



This on-demand pack includes

  • A full video recording of the conference as it took place, with all presentations, Q&A sessions, and remarks from chairs
  • An automated transcript of the conference
  • Copies of the slides used to accompany speaker presentations (subject to permission
  • Access to on-the-day materialfs, including speaker biographies, attendee lists and the agenda