joint commissioning between health and social care agencies
EPPI-Centre; Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, September 2012
- A systematic review
- The evidence about the factors that affect commissioning highlight the importance of:
- trusting relationships between commissioners, and how these are built up over time by continuity of staff;
- clarity over responsibilities and legal frameworks, particularly in the context of any shared or pooled financial arrangements;
- coterminosity between organisational geographical boundaries;
- the development of clear structures,information systems and communications between stakeholders
