Regional Voices, working with NHS England, is carrying out a survey to help understand specific issues which organisations have experienced in using the NHS Standard Contract.
It is understood that VCSE organisations find the NHS Standard Contract a barrier to having their services commissioned by the NHS. Consequently NHS chief, Simon Stevens, committed to exploring a shorter version of the NHS Standard Contract for low-value contracts, in the NHS Five Year Forward View.
It is expected to take no longer than 15 minutes to complete the survey, which will close at 10am on 27th July.
More information about VCSE commissioning issues in health and wellbeing and the background to this work on the Standard Contract can be read here.
If you have any queries about this survey or would like any support filling it in, please call Emma Baylin or Yoshiko Stokoe on: 0113 394 2300 or email:
Please note that NHS England will undertake its annual, wider, consultation in preparation for the 2016/17 Contract later this year, which VCSE organisations will also be invited to participate in.
