Commissioning HIV services

Commissioning laboratory services.

Scientists often develop techniques that have obvious benefits for patients but then find great difficulty in introducing them into the National Health Service-usually because the necessary finance does not seem to be available. This article provides a practical guide.

Challenges in commissioning dermatology services.

constituency of the NHS is currently the subject of widespread debate. Regular contributors include specialist dermatologists, primary care commissioners, practice-based commissioners, general practitioners (GPs) with a special interest (GPwSI) in dermatology and various patient groups (eg Skin Care Campaign, National Eczema Society, Psoriasis Association). Occasional contributions are made by ...

Surrogacy commissioning fathers and HIV.

Surrogacy is not regulated by a single legal instrument only, nor is confirmation of a surrogacy agreement by the High Court an unqualified green light for the surrogacy process to proceed. In the context of the HIV status of the commissioning father, whose gametes are to be used for the conception of the child in pursuance of a surrogacy agreement, the intended in vitro fertilisation of the su...

Commissioning neuropsychiatry services: barriers and lessons

Aims and method Previous studies have shown variations in commissioning of neuropsychiatry services and this makes access to neuropsychiatric services a post-code lottery. In this survey, we approached all mental health and neuropsychiatric service commissioners within London to map current funding and commissioning arrangements, and explored perceived barriers to neuropsychiatric service commi...

Effective Commissioning of Sexual Health and HIV Services A Sexual Health and HIV Commissioning Toolkit for Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities