Reframing Commissioning | Provocations for Change is a new report by Collaborate CiC and the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), drawing on the insight and expertise of VODG members, commissioners, people with lived experience and sector stakeholders. Our aim was to spark discussion about the opportunities available to reframe commissioning, given the financial challenges facing frontline care and support, framed by the Secretary of State's three shifts for the NHS.
Following several months of conversations, interviews, focus groups and roundtable discussions earlier this year (May - Septemeber 2024) we pose a number of practical shifts and provocations for change, to reframe commissioning and put third sector support for disabled people on a surer footing.
- We start with the foundations, ensuring the fundamentals are in place so that collaboration, lived experience, long-term thinking and bravery can thrive.
- We set out series of shifts in behaviour, that do not cost but can have significant impact on the design, delivery and experience of support.
- We finish with some questions and invite providers and commissioners to use them to reframe discussions locally.
This work does not sit apart, but alongside the social movements, skills development programmes and local activity already underway.
If you have any questions or would like to be invovled in this work as it progresses please do get in touch.