The Better Care, Better Value indicators reveal the potential to make significant cash or resource savings whilst improving quality. However, the key issue is what has to be done to actually realise the benefits. For this reason the NHS Institute has introduced the ‘Converting the potential into reality’ guides – one is aimed at NHS commissioners and the other is for provider organisations. These guides contain ten steps that commissioners/providers can take to use the BCBV indicators to maximum effect to improve quality and increase productivity.
Converting the Potential into Reality: 10 steps a provider can take to realise the benefits of the Better Care, Better Value Indicators – the BCBV guide for providers.
Converting the Potential into Reality: 10 steps a commissioner can take to realise the benefits of the Better Care, Better Value Indicators – the BCBV guide for commissioners.
The new Better Care Better Value Indicator tool now includes information previously available from Opportunity Locator. The tool is for you to explore the potential and opportunities for shifting services. The tool should prompt you to start thinking of "how" and "why" your organisation might differ from others and to support commissioning priorities for health communities.
The tool displays the Better Care Better Value Indicator values for the NHS organisations in England.
To view the 'Ten Steps' guides mentioned above, the BCBV website user guide and for further information relating to the indicators, go to http://www.institute.nhs.uk/quality_and_value/high_volume_care/better_care_better_value_indicators.html