Table 4 Policy recommendations
From: The usage of data in NHS primary care commissioning: a realist evaluation
Recommendations | Examples of specific activities based on interview and meeting content | Informed by CMOs |
|---|---|---|
Facilitate integrated commissioning | • Provide combined datasets where possible. This could include e.g. combining datasets from primary and secondary care, or combining NHS datasets with data related to inequalities such as housing or income data • Ensure data are aligned with new priorities around integrated care | CMO 26 |
Facilitate relationships with external providers of data | • Allow commissioners to work closely with external providers of data (analysis) to foster trust and co-production • Involve commissioners in the design, management, and, if possible, procurement of data-driven projects involving external providers | CMO 19, 23, 31 |
Encourage commissioners to champion and promote (new) data | • Designate a data champion internal to the commissioning committee • When introducing new data to commissioners, ask a member of the committee to introduce them where possible, and ensure commissioners’ potential reservations are taken seriously | CMO 21, 29 |
Facilitate commissioners’ understanding of data | • Distil key data in visually compelling ways • Ensure definitions and coding of data are as consistent as possible, and inform commissioners of any deviations | CMO 27, 32 |