1. Interpreting the Commissioning for Value Packs
Bryn Shorney
NHS England
Analytical Services

2. Commissioning for Value: Recap
October 2013 – Original packs compared CCG performance on a large range of indicators and identified potential opportunities to improve.
November 2014 – ‘Pathway on a Page’ packs investigated thirteen areas in more detail.
Original packs were Phase 1 ‘Where to Look’. They helped CCGs/CSUs to identify areas in which to perform a deep dive to look into ‘What to Change’.
The ‘Pathway on a Page’ packs fit between Phase 1 and 2: a mini deep dive that CCGs/CSUs can build on to perform a more in-depth investigation. CfV and Right Care websites include examples/guides to help CCGs/CSUs perform a deep dive.
February 2015 – Integrated Care packs including pathways on a page for cross-cutting areas such as Maternity and Early Years and analysis of CCGs’ most complex patients.

3. November 2014 – Pathways on a Page
Compared CCG performance on a range of indicators for thirteen of the highest areas of expenditure;
Breast Cancer
Lower gastrointestinal cancer
Lung cancer
Diabetes
Psychosis
Common mental health disorders
Heart disease
Stroke
COPD
Asthma
Musculoskeletal
Trauma and injury
Renal
Neurology has since been added to the interactive tool
As with the original packs, CCGs are compared to their ten most similar CCGs – methodology and data are available on the CfV website.
Pathways designed with National Clinical Directors and Intelligence Networks – intended to capture as much information about the patient pathway as possible (availability of data does vary between areas).

4. CCG A: Higher non-elective spend and mortality rates
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

5. CCG B: Better primary care and lower non-elective spend
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

6. CCG C: High mortality rates but COPD seems to be well managed in primary care. Underlying prevalence is high.
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

7. Interactive Commissioning for Value tool
The following slides show how the Commissioning for Value tool can be used to explore indicators in a pathway in more detail
The tool allows users to view bar charts, spine charts and maps for each indicator
The tool allows comparisons of CCGs with the national distribution, filtered by region and any selected CCGs (e.g. with the similar ten CCGs used in the packs)
There is also an explorer tool which allows users to explore the relationship between two different indicators via scatterplots
The tool can be found on the CfV website. The previous version of the tool that accompanies the original packs is also still available on the website.

8. CCG C: Highest mortality rates for bronchitis, emphysema and COPD compared to similar ten CCGs
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

9. CCG C: Third highest spend on non-elective COPD admissions compared to similar ten CCGs
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

10. CCG C: Second highest reported prevalence of COPD compared to similar ten CCGs
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

11. CCG C: Highest ratio of reported to estimated prevalence of COPD compared to similar ten CCGs. The CCG is better at identifying COPD so this is coloured green in the pathway.
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

12. CCG C: Highest % of FEV1 (lung function test) compared to similar ten CCGs
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

13. CCG C: Highest % of patient reviews compared to similar ten CCGs
CCG C: Highest % of patient reviews compared to similar ten CCGs. CCG C appears to identify and manage COPD well but high prevalence drives high spend and mortality rates.
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

14. February 2015 – Integrated Care packs
Feedback received after the original packs was that you wanted more of a focus on integrated and non-acute care.
Availability of data is a problem for non-acute care but we have included the following analysis;
Maternity and Early Years Pathway (Local Authority level)
Inpatient expenditure for 0-4 year olds (CCG level)
Substance Misuse and Mental Health Pathway (Local Authority level)
Dementia and Long Term Conditions Pathway (CCG level)
Inpatient expenditure for 75+ year olds (CCG level)
Analysis of the CCGs’ most complex patients (CCG level)
As with the original packs, CCGs and LAs are compared to their ten most similar CCGs/LAs – methodology and data are available on the CfV website.
Pathways designed with National Clinical Directors and Intelligence Networks – intended to capture as much information about the patient pathway as possible (availability of data does vary between areas).

15. Local Authority A: Worse than similar LAs on public health elements of Maternity pathway and higher spend on hospital admissions in Early Years
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

16. Complex patients Based on analysis of inpatient data (SUS)
But intended to capture patients who are likely to be intensive users of other parts of the health and social care system (but we do not have data for these areas)
Locally CCGs/CSUs/LAs will have better access to information for primary care, community care, social care, etc.
Identified the 2% of patients that CCGs spend the most on for inpatient admissions covered by payment by results tariff
Not the 2% of patients covered by the enhanced service….
…but comparing these sets of patients locally may be a very useful exercise
The 2% of patients comprise 15% of spend on inpatient admissions.
The average complex patient has 6 admissions per year for three different conditions (based on programme budget categories).
59% of these complex patients are aged 65 or over
37% of these complex patients are aged 75 or over
13% of these complex patients are aged 85 or over
92% of the complex patients also had an outpatient attendance and 81% also had an A&E attendance during the year.

17. CCG D: Spends £11. 7 million on 579 complex patients and £0
CCG D: Spends £11.7 million on 579 complex patients and £0.7 million on 27 children aged under one
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

18. CCG E: More complex patients aged over 75 and less aged 55 to 74 compared to similar CCGs
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

19. CCG F: More complex patients for Gastro Intestinal, Respiratory, and Musculoskeletal
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

20. CCG G: For 180 patients Circulation was the main condition and 54 of these patients also had an admission for Respiratory problems during the year
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

21. CCG H: For 375 patients Gastro Intestinal was the main condition and this was the most common co-morbidity for each of the other main conditions
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

22. CCG J: Co-morbidities of Cancer include Infectious diseases and poisoning and adverse effects
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

23. CCG K: Over 50% of the A&E attendances for complex patients are for those who have more than 5 attendances a year - which is 21% of patients (3.2% more than similar CCGs)
NHS | Presentation to [XXXX Company] | [Type Date]

24. Next Steps and Further Information
Use the commissioning for value tools to explore the pathways in more detail
Perform a full deep dive investigation into the areas which appear to offer the greatest potential improvements
Use local data to explore spend, activity and outcomes in more detail, e.g.;
High spend procedures/drugs
Spend/activity in other settings (e.g. community care)
GP Practice level variation
Re-produce the complex patients data locally to identify operational (patient level) and strategic (service/system level) improvements
Are you making the most of risk stratification models?
Learn from the best performing CCGs (Right Care website and local knowledge)
Assess evidence on best practice pathways, e.g. NICE guidance
Establish clinical leaders to lead service redesign projects
See the website for further information;
If you have any questions please get in touch;