Department of Health

Website of the Department of Health

Please note that this website has a UK government access keys system.

You are here:

Care and resource utilisation: ensuring appropriateness of care

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    14 December 2006
  • Primary audience:
    Health and social care professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic Only
  • Gateway reference:
    7492
  • Pages:
    86
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This document sets out for commissioners using practice-based commissioning (PBC) and primary care trusts (PCTs) some techniques to help identify areas where services can be redesigned, thereby freeing up resources to focus on clinically needy patients. Care and resource utilisation (CRU) is all about giving the patient the right treatment in the right place at the right time.

Additional links

Related Links

Ordering publications

Contact details for obtaining hard-copy DH publications.

Help viewing PDFs

Help viewing PDFs

Useful tips to ensure you get the most from PDFs and the free Reader program. Topics covered include accessibility, troubleshooting and searching files.

Additional Links

Access keys