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Commissioning to make a bigger difference – A guide for NHS and social care commissioners on promoting service innovation

This publication aims to stimulate thinking and assess the extent to which a given change idea is a service innovation, using methods and tools that support a specific 5-step process framework, with a special focus on world-class commissioning, and a ‘Culture for Innovation’ section describing seven factors that organisational studies show are linked to innovative output.

• Innovation guide 'Commissioning to make a bigger difference' June 2008 (opens new window)
• Download Flier for innovation workshops (PDF, 66K)