C&P: Commissioning for Outcomes

The Independent Review of Adult Social Care 2021 made recommendations for significant and transformational changes to the way that social care is commissioned and procured including recommending a move to ethical commissioning and a focus on achieving better outcomes for individuals.

The Independent Review of Adult Social Care 2021 made recommendations for significant and transformational changes to the way that social care is commissioned and procured including recommending a move to ethical commissioning and a focus on achieving better outcomes for individuals: ‘We want to see an end to an emphasis on price and competition and to see the establishment of a more collaborative, participative and ethical commissioning framework for social care services and supports, squarely focused on achieving better outcomes for people using these services and improving the experience of the staff delivering them. By shifting emphasis in this way, we believe Scotland can deliver social care supports more fairly and more sustainably.’

In response to the recommendations, CCPS set up a Commissioning for Outcomes Project of local authority commissioners, providers and disabled people to develop a practical guide to Commissioning for Outcomes

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