Monthly Forum Working Group Update (June) – Evidence for Commissioning Group

Date: 24 June 2022

Hello my name is Rachel Illingworth and I’m Head of Research and Evidence at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG, which from 1^st July will be NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and I chair the NHS R&D Forum Evidence for Commissioning Group.

We formed as a community of practice in 2018 and now meet virtually every quarter. The group is made up of a wide range of individuals from a variety of organisations who all have a remit to support and enable commissioners to find and use evidence from research and other types of evidence including evaluation, to inform the commissioning cycle. The group includes R&D Leads, Library and Knowledge Specialists and Senior Managers working in CCGs, CSUs (commissioning support units), a University, NHS England and Improvement, Health Education England, NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, NIHR CRN Coordinating Centre and the UK Health Security Agency.

The aim of the group is to provide support, share learning, best practice and to work together as champions, advocates and influencers in this field.
Current priority areas include:

• Transition to Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
• Developing evidence and evaluation capacity and capability in CCGs / ICBs
• Evidence repositories for sharing evidence reviews and evaluation reports

We are keen to hear from Forum members about work happening in CCGs and ICSs in relation to evidence informed commissioning, topics we might be able help with, plus new members are always welcome please write to us via the main R&D Forum email address. Thank you.

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