Interactive discussion group 3: From Policy to practice: Strategic Commissioning to deliver better care, smarter systems, and real patient impact
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Join this intimate and focused small-group discussion to share experiences with senior colleagues and get your pressing questions answered. Bringing together 8-10 participants, ensure you sign up early to secure your place at your preferred table.
Join Optum for a dynamic and thought-provoking discussion on how Strategic Commissioning can evolve from policy ambition into real-world transformation. This session will explore the leadership imperatives needed to drive three critical shifts:
- Integrated Neighbourhood Health
- Value-Based Care
- Innovation-Led Contracting
Through practical examples and open dialogue, we’ll examine how commissioning can be used as a strategic lever to:
- Redesign services around people and place
- Unlock new models of care
- Embed digital and data-driven innovation
Whether you're a system leader, commissioner, provider, or innovator, this session will challenge conventional thinking and offer fresh insights into commissioning as a catalyst for change.
Discussion Questions & Prompts
1. The Current State of Commissioning. Primary Question: What does commissioning look like today from your perspective?
Sub-Prompts:
- Do you have a clear definition of Strategic Commissioning?
- What are the most innovative changes you've seen in commissioning recently?
2. Barriers to Strategic Commissioning & Value-Based Care. Primary Question: What’s stopping us from making strategic commissioning and value-based care the default?
Sub-Prompts:
- What’s needed to build truly collaborative neighbourhood relationships?
- How can we move beyond activity-based and block contracting models?
3. Envisioning the Future: Achieving the 10-Year Health Plan. Primary Question: What does success look like if we’ve truly delivered the ambition of the 10-Year Health Plan?
Sub-Prompts:
- Imagine a care recipient, Doris, with a single budget for her health and social care—what changes?
- If all barriers were removed, what would you do in the first 90 days to drive change?
Key takeaways
- Understand how commissioning can be a strategic enabler of transformation
- Explore real-world examples of integrated care and value-based models
- Identify practical steps to overcome systemic barriers
- Share and learn from peer experiences across the health and care ecosystem
