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Wanless Report (see here). Entitled Securing Good Health for the Whole Population this report for the Treasury forecasts that the only way health service provision will be affordable in the UK in the future is if the “fully engaged” scenario is achieved, where people take a greater responsibility for their health, and services transform themselves through efficient use of resources and a high rate of uptake of technology.   Welfare to Work Welfare to Work  In England there is a White Paper Raising expectations and increasing support: reforming welfare for the future http://www.dwp.gov.uk/welfarereform/raisingexpectations/  and a Welfare Reform Bill going through Parliament (May 2009).  Included in the Bill is provision for giving disabled people the right to control provision of services to them, in some cases through having the money to procure services themselves. The Green Paper was called No-one Written Off, and remains the title used by some to describe the reforms. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/welfarereform/noonewrittenoff/   Working in Partnership Programme (WIPP) (see here) is a very useful resource aimed at general practice to improve capacity and includes information and toolkits on HCAs, general practice nurses (GPN), self-care, workload analysis, practice management, sickness absence, repeat medication, and database of good practice.  The project closed in August 2008 but the site is still currently available.   World Class Commissioning (see here). This is the Department of Health’s programme to transform commissioning.  11 world class commissioning competences are described that PCTs’ will be expected to develop and perform: lead the NHS at a local level work collaboratively with partners engage with the community work closely with clinicians manage knowledge and assess needs prioritise for improved outcomes influence and shape the market promote innovation and improvement procure robust contracts support and manage providers demonstrate sound financial management.