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Decommissioning toolkit contents

  • Decommissioning toolkit
  • Before you start
    • What we mean by ‘decommissioning’
    • When decommissioning happens
    • What decommissioning is not
    • Principles for successful decommissioning
    • Pre-conditions for successful decommissioning
    • Working with TSOs
    • Understanding the role of TSOs
    • Meaningful engagement
    • Good communication
  • Managing change
  • Working with TSOs: What does good practice look like?
  • A staged approach to decommissioning
    • Making a decision to decommission
    • Understanding needs, demand and priorities
    • Understanding quality, performance and the provider market
    • Understanding costs
    • Understanding contracts
    • Understanding stakeholders
    • Practical example: Assessing need and making decisions
    • Making a decision: What does good practice look like?
    • Re-designing services
    • What is driving the need for change?
    • What are the options for change?
    • What impact will the changes have?
    • Stakeholder involvement
    • Planning decommissioning
    • Developing a project plan and process
    • Aligning plans with other processes
    • Communication plans
    • Governance arrangements
    • Transition planning
    • Risk assessment
    • Planning decommissioning: What does good practice look like?
    • Carrying out decommissioning
    • Giving sufficient notice of the decision to decommission
    • Getting advice and support for the process of decommissioning
    • Engaging with stakeholders during the process of decommissioning
    • Practical example: Effectively carrying out decommissioning
    • Carrying out decommissioning: What does good practice look like?
    • The impact of decommissioning
    • Monitoring the impact on users and providers
    • Evaluating the process of decommissioning
    • Monitoring and evaluation: What does good practice look like?
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