The PSTA / Commissioning Compass / Reading
Factors that constrain and enable
Aspect of Commissioning 3: Capacity, capability, and confidence. Teaching text from June 2025.
June 2025 teaching template, slide 45
Capacity, capability, and confidence – factors in place that constrain or enable
Asset and provision mapping
Potential for funding models to better support capacity and capability
Major costs and pressures
Local provision strengths/weaknesses
Cost and quality of provision, interventions and delivery.
State and current role of the community and voluntary sector
State of supply, from all providers and the wider market
Levels of citizen satisfaction
Understanding the current configuration of interventions
Workforce development
Which of these factors most holds back your ability to work in this space? Which most supports you?