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?
• Glossary
• Useful links