HSCB/PHA Business Case Template for Investment decision making process for Voluntary, Community and Independent Sector providers

[the template should be completed with proportional effort to the scale of the investment being considered]

Programme of Care / Programme area
Geographical Area of Investment [please state LCG area or if regional]
Funding Available	Budget Area (as per allocation letter where new funding)	Recurrent/ Non-Recurrent (please delete as appropriate)
Commissioning Context and Need for the Investment [please outline the strategic drivers that are underpinning the proposed investment and the anticipated objectives to be achieved - (objectives should be SMART)]
2. Options for Achieving the Objectives [please outline at least 2 options for delivering the commissioning objectives set. The options should identify the evidence base for effectiveness of approaches / benefits / risks and identify the preferred approach]. Please explain the implication to the service if funding is not provided.
3. Financial Quantification Outline the costs and benefits of viable options

4. Please highlight how the proposal will help reduce inequalities in health and well being. [please specify specific geographical areas to be targeted / priority client groups being targeted / available evidence of scale of inequality and how the proposed approach will impact]
5. Additional Activity / Specific Outcomes {please specify anticipated additional baseline activity to be achieved / impact on achieving longer term outcomes}
6. Monitoring and Evaluation Process [how will impact of the investment be monitored and evaluated]
7. Risks & Uncertainty Identify the main risks & uncertainties associated with the Project. Assess the likelihood of risk occurring and how they would impact on the ranking of options

8. Recommendation Make a positive recommendation for one option and explain why it is recommended.

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