All Commissioning support articles – Page 10
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NewsCommissioners barred from using patient data
The new NHS commissioners are unable to carry out analysis of sensitive patient information because they have not yet received urgently requested legal permission to do so, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Weakest CSUs given three months to improve
Struggling commissioning support units are to be given just three months to improve their business practices or face intervention by the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: CSUs unlikely to face direct private sector competition
Independent sector firms are set to be encouraged to work with NHS commissioning support units rather than sell directly to clinical commissioning groups, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Board seeks vital legal permission over sensitive data
The NHS Commissioning Board is to apply for a legal exemption to enable vital information to flow lawfully around the reformed NHS commissioning system from 1 April.
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NewsCSUs see chance for new business in wake of Francis
Commissioning support units are strengthening their quality assurance services in response to the Francis report on Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Caldicott to recommend new NHS duty to share data
The Caldicott review into information governance in health and social care is likely to recommend a new duty to share information between agencies where it is in a patient’s best interests.
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NewsQuarter of CSU recruits come from outside transition pool
Around a quarter of staff appointed to commissioning support units have come from outside the pool of NHS commissioning staff affected by reorganisation.
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NewsPrivate firms approached to take over commissioning support unit
The NHS Commissioning Board has approached several private companies about the possibility of them running a commissioning support unit, HSJ has learned.
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Threefold variation in CCGs' spend on outside support
There is more than a threefold variation in the amount clinical commissioning groups intend to spend on support services, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsAnalysed: CCGs draw up commissioning support deals
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing looks at the progress made by clinical commissioning groups to enter into service level agreements with commissioning support units, and what the implications could be for the new market in these services
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the delegation of continuing care may develop
How the delegation of continuing care may change from April 2013
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HSJ KnowledgeBasic decision making around CCG delegation
Examining the delegation options and risks open to CCGs
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HSJ KnowledgeBest of 2012: commissioning
We highlight a selection of best practice commissioning articles
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NewsCaldicott expected to raise legal doubts over CSU data services
The NHS Information Centre for health and social care is increasing its capacity to store and manage data in the expectation that commissioning support units will be prevented from holding sensitive information about patients.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe future of delegating NHS Continuing Healthcare
How the delegation of continuing care may change from next year
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LeaderCSUs are heading for centre-stage
The vision for commissioning support units is expanding under Bob Ricketts
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NewsRicketts: don't externalise before CSS market is mature
Plans to “externalise” commissioning support units should be given a lower priority over the next two to three years than establishing a market in support services, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCSUs frustrated by lack of clarity on funding
Commissioning support units are frustrated by an ongoing lack of clarity over how much income they will receive from the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHakin: bear with managers 'trying to do two jobs'
The national lead for commissioning development has urged clinical commissioning group leaders to bear with managers while they try “to do two jobs” during the rest of the transition to the new system.