All Commissioning articles – Page 102
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NewsLib Dems reveal mental health funding boost and waiting targets
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today announce £120m investment in mental health services and the introduction of waiting time targets for the sector.
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NewsClegg wants £500m mental health investment
The Liberal Democrats would seek to invest an additional £500m a year in mental health services if they formed part of another government, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS England changes will 'give CCGs freedom'
Job cuts and reorganisation at NHS England will free CCGs to become local leaders, an internal document setting out the commissioning body’s planned reform has said
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NewsExclusive: NHS England could curb access to NICE approved drug
Patients could be denied access to a groundbreaking drug that cures Hepatitis C because the NHS cannot afford it, HSJ has learned.
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NewsStevens: Hospitals should open GP surgeries
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has proposed that some hospitals should be allowed to open their own GP surgeries.
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CommentWho pays when it goes wrong? The uncertainty of private providers in the NHS
Confusion over negligence
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HSJ LocalCCG approves severe restrictions to IVF services
FINANCE: Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has approved plans to severely restrict access to specialist fertility services.
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NewsHunt commissions independent study into GP capacity
The health secretary has commissioned Health Education England to conduct an area by area examination of general practice capacity
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HSJ LocalHealthier Together deadline extended
STRUCTURE: Residents and organisations in Greater Manchester have been given more time to respond to a consultation on reorganising acute services across the region.
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NewsCouncils call for primary care commissioning role
Councils in London have asked to be given greater involvement in the commissioning of primary care.
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NewsRevealed: NHS England's new area team structure
HSJ can reveal the 12 area teams that will be created as part of NHS England’s upcoming major restructure.
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NewsExclusive: Ombudsman seeks new powers to investigate NHS
A new public services ombudsman should be established with powers to probe the decisions of clinical commissioning groups and councils, the Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman has said.
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NewsLeading trust closes doors to 'out of area' referrals
A leading teaching hospital has been accused of breaking the rules around patient choice by closing its doors to routine referrals for patients outside its area.
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NewsAll practices to publish earnings under new GP contract
Every general practice will be required to publish the average earnings of their GPs as part of the new contract announced today.
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HSJ LocalCCG trio face governance probe
STRUCTURE: NHS England has prompted a review into the governance arrangements of three clinical commissioning groups following concerns around accident and emergency performance within the local health economy.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow London Ambulance is preparing for winter pressures
Intelligent conveyancing helps to spread the load
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HSJ PartnersThe bottom line is commission for quality, not just savings
Don’t put end of life care at risk
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CommentLocal issues need local solutions, not another top-down restructure
Clinical commissioning is key
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NewsSystemic barriers hold back London mental health services, report finds
London lacks a ‘collective vision’ for improving mental health services, according to a new report by the King’s Fund which identifies systemic barriers to improving services in the capital.