All Commissioning articles – Page 104
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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.
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NewsLamb proposes new laws to empower health and wellbeing boards
New laws should be introduced in the next parliament to give health and wellbeing boards extra powers including the ability to independently hold budgets, Norman Lamb has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs to be involved in 'bulk' of specialised services
Clinical commissioning groups could be asked to co-commission “the bulk” of NHS England’s £14bn specialised services budget, the head of its specialised commissioning taskforce has said.
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NewsLib Dems propose health and wellbeing boards commission primary care
The Liberal Democrats want GP services to be commissioned by health and wellbeing boards, according to a paper setting out the party’s likely policy direction in the run up to next year’s general election.
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HSJ LocalSomerset abandons alliance ambitions
STRUCTURE: A pioneering project to improve the integration of care in south Somerset has abandoned its ambition to boost cooperation among providers with an ‘alliance contract’.
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NewsBurnham: Change will be 10 year journey not a ‘big bang’
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has today unveiled further details of his 10 year plan to merge health and social care
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NewsInterim appointed to lead specialised services for NHS England
NHS England has appointed Richard Jeavons to lead its commissioning of specialised services in an interim capacity, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMental health spending set for 1.4 per cent rise
Commissioners plan to increase their total spending on mental health services by £120m this year, a rise of 1.4 per cent in cash terms, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS to plan for 'transition' year in 2015-16
The coming financial year will be a ‘transition’ period with few new national requirements so the NHS ‘can focus on core aspects’ such as financial sustainability and waiting time targets, NHS England has indicated.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking sense of the Francis focus on leadership
How to use the ‘dispersed leadership’ concept
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NewsNHS England delays consultation on restructure and job cuts
NHS England has delayed a consultation with staff on a planned large reduction in posts and structural reorganisation, following feedback from staff, it has said.
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HSJ LocalNottinghamshire CCGs mull tender for continuing healthcare support
Five clinical commissioning groups in Nottinghamshire are considering tendering for part of the area’s continuing healthcare service due to problems with the current support provider.
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HSJ PartnersHow NHS England uses interactive mapping to give CCGs strategic insight
To identify local priorities
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HSJ Local18 week waits, July 2014: explore the maps
See all NHS waits around England by provider, CCG or specialty
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SupplementsCommissioning: How CSUs are growing into their support role
The NHS’s not so little helper