All Commissioning articles – Page 113
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NewsReaction: Move to CCG role in primary care splits opinion
Reaction: Simon Stevens’ move to give clinical commissioning groups more power over primary care has divided opinion among health leaders.
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NewsBurnham: CCGs should not commission primary care
Labour has criticised NHS England’s plan to give clinical commissioning groups a role in commissioning primary care.
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NewsLocal commissioners given say in special administration
Local commissioners that are not directly involved with failing hospitals are to be given the chance to respond to proposals put forward by trust special administrators, after the government last night adopted an amendment to the Care Bill.
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CommentMutuals could save the NHS
Only friendly societies can keep the NHS free at the point of use
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS Health Checks under scrutiny
The importance of reviewing the public health programme
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NewsPatients suffer due to gaps between CCGs and specialised commissioners
Widespread vacancies in the clinical reference groups established by NHS England to link specialist and non-specialist services have led to a deterioration in patient experience, it has been alleged.
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NewsStevens expands on primary care co-commissioning plans
The chief executive of NHS England has revealed further details of his plan to hand clinical commissioning groups a role in commissioning primary care.
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HSJ Knowledge'Eradicating hepatitis C is a realistic aim'
With the right models, HCV can disappear as a healthcare problem
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NewsLive Q&A: mental health and unemployment
Find out how Oxfordshire is helping service users back into work
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HSJ PartnersTwitter chat round-up: how to increase care out of hospital
Phil McCarvill analyses the debate
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NewsStevens invites CCGs to bid for primary care commissioning role
Simon Stevens has confirmed he plans to give some clinical commissioning groups the ability to co-commission primary care with NHS England.
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NewsSpecialist hospitals fear NHS England centralisation plans
Specialist hospitals have urged NHS England to re-think its “one-size-fits-all” approach to centralising specialised acute services because it puts their independence at risk.
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NewsNew penalty cap could reduce total NHS bill
Trusts could see a significant reduction in penalty payments for breaching NHS targets in 2014-15, according to new analysis.
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NewsWinterbourne View scheme an 'abject failure', minister admits
Combined health and local government drive to help people with learning disabilities move out of hospitals has been an “abject failure”, Norman Lamb has said
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News'Authority and assurance' - experts react to Simon Stevens at the health committee
Fresh thinking or a lack of commitment on budgets? Commentators including Steve Kell and Ruth Thorlby assess Simon Stevens’ performance
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NewsNHS chief will take 'pragmatic' approach to competition
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has told MPs he does not share his predecessor’s concerns that competition law is standing in the way of health service reform.
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NewsStevens signals shift in 'three-way split' in local NHS commissioning
Simon Stevens has been reviewing the split between NHS England and clinical commissioning group budgets in his first few weeks in his post, and said it will shift.
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NewsExclusive: Stevens launches quick-fire NHS England 'structure' review
The new NHS England chief executive has initiated a quick-fire review of the organisation’s national structure and systems, amid staff concern about its “hierarchical” approach.
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HSJ PartnersHow to keep terminally ill people out of hospital: what you said
Providing more care at home
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NewsBed and breakfast used to free up mental health beds
A mental health trust forced to free up inpatient beds by discharging patients into bed and breakfast accommodation has seen its bill for the measure rocket five-fold in less than a year.