All Commissioning articles – Page 113
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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.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England launches specialised commissioning turnaround
NHS England has established a turnaround team to get a grip on the spiralling specialised commissioning budget
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HSJ KnowledgeCare in the community: is the rhetoric wrong?
Find ways to support people where it matters
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HSJ PartnersWhy patients prefer community based services
Save cash and drive quality with community hearing services
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NewsIndependent sector profits from lack of NHS secure beds
A lack of secure inpatient NHS beds has driven a £21m overspend in NHS England’s budget for independent sector mental health providers. HSJ analysis reveals the organisation overspent £21m on independent mental health providers, 5 per cent more than its planned spending on this sector.
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NewsExclusive: Specialised commissioning overspend tops £450m
NHS England was set to blow its budget for specialised services by at least £450m in 2013-14, largely due to “predictable” overspends at acute hospitals.
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NewsHSJ bids to identify top 50 service integrators
LGC and sister title Health Service Journal unveil healthcare project
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HSJ Local18 week waits, February 2014: explore the maps
See all NHS waits around England, with links to the detail by organisation and specialty
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NewsNHS England steps up work on pooling budgets
NHS England has begun detailed work on how to pool its primary care budgets with other commissioners, one of its senior leaders has revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegration: the future of liaison psychiatry
One trust took radical steps to join up care
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NewsExclusive: Better care fund checks prioritise dementia and falls
Many NHS and council leaders will assess the effectiveness of the government’s £3.8bn plan to integrate health and social care with performance measures on dementia, falls and long-term conditions.
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NewsTax rules raise doubts over CSU autonomy
NHS England’s plan to make commissioning support units autonomous could be rendered financially unviable by government tax rules, HSJ has learned.