All Commissioning articles – Page 120
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NewsCare UK boss outlines expansion goal
The managing director of healthcare at Care UK has used an HSJ interview to express optimism that the company can increase its share of NHS provision, including through taking over the running of hospitals.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhere is the evidence for promoting integrated care?
We are not measuring the impact on patients
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NewsExclusive: Adebowale says differential tariff deflator policy is 'laughable'
NHS England board member Lord Adebowale has described the policy of imposing cuts to mental health and community trusts, which are a fifth higher than those for other sectors, as “bordering on laughable”.
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HSJ KnowledgeA lawyer's view of health and social care integration
How to ensure smooth care coordination
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CommentCommissioners are the bridge builders for integrated care
CCGs are essential to integration working
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NewsGP practices 'receiving £258m for no identified purpose'
NHS England has spent about £258m a year on GP services with no identifiable justification, a review has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeA multitalented approach to delivering community care
All staff can become holistic practitioners
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NewsAnalysis: Oxfordshire case shows that incumbency counts
Despite the controversy over Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s outcomes based contracting plans, it was ultimately not the local providers that forced Dr Richards out – it was a vote by local GPs who may have been voting on any number of local or personal issues.
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NewsTwitter chat: What is the best way to commission end of life care?
Join an HSJ Twitter chat in association with Marie Curie Cancer Care on 14 February
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NewsMonitor competition probe closed after NHS England changes process
Monitor has closed its investigation into the commissioning of specialist cancer surgery services in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, after NHS England said it would change its process.
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HSJ LocalCCG considers seven-year community services contract
COMMERCIAL: Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group plans to re-commission its community health and social care services on an unprecedentedly long contract of up to seven years.
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NewsAlert system will name and shame unsafe providers
The names of organisations that fail to comply with patient safety alerts are to be published online each month as part of a revamped warning system being introduced by NHS England.
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SupplementsTesting times for pathology − an HSJ supplement
Integrating the latest advances into the patient care pathway
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SupplementsPathology conference: view from the panel and delegates
Asking the big questions at the HSJ/Roche pathology conference
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HSJ KnowledgeDementia: the untold story of our BME population
More focused commissioning is needed for BME patients
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HSJ LocalIntegrated care pioneer voted out by GPs
The clinical commissioning group leader who fronted an ambitious attempt to introduce integrated outcomes based contracts has lost his place on the body’s board following a vote by GPs.
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HSJ KnowledgeAchieve the gold standard in end of life care
Avoid unnecessary hospital admissions for older people
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NewsTariff talks fail to reverse 'negligent' policy
Talks over plans to impose 20 per cent higher efficiency targets on mental health and community trusts have ended without agreement, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOxfordshire CCG compromises on controversial contracting plan
Commissioners have prepared a set of compromises to one of the most ambitious integrated contracting plans after a Department of Health review recommended much closer collaboration with local providers.
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NewsData video: The impact of CCG funding changes
More than a tenth of clinical commissioning groups have lost at least £10m