All Commissioning articles – Page 121
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CommentWelfare advice is essential to mental health care
It makes services more efficient, effective and responsive
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CommentWhat Simon Stevens should focus on in 2014
Another Simon Stevens has some thoughts for the new NHS England chief
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News'There is no battle of Oxford', say local NHS leaders
Local NHS leaders have insisted there is “no battle of Oxford”, following HSJ’s revelation that the clinical commissioning group’s ambitious plans had been delayed amid provider concerns.
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CommentCCGs left little wriggle room by new funding formula
NHS England allocations take health inequalities seriously
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NewsScience centres to be 'hubs' of specialised services
Academic health science centres should become the “hubs” of specialised services, according to NHS England’s medical director.
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NewsNew funding formula approved
NHS England today rejected a proposal that would have seen more than 100 clinical commissioning groups facing real-terms cuts next year so additional funds could be directed to their most underfunded peers.
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NewsPlanning guidance imposes new 'models of care'
The NHS is being told to overhaul services according to a set of six “models of care” in order to create a “sustainable health and care system”.
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NewsPerformance measures will impact on integration funding
NHS England has announced factors including delayed transfers of care and levels of emergency admissions will impact on how much money each area receives from the new £3.8bn integration fund.
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NewsNHS England to consider real terms cuts for some CCGs
Some NHS clinical commissioning groups could face real terms budget cuts in 2014-15 under a radical approach to funding allocations that will be considered by the NHS England board this morning.
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CommentWe are moving swiftly and thoughtfully to fairer allocations
Today NHS England will make vital choices
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NewsMidlands CSU to unite with neighbour
Two commissioning support units have announced they are planning to merge, in a bid to ensure they are accepted onto NHS England’s procurement framework for support services.
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NewsSurgical never events 'completely unacceptable'
NHS England’s patient safety director has said there is no excuse for surgical never events after it was revealed 85 trusts reported incidents such as wrong site surgery in the first half of 2013-14.
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LeaderThe ‘year of Francis’ ends in confusion, conflict and hope
The NHS can’t waste a ‘good crisis’
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CommentChris Hopson: Nine ways to make the NHS fit for 2014
The next planning round is crucial to the NHS’s future
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NewsMalcolm Grant: I don't use private healthcare
The NHS England chair has refuted suggestions that he uses private healthcare, saying he is registered with an NHS GP and does not have health insurance.
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CommentAre GP commissioning reforms logical?
There is dissatisfaction with arrangements for commissioning GPs
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NewsGrant: Stevens will take NHS into 'next phase' of transformation
The health service is entering a “transformational” next phase in which services spanning different sectors are likely to be contracted to serve specified segments of the population, according to NHS England’s chair.
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CommentGetting the money right matters most to patients
NHS England can deliver better specialised care
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NewsNHS England 'shouldn't beg for money'
NHS England should not “become an agency that begs for more money for business as usual”, Sir Malcolm Grant has said.