All Commissioning articles – Page 123
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NewsCommunity providers urge Monitor to divert resources from acute sector
Community providers have urged Monitor to support the development of new payment systems which will take investment away from the acute sector.
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NewsPROMs show no evidence of inappropriate surgery
Patient reported outcome measures have not driven expected improvements in treatment during their first three years and do not support claims the NHS is treating too many patients, researchers have found.
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NewsExclusive: Health Act to be changed to boost joint commissioning
The Health Act 2012 is set to be changed to make it easier for clinical commissioning groups to come together with each other – and with NHS England – to jointly commission services, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs seek responsibility for GP services
Clinical commissioning group representatives have called on NHS England to support CCGs taking a greater role in primary care, following their first major survey of the organisations.
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LeaderOxfordshire battle will determine the impact of CCGs
The fate of CCG’s plans will have far-reaching implications
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Trusts force delay in outcomes based commissioning plan
One of the largest and most advanced attempts to bring about integrated, outcomes based commissioning has been delayed following objections from two powerful provider trusts, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsData video: the growing QIPP shortfall explained
Commissioners are slipping behind on their efficiency plans
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NewsMental health spending study axed by DH
The government has axed an annual study of spending in mental health services a year after HSJ revealed it had shown the first fall in spending for a decade.
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NewsCCGs to be 'assured' each quarter
Clinical commissioning groups will be rated each quarter on their effectiveness across six domains under an NHS England assurance framework to be published today.
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NewsCCGs lobby for access to safety incidents data
Clinical commissioning groups in the North of England are lobbying for direct access to information submitted by their providers to the national database of patient safety incidents, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England reviews 'friends and family'
NHS England is reviewing the future use of the controversial “friends and family test”, while alternative patient experience measures have been adopted for two important performance frameworks.
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CommentOlder people are our forgotten addicts
Alcohol misuse is rising among older people and is presenting new challenges for the NHS
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HSJ KnowledgeAchieve equity in access to sickle cell services
Allocating resources to thalassaemia service provision
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CommentTaking the pulse of health and wellbeing boards
A national survey of HWBs offers grounds for optimism
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Revealed: the 24 CCGs forecasting deficits in their first year
There are now clinical commissioning groups expecting to finish their first year of operation in the red in each of the four English NHS regions, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeTeam effort: Commissioning through alliance contracts
The benefits and risks of a new way for the NHS to do business
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NewsControversial radiotherapy on offer to patients again
Cancer patients who were denied access to a cutting edge therapy under NHS England’s specialised commissioning policies will be able to access it again if they agree to take part in a clinical trial.
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NewsGrowing QIPP shortfall predicted
NHS commissioners are slipping behind on their efficiency plans and becoming more pessimistic about whether they will hit their year-end targets, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSerco seeks NHS help to fill vacancies
Outsourcing giant Serco has asked NHS organisations for help filling vacancies at Suffolk Community Healthcare amid concerns over its performance.
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NewsHealth leaders question NHS progress, survey finds
Two in every five NHS senior leaders believe the health service is in a worse condition following the current government’s reorganisation, according to a survey by a consultancy firm.