All Commissioning articles – Page 126
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NewsNHS Direct to close
NHS Direct is to be completely wound up by the end of the financial year and its remaining business dispersed to other providers, it has been announced.
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CommentA-list signing puts NHS England back in the game
Mike Birtwistle assesses the impact of Simon Stevens’ appointment
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CommentNHS England ‘land grab’ causes dismay
Providers are unhappy with specialised commissioning policy
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NewsIndividual responsibility has been neglected, says NHS England director
Individuals’ responsibility for their own health and use of the NHS has been underemphasised and should be made more visible by NHS England, the organisation’s patient experience director has told HSJ.
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LeaderSimon Stevens is the right person to lead NHS England
Stevens can lead the NHS towards a sustainable future
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NewsNew NHS England chief executive named
Simon Stevens, the former health adviser to Tony Blair, has been appointed NHS England’s new chief executive, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: Simon Stevens in the UK and abroad
Simon Stevens is best known in England as a proponent of key New Labour health policies, but his focus in the US in recent years has been quite different.
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News'Significant difference in opinion' remains over data access
Plans to create “safe havens” where patient identifiable data is processed and pseudonymised for use by bodies across the health service could be dropped, it emerged this week.
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NewsUnitedHealth confirms Optum rebrand
UnitedHealth UK’s chief executive has insisted in an HSJ interview that the firm’s NHS business will grow and also confirmed that the company will rebrand.
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NewsCCGs asked to agree support service decisions with NHS England
Clinical commissioning groups have been asked to present a business case to NHS England if they want to bring support service functions in house.
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HSJ KnowledgeOutcome based commissioning: getting it right from the start
Planning and preparing for successful approaches
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NewsExclusive: Mark Britnell rules himself out of NHS England chief race
Mark Britnell, who has been considered one of the leading contenders to become the next NHS England chief executive, has said he has not applied for the role.
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NewsLabour to force vote on CCG allocations
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to force a vote in Parliament over plans to redistribute clinical commissioning group funding on the basis of age.
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NewsCSUs prepare to form partnerships to ensure survival
Commissioning support units are engaged in a “ritual dance” to find appropriate partners after NHS England signalled another round of consolidation in the sector.
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LeaderPoliticians aren’t the only cause of the NHS’s uncertain future
Lack of collaboration across the service
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NewsCCGs resist NHS England over support services
Clinical commissioning group leaders have firmly asserted their independence ahead of an attempt by NHS England to encourage them to make more use of commissioning support units.
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CommentA brave NHS can make self-management possible
Empowering patients and their carers to make decisions