All Commissioning articles – Page 130
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NewsInnovation fund axed amid confusion over specialised services
NHS England has scrapped a £50m fund designed to promote innovation as part of a flagship government policy - just two months after its launch.
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NewsNHS staff transferred to private sector will keep pensions
The Treasury has approved plans for workers transferred out of the health service to retain NHS pensions, in a move predicted to make it easier for independent providers to win NHS contracts.
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HSJ KnowledgeGetting CSUs to click with social media
Changing the NHS by engaging a web-savvy generation of healthcare users
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NewsUPDATED: CSU 'axed' amid complaints from CCGs over cost and quality
Anglia Commissioning Support Unit will not continue as a standalone organisation following complaints from its customers over costs and the quality of its services.
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HSJ KnowledgeCollaborate to get the most out of CSUs
Co-design leads to better, more cost effective services for CCGs and patients
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HSJ LocalMonitor to probe CCGs' block contract
Monitor is to investigate a complaint that referrals to a private hospital dropped after two clinical commissioning groups entered into a block contract with a local NHS hospital.
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NewsHospitals 'face £2bn cuts and financial cliff edge' - Nicholson
Hospital funding is set to be cut by £2bn as the NHS faces a potential “financial cliff edge”, NHS England’s chief executive has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeEncourage GPs to take ownership of their CCG
The new bodies must have strong relationships
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HSJ Local
Hertfordshire Trust unveils £42m mental health unit
MENTAL HEALTH: Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust will open a brand new £42m in-patient unit for mental health patients in 2014.
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NewsExclusive: Mental health sector hit by beds shortage
Mental health patients requiring urgent hospital admission face long journeys − in some cases hundreds of miles − amid growing evidence of a shortage of beds, HSJ has learned.
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CommentPatient data: finding the right balance
Striking the right balance between the protection and use of patient data
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HSJ KnowledgeCommissioning support units must raise their game
How can CSUs secure their future success?
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CCGs plan integrated emergency service
Two clinical commissioning groups in Cheshire are drawing up plans to set up the first integrated pathway for emergency care, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham fined over C diff cases
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust faces a fine of approximately £40,000 after exceeding its of clostridium difficile target.
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SupplementsBeating down the barriers - an HSJ roundtable
HSJ’s latest roundtable agreed that the potential savings in commissioning are huge - but age old problems stand in the way of realising them
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NewsMulti-year allocations could aid local contracting, Monitor review finds
Multi-year budget allocations could help commissioners develop local contracting more effectively, Monitor has said.
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CommentWhy the ONS consultation matters to the NHS
Proposed cuts will impact those commissioning services
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