All Commissioning articles – Page 135
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HSJ KnowledgeIncreasing patient involvement in care pathways
Enhancing partnership working in mental health
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NewsCCG defends 'potential conflict' in relation to board member
A London clinical commissioning group has said it has acted to address a “potential conflict of interest” in relation to a member of its governing body and a possible £196,000 procurement deal.
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HSJ Local
Specialised commissioning holds up West Hants contracting
FINANCE: Contract agreements in Hampshire are being held up by a lack of clarity around the allocation of resources to specialised commissioning.
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HSJ KnowledgePodcast: The next five years for population healthcare
Dr Kevin Fenton on Public Health England and health improvement
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Community engagement in Mid Devon
Examining the future of Tiverton and District Hospital after a meeting between commissioners and the public
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HSJ KnowledgeA clinician's view of the new commissioning landscape
How Warrington is achieving better patient outcomes
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HSJ LocalCCG tenders integrated older people's service worth up to £1bn
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group has outlined plans to put up to £1bn worth of contracts out to tender to potential bidders.
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NewsHunt announces GP out-of-hours responsibility plans
GPs should be ultimately responsible for out-of-hours care - even if they don’t personally provide it, the health secretary has said.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs doubt CSUs' ability to innovate
Many clinical commissioning groups doubt whether their support service providers can work in an innovative way, or are well led, a survey has found.
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CommentCCGs struggle to follow the money
Finance chiefs are still trying to work out where the cash has gone
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LeaderLeader: CCGs given the robustness to lead
New GP and manager partnership is a strength for commissioners
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NewsMost leaders would leave if groups' budgets were given to councils, survey finds
Large numbers of clinical commissioning group leaders would leave their roles if the groups’ budgets were given to local authorities, as has been proposed by the shadow health secretary.
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NewsCCG Barometer: Confident commissioners voice gripes with new system
Clinical commissioning group leaders’ confidence in delivering on their responsibilities has increased, but they are grappling with significant confusion in the reformed NHS system.
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NewsInformation, patient involvement and service change are weak areas, say CCG leaders
Informatics, patient involvement, and service change are clinical commissioning group leaders’ weakest areas, according to their responses to the HSJ/GatenbySanderson barometer survey.
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CommentCCG Barometer commentary: Confidence despite ambiguity
A number of broad themes emerge from the survey, stepping back from the detail. These include clinical commissioning groups’ desire for supportive relationships with the NHS England local area and regional teams, and the fear that politics could play an increasingly central role in shaping the NHS to the detriment ...
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NewsPatient safety chief admits NHS 111 likely to have harmed patients
Patients have been harmed by NHS 111, NHS England’s director of patient safety Mike Durkin has said.
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HSJ Local
£3.9m taken from Central Manchester allocation to fund specialised commissioning
FINANCE: An additional £3.9m has been taken out of Central Manchester CCG’s allocation to fund the commissioning of specialised services, minutes from its April board meeting state.
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Blogs
Big data should inform commissioning decisions
More data is available to the NHS than ever, so we should use it when making commissioning decisions.