All Commissioning articles – Page 135
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NewsRevealed: the 100-fold variation in CCG workforce size
There is a more than a 100-fold variation in the numbers of people employed by clinical commissioning groups, HSJ research has found. The revelation has prompted concern over the viability of smaller CCGs
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NewsRelegate CCGs to advisory role, says Burnham
The shadow health secretary has said clinical commissioning groups should be relegated to an advisory role because councils were more in tune with their local populations than GPs.
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Quarter of CCGs facing financial 'difficulty'
About a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are facing “real difficulty “ in “making ends meet” this financial year, the NHS England finance director has said.
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NewsStruggling CSUs set to be told to outsource or lose accreditation
NHS England aims to provide CSU quality assurance
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NewsMental health trusts look to diversify
Almost two thirds of NHS in-house mental health providers now also provide non-mental health services, a survey shared with HSJ reveals.
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LeaderLeader: Rivals battle to be the public's champion
Winning public support in the NHS policy war
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NewsMental health services suffer as hospitals 'suck in' cash
Clinical commissioners are at risk of undermining the government’s mental health strategy because they are prioritising the acute sector, it has been claimed.
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NewsGeneral practice safety reporting to be investigated
Low rates of reporting patient safety incidents in general practice are to be investigated by NHS England, the organisation’s director of patient safety has told HSJ.
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SupplementsDifferent mindset − an HSJ commissioning supplement
Contracts, quality assurance and end of life care are some of the subjects in the new HSJ commissioning supplement
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SupplementsThe real value of values-based commissioning
‘Values based’ commissioning aims to put users’ views at the heart of reshaping services
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SupplementsOut of hours contracts: the case studies
The fatal 2008 mistake of a locum from Germany offers important lessons for CCGs
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SupplementsCare homes with the full care spectrum: the case studies
How care home professionals are acting to restore people’s independence after falls and strokes
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SupplementsQuality data for CCGs spells a golden future of benchmarking
Why those supporting CCGs must work out how to get them useful, reliable data
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SupplementsCCGs winning the daunting battle for quality
CCGs have made a good start at ensuring quality care - and must learn from each other
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News£560m foundation trust dumps payment by results
One of England’s biggest foundation trusts has agreed a contract outside of the national tariff system for the past two years, its chief executive has revealed.
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Nicholson: Transferring NHS funds to social care would mean 'radical changes' to hospitals
The government must accept “radical changes” to hospital services if it diverts more NHS funding to shore up the social care budget, the head of the NHS England has said.
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LeaderLeader: Nicholson urges NHS to begin creative phase
David Nicholson is ‘not reaching for the pipe and slippers’
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NewsExclusive: Sir David Nicholson announces major review of NHS strategy
NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told HSJ it is time to question whether “the straightforward commissioner-provider split” is the best way to organise care for some communities.