All Commissioning articles – Page 141
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NewsExclusive: Government confirms CCG quality premium rules
Legal regulations are expected to confirm shortly that the clinical commissioning group quality premium bonus can be paid to individual GP practices but must “improve services for patients”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBoard approaches Mark Britnell over deputy chief role
Former NHS director general Mark Britnell has been approached about the possibility of becoming the NHS Commissioning Board’s deputy chief executive, it has emerged.
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NewsWollaston: Nicholson should go after transition
An influential Conservative member of the Commons health committee has told HSJ that Sir David Nicholson should oversee the end of the NHS reorganisation, and then resign as NHS Commissioning Board chief executive.
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NewsEx-health secretaries say Sir David should stay
Four former health secretaries have said Sir David Nicholson should not lose his job as NHS chief executive in the wake of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and other alleged care and management failings.
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HSJ KnowledgeBalancing the conflicting interests of CCGs
Why CCG conflicts should be managed, not eradicated
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Targets have distracted NHS from care, says commissioning board director
An NHS Commissioning Board director has said the Francis report shows that “political or other objectives” such as targets trumped concerns over failings in NHS care.
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NewsExclusive: Commissioning board appoints charity chief as patient experience director
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed Neil Churchill, chief executive of Asthma UK, as its director of patient experience, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe advantages of community eyecare pathways
Eye health services that save money and add value for patients
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NewsCommissioning board chair backs Nicholson
The NHS Commissioning Board has given its backing to its chief executive Sir David Nicholson, amid calls for his resignation.
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NewsNHS 111 yet to go live in two out of three sites
Less than a third of England has fully launched the NHS 111 service, with just three weeks to go before the national rollout deadline.
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CommentLondon's commissioners get stuck in
Commissioners involved in major reconfiguration from the start
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LeaderRewards for CCG leads must be credible
Failing to address the issue of GPs’ pay is not an option
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CommentCulture is the foundation of patient safety
Hospitals must have a balanced culture following Francis
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CCGs warn they risk being 'saddled with inherited debt'
Clinical commissioning groups have warned they are at risk of being “saddled with an inherited debt” when they take on their new powers, as a result of an onslaught of retrospective claims for NHS continuing healthcare funding.
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CommentThe NHS needs to think long term about contracts
Why commissioners should take a more strategic approach
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NewsAnalysed: The continuing care claims deluge
PCTs face a £600m bill for backdated claims for care funding, and this is causing anxiety for clinical commissioning groups too
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HSJ KnowledgeIt's crunch time for CCG pay
A basic formula is at hand when setting pay for clinicians on CCGs
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NewsClinical involvement and collaboration emerge as key challenges for wave-three CCGs
Joint commissioning and involving clinicians are the major challenges for newly-authorised clinical commissioning groups, HSJ research has revealed.
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NewsGovernment tendering rules will lead to big shake-up in services, lawyers warn
Lawyers have warned that new procurement rules due to come into force in April could see significant changes in the provision of NHS services.
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HSJ KnowledgeLive Q&A: Achieving trust in procurement
The live discussion with Mike Mayers starts on 5 March at 1pm