All Commissioning articles – Page 142
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CommentWe should all join Burnham's debate on integrated care
Key decisions on fusing health and social care cannot wait
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HSJ KnowledgeClinical commissioning groups: the story so far
The criteria failed by CCGs show their strengths and weaknesses
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ/CHKS interactive prescribing data tools
The tools enable you to compare prescribing rates and costs
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NewsQuarter of CSU recruits come from outside transition pool
Around a quarter of staff appointed to commissioning support units have come from outside the pool of NHS commissioning staff affected by reorganisation.
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NewsPrivate firms approached to take over commissioning support unit
The NHS Commissioning Board has approached several private companies about the possibility of them running a commissioning support unit, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to spot future patients
A risk stratification tool is helping GPs to identify where early intervention would benefit patients
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: NHS shake-up hampers oversight of serious incidents
Loss of staff has left primary care trusts struggling to review thousands of serious incidents
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NewsStep up in quality scrutiny of commissioning groups likely to follow Francis
Scrutiny of clinical commissioning groups and support units is set to be tightened in response to the Francis report.
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Blogs
Clearing up confusion on commissioning
Clearing up some confusion about commissioning, and a cautionary tale about public sector cooperation with the private sector.
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CommentWe urgently need to reimagine healthcare
We need the service to deliver health and social care
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HSJ KnowledgeNew accountability in CCG commissioning
We must reflect on who’s in charge in the post-reform NHS
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NewsInnovators 'must provide more evidence' about product effectiveness
Pharmaceutical and technology companies looking to introduce their products into the NHS must do more research to demonstrate effectiveness, a senior NHS Commissioning Board official has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe bigger picture on diagnostic imaging
The overlooked radiology sector could be a money-spinner
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LeaderCCGs confident but still deliver a kick to the regions
Confident CCGs deride their relationships with regional teams
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NewsPCTs set up rebate deals despite DH opposition
At least 30 per cent of primary care trusts are defying the Department of Health to set up discount deals with pharmaceutical companies, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsCCGs seek to tighten screw on provider contracts
Clinical commissioning group leaders entering their first contract negotiations want to tighten the screw on providers, at the same time as promoting service integration, HSJ’s CCG Barometer survey reveals.
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NewsCCG leaders claim confidence in detecting and preventing care failure
CCG leaders say they would detect and prevent a serious care failure, an HSJ barometer survey reveals.
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NewsAnalysed: primary care rebate schemes
This week’s HSJ Briefing looks at primary care rebate schemes which, it is hoped, will lead to savings on drugs bills
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NewsIan Dalton quits NHS Commissioning Board for BT
Ian Dalton, the NHS Commissioning Board’s deputy chief executive, is leaving the organisation to join BT Global Health.