All Commissioning articles – Page 153
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HSJ Local
Joint MD appointed to Cheshire and Merseyside CSUs
WORKFORCE: Tim Andrews has been announced as managing director of the Merseyside Commissioning Support Unit.
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News
Business services quango set to employ 8,000 commissioning staff
The 8,000-strong commissioning support workforce is set to be employed by the NHS Business Services Authority, HSJ has learned.
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News
Patient data may give NHS an unfair edge
Powerful patient-level costing systems may give NHS hospital providers an unfair advantage in contract negotiations unless they are required to share their data with commissioners.
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HSJ Knowledge
Map a course to quality
Atlas could help deliver better healthcare for all people with kidney disease
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Supplements
Good directions - an HSJ commissioning supplement
This commissioning supplement looks at the data we need to steer the NHS
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HSJ Knowledge
GP commissioners: sole traders or private governments?
GPs must get used to some big changes in their legal status
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HSJ Local
CCG to unveil plans at Northants AGM
PERFORMANCE: NHS Northamptonshire will be holding its annual general meeting on Septmber 27 where the Nene Clinical Commissioning Group will outline its vision for the future commissioning of health services in the region.
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News
Final sign-off for CCG authorisation to be put back a month
Clinical commissioning groups will be authorised a month later than previously planned, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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Comment
'Justifying health priorities will not be easy'
CCGs face tough decisions to prioiritise the right patients
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News
CSUs urged to delay private sector deals
Leading market figures now believe it is unlikely commissioning support units will enter long-term partnerships with private sector firms before 2014.
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting end of life care right
With no second chances, it will impact not only on the patient, but on those around them
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News
CCGs face temporary limits on authorisation
Dozens of clinical commissioning groups are expected to have “temporary” restrictions placed on them when they are authorised, HSJ understands.
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News
Commissioners reject 24/7 reopening of Mid Staffs A&E
Commissioners have rejected Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s plan to reopen its accident and emergency department 24 hours a day.
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News
Commissioning board promises CCGs a lighter planning 'ask'
Clinical commissioning groups will need to report only a “minimum” set of quality, performance and finance information to the centre to support the NHS planning process, they have been told by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham CCGs set to merge
STRUCTURE: Two Birmingham clinical commissioning groups have “expressed a preference” for merging.
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News
Specialised service review highlights risks to integration
An official review of specialised services has highlighted the risks in having three separate commissioners for the NHS and public health, warning of a potential threat to integration of some care pathways.
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News
Hakin: Quality premium will not come from £25 per head management allowance
Clinical commissioning groups’ “quality premium” performance bonus will be separate from - and not funded by - their £25 per head management fund, the national commissioning lead has told HSJ.
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News
Four CSU networks to supply communications support
Four networks of commissioning support units will provide communications services to clinical commissioning groups, officials have confirmed.
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News
Tenders for sexual health contracts could leave HIV services 'unviable'
Plans to put sexual health services out to competitive tender could make it “unviable” for some NHS trusts to continue offering HIV treatment and care, the Department of Health has warned.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Rugby CCG appoints new members
WORKFORCE: Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group have appointed a chairman and three new lay members to the their governing body.