All Commissioning articles – Page 154
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Blogs
The new minister's agenda
The new group of ministers at the Department of Health will have a lot to take in as they begin work at Richmond House.
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NewsEaston: support for ‘medium-term’ change
The NHS Commissioning Board is drawing up plans to support service changes that go beyond the current comprehensive spending review period, which has so far defined the limits of the NHS efficiency programme.
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CommentFixing the broken system
Urgent action is needed to change how health and social care are delivered
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CommentMedia Watch: Sir David and his board
Mark Porter, chair of the BMA, declares his newspaper preference
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NewsLocal schemes fall behind in NHS’s drive for efficiency
The true performance of the NHS’s efficiency drive can be revealed after HSJ obtained the Department of Health’s QIPP tracker.
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NewsQIPP tracker: Get involved and tell us how QIPP is doing in your area
How is QIPP performing in your area? Read your local QIPP tracker report and tell us what you think of it.
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NewsAnalysis: Decisions need to be taken before Hunt's honeymoon ends
HSJ’s team of experts examine some of the issues Jeremy Hunt faces in his first months in his role as health secretary.
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NewsCFS patients 'neglected by NHS'
Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are still suffering from neglect within the NHS despite initiatives aimed at improving services for those with the condition, according to a new report.
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NewsDavid Stout leaves NHS Confederation to run commissioning support organisations
NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout has been appointed as managing director of two commissioning support units, covering Hertfordshire and Essex.
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HSJ Local
Mark Adams named designate accountable officer for three North East CCGs
WORKFORCE: Mark Adams has been appointed as the designate accountable officer for for NHS Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Newcastle North and East CCG and NHS Newcastle West CCG.
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HSJ Knowledge
Local nurses for local people
There has been a move back to practice-centred community nursing teams. But at what cost?
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HSJ KnowledgeIgnore the integration naysayers
Guts, passion and perseverance are key to integrating health and social care commissioning, says David Smith
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HSJ KnowledgeA mountain to climb
The rise in Nepalese people living the UK is providing a challenge for commissioners
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NewsChief: £170m mental health trust 'lost its way'
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust must win back the support of its commissioners, its new chief executive has said
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NewsNHS urged to think long-term to save
NHS organisations need to think more long term to innovate and release more savings, NHS South of England chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers has said.
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CommentLessons from the world of payments
Policy makers overestimate the power of the tariff system, says Nigel Edwards
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HSJ KnowledgeDifferent strokes for different folks
What might NHS commissioning look like in the future?
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CommentThe long term care conundrum
Demand continues to rise so where does the accountability lie, asks Noel Plumridge
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NewsFTs expect CCGs to reverse activity growth next year
Foundation trusts expect clinical commissioning groups to oversee an unprecedented reduction in activity in 2013-14, Monitor has revealed.