All Commissioning articles – Page 158
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NewsRising GP referrals contradict Lansley claims
Emergent clinical commissioning groups have been unable to prevent GP referrals hitting a new high, contradicting repeated claims by the health secretary that they were already reducing demand for secondary care, HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsCCG authorisation 'support' could see powers taken back
Clinical commissioning groups may be given “support” including having managers imposed on them or their functions removed, it has been confirmed.
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HSJ Local
Five companies in the running for Nottingham ITC
STRUCTURE: Five companies have progressed through to the next stage of the process to operate the Nottingham Independent Treatment Centre.
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HSJ Local
West Mercia CCGs choose new support providers
COMMERCIAL: West Mercia clinical commissioning groups have chosen an alternative supplier of commissioning support services after plans to establish a local provider in their area were abandoned.
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Virgin set to run children's services in Devon
COMMERCIAL: Virgin Care has been named preferred bidder for a children’s services contract worth £44m a year, it has been announced.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to put patients at the centre of palliative care
Partnership working has been vital to delivering a co-ordinated 24-hour palliative care service, write Annie Macleod and Nicky Bannister.
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HSJ KnowledgeReady for the unexpected: how one trust is tackling unplanned admissions
Southend Estuary CCG provides one good example of how to deal with unplanned care issues when serving a challenging health population.
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LeaderStability trumps choice in the birth of commissioning support
Commissioning board is singing a different tune on CSSs.
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Competition panel to probe referral management
The NHS Cooperation and Competition Panel has begun a probe of the competition implications of providers operating systems to manage patient referrals.
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Commissioning support market faces heavy regulation
The NHS Commissioning Board has revealed the future market in commissioning support services is likely to be heavily regulated, potentially including restrictions on firms making a dividend.
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HSJ Local
Stephen Childs confirmed as North East CSS director
WORKFORCE: Stephen Childs has been appointed as the managing director of North East Commissioning Support by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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HSJ Local
South west CSS managing director appointed
WORKFORCE: NHS Somerset’s former director of commissioning Jan Hull has been appointed managing director of the Best West Commissioning Support Service.
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SupplementsInformation for commissioners: an HSJ roundtable
Getting commissioning right will depend on getting the right data. But what does that mean? And what can we do to deliver all the data CCGs will so desperately need in just 12 months’ time? Daloni Carlisle reports on a lively expert roundtable, in association with Civica.
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NewsJust nine CSS managing directors appointed
Just nine out of the 23 managing director posts for commissioning support services have been recruited, it is announced today.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham and Solihull faces £16.9m QIPP shortfall
FINANCE: Commissioners in Birmingham and Solihull have reported a £16.9m gap in their efficiency savings plans, accounting for 29 per cent of the total for this year.
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NewsExclusive: Mike Richards given key commissioning board post
Sir Mike Richards has been appointed to a key clinical leader position in the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMidlands director appointed commissioning board director of strategy
NHS Midlands and East director of commissioning Robert Harris has been appointed as the NHS Commissioning Board’s director of strategy, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCCGs may get to rate commissioning board's behaviour annually - mandate
The NHS Commissioning Board may be rated annually for its commitment to autonomy by a survey of clinical commissioning groups, according to its first “mandate” from the government.
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NewsPrivate MH hospitals facing tighter margins
Reduced profits in NHS may starve some private mental health hospitals of investment.