All Commissioning articles – Page 174
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NewsCCG staff assignment to accelerate despite redundancy fears
Primary care trusts will be told to assign more staff to clinical commissioning groups to prevent a lack of support hindering CCG development.
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NewsPCT public health spending revealed
Primary care trusts spent just 4.6 per cent of their total funding allocation on public health last year, analysis by HSJ suggests.
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NewsMost commissioners see readmissions rate rise despite harsh penalties
Most commissioners have seen an increase in emergency readmission rates despite the imposition of new penalties that are set to cost providers more than £400m this year, an HSJ investigation has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeSetting out the principles for integrated care
Patient Voices policy director Don Redding outlines some principles that should guide commissioners, regulators and professional groups in integrating health and social care services.
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CCGs 'feasible' if covering 100,000 or more
Clinical commissioning groups will need a population of at least 100,000 to be able to carry out all their statutory functions, a report commissioned by the Department of Health has found.
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HSJ Local
Community group launches survey following London HIV drugs change
PERFORMANCE: A community group has launched a survey to assess the impact of changes to London HIV drug prescribing rules.
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NewsCommissioners and providers seek move to long-term contracts
Both commissioners and providers are calling for a “fundamental shift” towards long-term contracts of more than five years to allow for better strategic planning, the Future Forum has heard.
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NewsExclusive: NHS begins planning CCG authorisation 'pipeline'
The NHS has begun constructing a “pipeline” to authorise clinical commissioning groups, in an effort to avoid a log jam before the April 2013 target.
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Rise in PCTs reporting above-average costs
The past financial year saw a sharp rise in the proportion of primary care trusts reporting above-average costs for providing NHS services, new Department of Health figures show.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why a better understanding of emergency admissions needs better data
Emergency attendance and admission will only be reduced by greater understanding of the demand. It is vital, says Simon Rowe, to make sure you use the most appropriate data.
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NewsCCGs may be 'ill-equipped' to meet information governance standards
Clinical commissioning groups will be subjected to an increasing range of information governance requirements, but may be may be “ill-equipped” to meet the more rigorous standards, official guidance has said.
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NewsPayment by results moves to 'bundled' contracts
The Department of Health is set to signal that NHS commissioners can move away from payment by results in 2012-13 in an attempt to control costs.
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NewsMental health tariffs 'not fit for purpose' - NHS Confederation
Mental health trusts and commissioners have not made enough progress in devising a tariff for their services despite enthusiasm from staff, the NHS Confederation has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy occupational therapists have a vital role in integrated care
Occupational therapists make up a significant proportion of the healthcare workforce in the UK, and they have a major contribution to make in driving integrated care as a solution for sustainable and effectice healthcare.
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NewsFertility treatment bans reversed by PCTs
A number of primary care trusts which imposed tight restrictions on infertility treatment have now reversed the policy.
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NewsExclusive: 'Significant majority' of CCG population will live in its area - minister
Health minister Earl Howe has written to peers giving new details about how clinical commissioning groups’ populations and areas will be decided.
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NewsExclusive: Lansley on the CQC, integration, the reform risk register and commissioning
Andrew Lansley has told HSJ the Care Quality Commission is now running a “proactive and tough” inspection regime and revealed he does not favour further reorganisation of NHS regulation.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the success of health and wellbeing boards depends on relationships
The effectiveness of health and wellbeing boards will depond upon how well they are able to build relationships between their members, says NHS Confederation deputy policy director Jo Webber.
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NewsDH reforms assessment release demanded by peers
Andrew Lansley is under cross-party pressure to publish a secret report on the likely impact of his controversial reforms.
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CommentDevloping new structures for improved service delivery
Now is a golden opportunity to start developing guidelines and principles to inform better healthcare delivery, says Paul Zollinger-Read