All Commissioning articles – Page 182
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NewsDH reveals authorisation 'journey' for CCGs
The Department of Health has set out key details of the authorisation process for clinical commissioning groups – but stopped short of providing a clear list of requirements or a “bar” for approval.
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New chair elected for Sussex joint commissioning board
WORKFORCE: West Sussex County Council cabinet member Michael Brown has been elected as chair of the West Sussex Joint Commissioning Board.
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NewsExclusive: the Christie plans national 'chain' of cancer centres
Specialist cancer hospital The Christie Foundation Trust is considering plans which could see it open branded treatment and diagnostic centres across England, in partnership with a private sector provider.
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Surrey dementia tool to help local authorities
PERFORMANCE: Surrey County Council and local NHS organisations have developed a tool to help councils nationally improve standards of care for people with dementia.
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Lambeth moves to single emerging CCG
STRUCTURE: The GPs in Lambeth are now members of a single emerging clinical commissioning group.
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CommentMichael Dixon: it's time for general practice to get real
I faced a difficult career decision 28 years ago. I wanted to go into general practice, but should I opt for a rural practice, where biomedicine had a clearer role, or for inner city practice, where needs were greater but medicine seemed less important?
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NewsExclusive: draft authorisation document reveals key tests for new commissioning groups
A draft Department of Health plan seen by HSJ reveals key details of the development and authorisation process for clinical commissioning groups.
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Arden cluster makes final executive appointments
STRUCTURE: The Arden primary care trust cluster, comprising of Coventry and Warwickshire PCTs, has completed recruitment to its executive team.
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Single Bristol GP practice not signed up to one of three emerging CCGs
STRUCTURE: A single GP practice has not signed up to one of three emerging clinical commissioning groups under Bristol PCT.
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NewsNHS Direct to get central role in NHS 111
A partnership of NHS Direct, ambulance trusts and out of hours providers has been named as a default provider for the new non-emergency NHS 111 number, charged with making sure the service achieves universal coverage by the April 2013 deadline.
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Sheffield moving to single clinical commissioning groups
STRUCTURE: GP practices within Sheffield primary care trust are planning to form a single clinical commissioning group, the PCT has said.
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NewsNew money-saving medicines scheme a step closer
Patients with long term conditions will be offered a additional consultation with their pharmacist under a £100m plan to improve the effective use of medicines.
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CommentWhat the new healthcare environment holds for clinical negligence indemnity
Changes ushered in by the Health Bill will mean indemnity contracts between providers and commissioners will need to be considered carefully and satisfy both sides before being set in place. Medical Defence Union chief executive Dr Christine Tomkins explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe financial challenges GPs face in developing surgery estate
Financial uncertainties in the NHS have slowed re-emerging interest for funding to develop existing GP surgeries and NHS estate. Peter Hill from Barclays Corporate’s healthcare division looks at the current financial landscape in which GPs have to operate - and what the future holds.
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North West London Hospitals Trust to open more beds to cope with winter pressures
PERFORMANCE: North West London Hospitals Trust is reopening beds to cope with the winter pressures it is expecting.
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Two practices remain outside a clinical commissioning group covering the rest of Wakefield
STRUCTURE: All the practices except two within Wakefield District PCT have signed up to a single emerging clinical commissioning group, Wakefield Alliance.
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NewsDH announces commissioning reform milestones and single comms service
Commissioners have been set tight deadlines for handing their powers to GP groups, despite the continuing controversy over the Health Bill.
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NewsLansley condemns commissioners as 'cynical' over choice restrictions
Health secretary Andrew Lansley today said primary care trusts “game the system” to “delay treatment”, in response to the Co-operation and Competition Panel’s investigation of choice in elective care.
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NewsCommissioners 'excessively constraining' patient choice
Commissioners are restricting patient choice and choking competition in routine elective care, the Cooperation and Competition Panel has found.
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Optimum value: transforming healthcare delivery from volume driven to value driven
The way healthcare is currently delivered is financially unsustainable, and a shift in strategy from achieving optimum volume to achieving optimum return is required for healthcare organisations to be truly successful, according to Andrew Lentin and colleagues from consultancy Kurt Salmon.