All Commissioning articles – Page 197
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NewsMinisters warned PCT clustering 'will damage innovators'
Seven areas with high levels of health and social care integration have formally warned the government that its “inflexible” approach to NHS reform will force them to dismantle their current arrangements.
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NewsReforms will break up NHS - Healey
The health reforms being pushed through by the government will lead to the break-up of the NHS, Labour has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking changes to achieve savings - without disastrous consequences
In managing the NHS, we have choices. When we have a difficult problem do we think radical, fundamental, realistic, or painstaking? Jan Filochowski, chief executive of West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust, says that when push comes to shove, it’s worth being an evolver more than a radical, and a realist more ...
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HSJ Local
NHS Richmond & Twickenham cluster predicting bigger overspend after pessimistic assessment of acute challenges
FINANCE: The south-west London primary care trust’s minutes record the five-PCT sector anticipating having to go into its reserve if the £4m in acute sector challenges saved only £2.7m.
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Readmissions payment ban will cost hospitals £790m and create 'perverse incentives' - Confed
NHS hospitals stand to lose around £790m next year from the ban on payment for emergency readmissions, a study by the NHS Confederation has found.
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NewsGPC calls for consortia provider lists
The British Medical Association’s General Practitioners’ Committee is asking for an amendment to the Health Bill that would allow commissioning consortia to draw up lists of preferred providers.
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NewsNicholson: My commissioning board won't be 'shy'
Sir David Nicholson has begun to set out how the NHS Commissioning Board will operate, warning it will not be “shy” to lead, and will involve itself in all aspects of commissioning.
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HSJ KnowledgeReal healthcare reform needs a new conceptual landscape
Real healthcare reform requires a fundamental change in thinking, because more of the same just won’t do the trick, says Ann Porter, founder and chief executive of social innovation company Soda.
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CommentCompetition can work, but only with the right tactics
“Competition in health care should be tactical not ideological”. This was the main message from the “Competition versus integration in the NHS” debate organised by the Cambridge Health Network and the King’s Fund
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CommentBill Moyes: the reform agenda presents a massive opportunity
The government’s reform agenda for the NHS isn’t the beginning of the end of a primarily tax funded healthcare system. The reforms are probably the best way to preserve that for another generation or more. So, instead of focusing on the risks, let’s give more attention to the opportunities.
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NewsJoint surgery redesign could save trusts £664m
NHS Trusts can save £664m from the total they spend on joint surgery over the next 10 years, according to an exclusive analysis made available on hsj.co.uk.
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HSJ LocalYorks and North East pathfinders reflect national uncertainty
News about the NHS’s new commissioning system is surfacing across the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, reflecting discussions across England.
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NewsPCT 'first' to look at commissioning social enterprise
NHS Western Cheshire staff may launch the first commissioning support social enterprise.
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HSJ KnowledgePublic-private health services show bright promise in Spain
Bupa’s Spanish subsidiary’s example of public-private health services is arousing interest in the UK, says Daloni Carlisle.
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HSJ Knowledge
Achieving better outcomes with learning disabilities services
Learning disabilities services that draw hard on funding can be better commissioned for improved quality at a lower cost. Rob Greig, chief executive of National Development Team for Inclusion, explains the approach.
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NewsAnti-trespass laws to be used to shift bed blocking patients
Hospitals in north Merseyside are planning to use the anti-trespass powers used to ban “hoodies” from shopping centres to shift patients who are blocking beds.
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HSJ KnowledgeEarly A&E redesigns have implications for today's commissioners
The ambitions of a group of GPs to radically redesign A&E back in 2007 can teach the new wave of commissioners valuable lessons, write Martin McShane, director of strategic planning and health outcomes at NHS Lincolnshire, and Jerry Clough, director of Atlyric Limited.
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NewsLansley: Competition will protect commissioners from 'abusive relationships'
Andrew Lansley has defended the competition agenda set out in the Health Bill during the committee stage its passage through Parliament.
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LeaderLocal performance is the key to the future of the NHS
Since May the spotlight has been resolutely on changes in national health policy. The entry of the Health Bill into Parliament marks the beginning of the end of that phase. What will matter increasingly is how the NHS at a local level deals with the twin challenge of reform and ...
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NewsGP services face scrutiny under competition system
Community services provided by GPs worth nearly £400m will have to go through a competition approval process as part of the transition to consortium commissioning, HSJ has been told.