All Commissioning articles – Page 40
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HSJ LocalOutstanding trust wins five year £195m contract outside patch
One of the country’s leading mental health trusts has won a £195m contract to provide community health services in Bedfordshire.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: A Budget for putting politics above prosperity
We’re approaching a moment when a government that has been warned that the NHS funding situation will threaten quality, access and safety is going to choose to ignore that warning, says Andy Cowper in the runup to the Budget
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Expert BriefingCCG mergers - will there be a flurry or a snowstorm?
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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HSJ LocalCCGs handed legal directions after deficits slide
Two clinical commissioning groups in Sussex have been given legal directions after their forecast deficits increased by millions of pounds after just seven months of the financial year.
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NewsExclusive: Commissioning leaders complain of 'return to command and control'
Leaders of clinical commissioning groups and senior officials in NHS England have complained of “confusing accountability” and a return to “command and control” management, according to a new report by the Nuffield Trust.
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NewsSeven CCGs name joint accountable officer
A London sustainability and transformation partnership area has appointed a single accountable officer across its seven clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsSTP region aims for huge savings across elective care
Commissioning leaders are aiming to save £50m a year by standardising policies in elective care across their sustainability and transformation partnership footprint.
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NewsCCGs warned policies could break discrimination laws
Clinical commissioning groups have been warned their policies on assisted conception could fall foul of discrimination laws if they treat same sex couples differently from heterosexual ones.
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CommentAccountable care and cancer: We must not lose sight of the fundamentals of integrated care
Accountable care is about more than just contractual arrangements, it is also about achieving coordinated care and delivering the outcomes that matter to patients. By Moira Fraser
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The devo gloss comes off
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsStevens invokes Brexit battle bus in pre-budget funding call
Simon Stevens will today step up his calls for the government to increase NHS spending in coming years, suggesting voters will feel betrayed if promises made in the Brexit campaign are not delivered.
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NewsNHS England picks Babylon for flagship patient app pilot
NHS England has picked two private digital services to pilot a new universal NHS patient app that provides access to health records, NHS 111 and privacy preferences through their smartphones.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners U-turn on controversial 12 week minimum waits
One of the NHS’s largest clinical commissioning groups is set to ditch a controversial policy enforcing 12 week minimum waiting times for adults needing “non-urgent” treatment – just two months after setting out the plan.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The CAMHS cause célèbre
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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HSJ LocalCCGs to share leader in move towards 'alliance'
Four clinical commissioning groups in Sussex are to share a single accountable officer as they start working as a “commissioning alliance”.
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HSJ LocalCCGs appoint joint accountable officer to cover entire county
The six clinical commissioning groups covering Staffordshire have appointed a single accountable officer.
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NewsSeven more CCGs approved to merge in nationwide shake-up
NHS England has approved clinical commissioning mergers in a further two areas, bringing together seven more CCGs.
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NewsExclusive: Mergers involving 11 CCGs get green light
NHS England has approved unprecedented changes to clinical commissioning groups across the country, consolidating 11 CCGs into four, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFormer chief of several trusts to lead advanced STP
A former trust chief executive has been appointed leader of a sustainability and transformation partnership covering two counties in the South West.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Turning up the heat on ACSs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.