All Commissioning articles – Page 62
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CommentThe NHS ignores the law at its peril
The increasing trend of carrying out change in the NHS without legislation to back it up is creating a worrying shortfall of accountability
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HSJ LocalChildren's mental health pilot aims to bridge care 'disconnect'
Pilot project for CAMHS aims to bridge disconnect between community and inpatient care West London project one of two granted devolved commissioning powers to create new care models in the sector Project leaders hope to integrate tier three and four CAMHS services to reduce number of admissions and length ...
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HSJ LocalCouncil chief executive to lead CCG after 'symbolic' appointment
Steven Pleasant to lead Tameside Council and Tameside and Glossop CCG The appointment is “symbolic” of the changes taking place in Greater Manchester Single commissioning board is already running between adult social services and the CCG, controlling a budget of £435m Work ongoing to transfer hundreds of social care ...
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NewsCCGs asked to ensure fetal medicine access following HSJ investigation
Clinical commissioning groups have been asked about their arrangements for ensuring women and their babies have access to fetal medicine services, after an HSJ investigation raised concerns babies were “dying unnecessarily” because of a flawed funding system.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: It's time to publish the STPs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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HSJ Local'Outstanding' CCG announces £8m savings target
Harrogate and Rural District CCG was given the top rating by NHS England last month CCG now says growing and ageing population is putting strain on its finances and it expects an £8.4m shortfall for 2016-17 FINANCE: A Yorkshire clinical commissioning group rated as outstanding last month has ...
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NewsRevealed: £6m spent on redundancies at closed CSUs
The bill for redundancies following the shutting of two commissioning support units reached more than £6m, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew £5m pot for perinatal mental health services
NHS England announces £5m perinatal community services development fund STPs, commissioners and providers can bid for money to expand services for women with mental health problems during or after pregnancy Fund is part of £365m plan to expand perinatal support to an extra 30,000 women a year by 2020-21 ...
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CommentWhat could Theresa May do about the 'burning injustice' of health inequality?
Theresa May has said she wants to address the life expectancy gap linked to poverty. We asked leading experts where she should start
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CommentExplore the third sector to improve diversity of boards
NHS Improvement should look to the charity sector to recruit the kind of diverse boards that we greatly needed
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HSJ LocalMayor calls for new approach to Bedford reconfiguration
COMMISSIONING: A “flawed” review of health services should be rejected in full rather than become part of sustainability and transformation plan for health and social care integration, according to the elected mayor of Bedford Borough Council.
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NewsExclusive: Birmingham CCGs plan to merge by April 2018
Three Birmingham CCGs to merge by April 2018 CCGs will form a “joint commissioning board” from October The board will appoint a single “transitional chair” Three Birmingham clinical commissioning groups are planning to merge in April 2018, HSJ understands.
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CommentThe NHS must rise to the challenge of tackling poverty
The health service does sterling work treating the consequences of poverty but can do much to address the causes, too
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Direct vanguard funding will end in 2017-18
NHS Improvement document says after 2017-18, STPs will take the place of the vanguard programme Central new care models team will carry on beyond next year Vanguard sites will not have transformation funding allocated directly to them from NHS England after next year, it has been confirmed.
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HSJ LocalTender launched in major sexual health shake-up
COMMISSIONING: A group of 22 London boroughs have launched a tender for an online sexual health service as part of a major shake-up of services in the city.
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NewsIntegrated care a 'main priority' for Greater Manchester, says Burnham
Andy Burnham says handing the running of social care services to the NHS would be a “main priority” if he becomes Greater Manchester mayor Former health secretary says the fact the region had a health and social care devolution deal was the “clinching factor” as to why he stood ...
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NewsMinisters accused of 'preventing real NHS devolution'
IPPR report accuses ministers of “preventing devolution” in the NHS Sadiq Khan reiterates his call for devolved health powers for London Welfare and justice should also be devolved so areas can address social determinants of health, report says Ministers have been accused of “preventing devolution of healthcare budgets ...
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NewsMental health sector to move away from block contracts
Mental health commissioners and providers told to move away from block contracts NHS Improvement and NHS England say contracts should be capitated or episodic New contracts should have a proportion of payments linked to outcomes and new waiting time targets Mental health commissioners and providers have been told ...
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CommentIf the commissioners get it wrong, the reset may fail
Much of the burden of implementing the longer term aims of last month’s reset will fall on commissioners
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CommentPrEP row shows we can't let the NHS be picky about prevention
Jim McManus argues the NHS is ‘moralising’ about HIV when it should be working with local authorities on system-wide prevention