All Commissioning articles – Page 80
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NewsExclusive: 'Single definition of success' for health systems recommended
A ‘single definition of success’ for health systems should be created in the form of a ‘single, coherent’ performance and quality framework, the King’s Fund has told the health secretary.
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NewsExclusive: Another CCG agrees variation from QOF
A clinical commissioning group in the south of England has agreed a variation to the GP quality and outcomes framework with nearly all its practices, to encourage more community based care.
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NewsLondon CCG could defy NHS England on QIPP demands
A London clinical commissioning group is considering whether it should refuse to make more primary care quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings demanded by NHS England by the end of the year.
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LeaderThe better care fund will soon be redundant
If it lingers it will divert money away from efforts to fuse health and social care
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NewsInvestigation: ‘Unwarranted and unfair’ disparity in elective surgery revealed
Wide variations in elective surgery rates among the most affluent and deprived areas in England raise serious questions about the use of NHS resources, a leading public health expert has warned.
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HSJ LocalOxfordshire's £175m mental health deal finally agreed
COMMERCIAL: Oxfordshire leaders have agreed the terms of a £175m outcomes based contract encompassing most adult mental health services in the county.
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NewsCharts: Disparity in elective surgery commissioning
HSJ has examined the rates for elective surgery by the clinical commissioning groups covering the 10 most affluent and 10 most deprived populations in the country, revealing huge disparities.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England seeks freeze in better care fund transfer
NHS England is seeking a freeze in the sum the NHS is required to pool with local government in the better care fund, HSJ has learned.
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NewsUpdated: Private firm wins first full commissioning support tender
A private sector supplier has won the first tender for commissioning support services to be completed via NHS England’s procurement framework.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire CCG mulls delegating to regional body
STRUCTURE: East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s governing body has been asked which of its responsibilities it would consider delegating to a county-wide commissioning congress.
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HSJ LocalVale of York GPs have ‘no confidence’ in CCG savings plans
FINANCE: GPs have told the leaders of Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group that they have ‘no confidence’ in the CCG’s management of the group’s financial rescue plans.
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NewsAddenbrooke's recovery could take 'years', warns McNeil
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s recently departed chief executive has warned he ‘does not know how the trust will cope’ this winter and that its problems could take years to address.
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HSJ KnowledgeLambeth: The area with an appetite for service change
It started with open breakfast meetings
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NewsStevens: 'Decisive action' needed to keep NHS in the black
The NHS will struggle to stay in the black this year unless ‘decisive action’ is taken to reduce the cost of temporary staffing, the NHS England chief executive has warned.
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NewsNHS property company shrinks capital spending forecast by £60m
The government owned company that manages thousands of primary care premises has reduced its capital spending forecast by £60m compared to last year’s plans, HSJ has learned.
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CommentA formal competitive tender process is not always necessary
Ensuring compliance when commissioning services
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Supplements
Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Procurement
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in using IT to support integrated healthcare services
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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SupplementsValue in Healthcare Awards 2015
Learn about this year’s winning projects in HSJ’s celebration of organisations delivering real value