All Commissioning articles – Page 89
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HSJ Local
GPs sign access and training deal with CCG
COMMISSIONING: GPs in Barnsley have universally signed up to a contract with their local clinical commissioning group requiring them to increase access to services and train their staff.
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Burnham: Social care will benefit from Labour's £2.5bn health cash boost
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham speaks to LGC following the launch of Labour’s manifesto
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HSJ Knowledge
Hit or miss: Lessons from the best and worst A&E performers
The overall picture shows some economies excelled, others struggled
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HSJ Local
GP appointed as clinical chair of Southampton City CCG
WORKFORCE: A GP with 25 years’ experience has started as the new clinical chair of Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group.
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63 CCGs take control of primary care budgets despite serious misgivings
Sixty-three clinical commissioning groups have taken on fully delegated responsibility of their primary care budgets despite serious concerns raised by some groups, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
18 week waits, February 2015: explore the maps
See all NHS waiting lists around England by provider, CCG or specialty
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Trusts reach key waiting target despite winter pressures
Trusts have managed to meet a high profile waiting time target just weeks before the general election.
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HSJ Knowledge
The three things keeping NHS commissioners awake at night
What gives commissioners sleepless nights?
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Labour's 'profit cap' policy faces European legal hurdles, say lawyers
Ed Miliband’s proposal to cap the profits of private sector providers of NHS services at 5 per cent would come up against EU legislation, lawyers have told HSJ.
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HSJ Local
CCG extends £30m community services contract
COMMERCIAL: Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group has extended its contract for community services with Bromley Healthcare by one extra year to end in March 2017.
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Exclusive: NHS England labelled 'dysfunctional' over drug policy delay
NHS England has been accused of misleading government ministers and labelled a ‘dysfunctional organisation’ over delays in drawing up a prescribing policy for drugs to treat rare diseases.
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HSJ Local
First merged CCG comes into operation
STRUCTURE: The first new clinical commissioning group formed as a result of a merger comes into operation today.
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NHS England speeds up emergency care transformation plan
NHS England will accelerate planned changes to urgent and emergency care services because of poor performance across the sector.
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Revealed: Details of primary care control shift
The clinical commissioning groups taking on full control of GP services in their area this week will be responsible for performance managing poor practices and approving practice mergers, according to documents seen by HSJ.
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NHS England to cut primary care support jobs
NHS England plans to cut jobs and close offices in its primary care support services just weeks before it plans to announce the winning bidder of a £1bn contract to take over the function.
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Leading trusts defy NHS England over 'out of area' referrals
Teaching hospitals are continuing to refuse ‘out of area’ referrals in defiance of new rules from NHS England.
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HSJ Local
Surrey trust gets green light for next step in FT application
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has moved closer to gaining foundation trust status after the NHS Trust Development Authority approved its application to be considered by Monitor.
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Exclusive: All London CCGs and NHS England join forces on city-wide vision
All 32 London clinical commissioning groups and NHS England’s London arm have set out plans to drive the improvements called for by the NHS Five Year Forward View and the London Health Commission.