All Commissioning articles – Page 96
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NewsNHS England drops treatments scorecard following legal threat
NHS England has dropped a controversial scorecard that was supposed to help it make decisions about whether to fund treatments for a number of rare conditions
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CommentWhy plans to 'ration' surgery in Devon were too politically unpalatable
A canary in a coalmine?
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SupplementsCommissioning special report: Pressure is on for CCGs to step up in primary care
Clinical commissioning groups need to come to grips with how they will become involved in primary care next year. Alison Moore explains how this major shift will affect local NHS delivery
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SupplementsCommissioning special report: Case studies in how to build primary care
Co-commissioning primary care
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NewsExclusive: Better care fund investment returns 'wildly unrealistic', analysis finds
One in 10 better care fund plans are predicting a first year return on investment of more than 20 per cent, HSJ analysis has revealed, prompting new suggestions that the financial planning of the fund is ‘wildly unrealistic’.
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NewsNHS England earmarks £1bn for underfunded CCGs
NHS England this afternoon approved plans to use more than half of the extra £2bn that has been freed up for health service spending in 2015-16 to bring underfunded clinical commissioning groups closer to their “fair share” of allocations.
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NewsNHS England to trial employing pharmacists in A&E
The urgent and emergency care review being led by NHS England will conduct a national pilot in the spring to trial employing pharmacists in an emergency department setting.
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LeaderThe NHS's challenging new year will be dominated by four themes
2015 is set to be a crucial year
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NewsExclusive: Service hit by staff 'exodus' after CCG transfers contract to Circle
One of the biggest teaching trusts in England has been forced to axe its once renowned acute dermatology service following an “exodus” of medical consultants following the transfer of their contract to private provider Circle.
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CommentHSJ100 analysis – commissioning: Stevens’ style reinforces his position
HSJ100 LEADERS ICON-COMMISSIONINGHSJ100 LEADERS ICON-COMMISSIONING Simon Stevens’ immense political capital means much of the power and influence in the commissioning system sits with him in the top spot. Were they allowed, the judges might have considered inventing a position above number one for him.His position is ...
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CommentHSJ100 analysis – integration: The ‘joined up’ thinkers at the heart of party policy
HSJ100 LEADERS ICON-INTEGRATIONHSJ100 LEADERS ICON-INTEGRATION In various forms, integration is the dominant principle underpinning the policy offers from all three major parties, and in particular explains the positioning of Norman Lamb and Andy Burnham in the top 100.Mr Lamb (16) can lay claim to being the ...
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HSJ KnowledgeTips to prevent mental health co-morbidities in diabetic patients
A project in London has developed a model for diagnosing and treating the mental health co-morbidities of diabetes. Steven Reid explains
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CommentPharmacists as care givers can make the forward view come true
A chance for new models of care
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NewsExclusive: CCGs criticise NHS England co-commissioning 'confusion'
The leaders of six clinical commissioning groups have written to NHS England criticising “apparent confusion and lack of clarity” in its proposals for primary care co-commissioning, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeNetworking gives a lifeline to better patient care
How a CCG deployed ‘eco leadership’
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HSJ Local18 week waits, October 2014: explore the maps
See all NHS waiting lists around England by provider, CCG or specialty
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HSJ LocalCCG chair steps down to lead GP 'super-practice'
STRUCTURE: The chair of Corby Clinical Commissioning Group is stepping down from the role to lead a merged GP ‘super-practice’ which aims to become the largest primary care provider in England.
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CommentFTI Consulting analysis: Survey points to obstacles in way of forward view vision
Poll shows obstacles reformers are likely to face
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NewsSchism emerges over Stevens' integrated care organisation models
Plans to introduce a range of new care models into the NHS over the next parliament has split the opinion of provider chiefs and clinical commissioning group leaders
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NewsSurvey finds strong support for NHS Leadership Academy
Health leaders have given a strong vote of approval to the NHS Leadership Academy in HSJ’s joint survey with FTI Consulting