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Exclusive: PM reveals government's four NHS commitments
The prime minister has revealed “four Fs” which he believes sum up the government’s approach to the NHS. They came while he attempted to bat off criticism of the Health Bill at a Downing Street summit today.
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Exclusive: prime minister calls summit on 'implementing NHS reforms'
The prime minister has called a summit to discuss the “implementation of the NHS reforms” on Monday afternoon with senior healthcare leaders.
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Standardised GP contract by 2015 is 'naive'
GP practices will agree and move to a new standard national contract within “two to three years”, the NHS Commissioning Board is estimating. The timescale has provoked warnings from leading GPs that the plan is “naive”.
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DH sets aside £617m for redundancy and restructuring costs
The Department of Health has announced £617m has been put into a contingency fund for NHS reform redundancy payments and restructuring costs during 2011-12.
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Revealed: CCG funding gulf could 'destablise services'
The first analysis of the budgets set to be given to clinical commissioning groups shows huge variation and has sparked concern about services being destabilised by a shortage of cash.
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CQC calls for improved care quality data
The Care Quality Commission is backing a campaign started by Dr Foster Intelligence for hospitals to record simple care quality information when patients are admitted to hospital.
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Five NHS commissioning board directors confirmed
The appointment of five NHS Commissioning Board executive directors has been announced, including Ian Dalton in the key role of chief operating officer.
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Commissioning board restricted by Health Bill 'turbulence'
The NHS Commissioning Board is working under “strict limits” on what it can do as the government’s Health Bill battles “turbulence” in Parliament, its chair has said.
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Health Bill amendments target integration and secretary of state's duties
The government has tabled 137 amendments to its Health Bill.
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Opposition likely for Yorkshire reconfiguration plans
Major service change is not getting any easier in North Yorkshire: plans to close inpatient children’s services at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton are back on the agenda, a press release reveals.
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No big shift in government Health Bill amendments
The government was this week expected to announce a series of changes to its Health Bill, with the intention of staving off opposition when the legislation returns to parliament next week.
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Competition panel highlights GP conflict concern
A primary care trust has been criticised by the Cooperation and Competition Panel for giving GPs leading roles in a decision to close a rival primary care centre.
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Consultant support sought for CCG authorisation process
The NHS Commissioning Board will need external support, likely to come from management consultancies, to help authorise clinical commissioning groups.
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Farrar: Commissioning board manager cuts 'pose a danger to patient care'
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has warned the health service’s capacity could be reduced to “dangerously low levels” by proposals to halve the number of managers in key areas of NHS commissioning and planning.
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Cuts to commissioning management 'risk quality and savings'
Managers in Partnership has criticised plans to half the number of staff working on key parts of NHS planning and commissioning.
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Chief midwife brands Lansley's comments 'below the belt'
The chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives has hit back at the health secretary over claims that clinicians were opposing the government’s health bill because of concerns about pensions.
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Key risks posed by NHS commissioning reforms revealed
The NHS Commissioning Board has admitted that “key risks” to its success include the haemorrhaging of senior leaders during the reform transition and a shortage of staff to commission specialist and primary care.
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Health committee: NHS could miss savings target from 'salami slicing'
The NHS has been making “short-term” and “salami slicing” spending cuts and will not make required efficiency savings if the current approach continues, the House of Commons health committee has said.
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Managers to fly in to run straggling CCGs' budgets
The NHS Commissioning Board will not take on the budget responsibilities of clinical commissioning groups which fail to win full authorisation by April next year, HSJ has been told.
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Salaries of 10 NHS Commissioning Board directors total £1.7m
The salaries of NHS Commissioning Board’s senior executives have been released to HSJ.