All articles by Dave West – Page 57
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Exclusive: CCGs, national board and fellow GPs will tackle 'underperformers' - Lansley
Clinical commissioning groups will tackle GP practice members which are shown to be failing by new outcomes data, but the NHS Commissioning Board will also have the power to intervene, Andrew Lansley has told HSJ.
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Penalties for providers and commissioners failing to innovate
Providers and commissioners face significant financial penalties if they fail to innovate in six “high impact” areas or follow National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on drugs and best practice.
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Farrar: innovation needs 'management culture' shift
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has called for more tolerance of risk taking among NHS leaders to encourage innovation.
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David Nicholson seeks NHS 'nature and culture' change to innovate
The NHS chief executive has called for a change in “the nature and culture” of NHS organisations, as well as leadership in the service, to promote innovation.
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Nicholson: providers and commissioners will be fined for not meeting NICE guidance
Providers and commissioners will face significant financial penalties if they do not implement National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence rules on drugs and best practice.
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Clinical senate role still unclear - DH
The function of clinical senates remains unclear, the NHS medical director has said, nearly six months after they were proposed.
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CCG performance and payment regime allowed to include 'process' measures
Clinical commissioning groups will be given “at least monthly” updates on their performance – on “processes” as well as outcomes – by the NHS Commissioning Board, it has been confirmed.
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CCG management could learn from schools - Lansley
The health secretary has said clinical commissioning groups should learn from boards of governors in schools how to meet statutory responsibilities without spending large sums on running costs.
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DH to set out CCG behaviour guidance
The government is to set out how a clinical commissioning group can buy from its own practices, and set out expectations for their governance, in an imminent paper.
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Warning over status of nurses involved in NHS commissioning
Nurses involved in emerging clinical commissioning groups are being given little time and support and are being paid less than GP peers, according to an authoritative report published today.
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Hakin: pace of CCG development next year will 'be dramatic'
The Department of Health commissioning lead has warned that there will be a rapid step change in pace to establish clinical commissioning groups, equivalent to a “very big train coming down the track”.
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GPs claim CCGs are being 'bullied and coerced' by PCTs
A survey of doctors involved in emerging clinical commissioning groups has found 60 per cent report “being coerced or bullied” in how they set up the organisation, according to a new survey.
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BMA: GPs want CCGs big enough to avoid outsourcing of commissioning
The British Medical Association has said clinical commissioning groups should “urgently review and where necessary change their structures” so they are big enough to host their own support staff.
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Dr Foster: weekend A&E admissions '10pc more likely to die'
NHS hospital patients admitted for emergency treatment at weekends are almost 10 per cent more likely to die than those admitted during the week, according to the Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011.
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Exclusive: weekend hospital arrivals up to 16pc more likely to die - DH
Patients admitted to NHS hospitals at the weekend are up to 16 per cent more likely to die than those admitted during the week, according to research for the Department of Health.
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Dozens of CCGs not meeting rules must find 'alternatives'
The dozens of clinical commissioning groups which do not meet the government’s size and shape requirements will have to agree “alternatives” in the next few months.
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Exclusive: Dr Foster names 10 trusts overlooking fast recovery processes
Ten hospital trusts which do not follow evidence-based processes for fast recovery from surgery have been named by Dr Foster Intelligence.
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A new era for performance management in the North
Last month’s clustering of strategic health authorities ushers in a new era of performance management in the North of England.
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Exclusive: DH and Monitor in 'power battle' over running of regulator
A “power battle” is underway between the Department of Health and Monitor over the extent to which the regulator needs to be split in two to avoid conflicts of interest, HSJ has been told.
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Exclusive: NHS begins planning CCG authorisation 'pipeline'
The NHS has begun constructing a “pipeline” to authorise clinical commissioning groups, in an effort to avoid a log jam before the April 2013 target.