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NewsFirst test of new rules on competition finds against the NHS
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel has told the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board that it should re-start efforts to procure a mental health service as it has contravened new commissioning regulations.
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NewsDon’t sack CEOs over long A&E waits, warns NHSE deputy chair
The government should not seek to dismiss chief executives whose trusts fail to tackle long A&E waits.
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NewsNHSE reveals 10% productivity drop
Bosses at NHS England have suggested reduced discretionary efforts from staff could have contributed to hospitals being a tenth less productive than they were before the pandemic.
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News‘Dangerous’ to rely on ringfenced inequalities funding, NHSE director warns
An NHS England lead has warned against ringfencing funding meant for systems to tackle health inequalities and has said it is “dangerous” for the NHS to get into a position where leaders only do something when told.
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NewsICSs where staffing has grown by a quarter revealed
The NHS increased its substantive workforce by around 18 per cent over the past four years, which was almost double the rate of increase over the previous period.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The ‘race to the bottom’ in ICS finances
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: We had three NYEs last week
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalBoss of ICS that suffered dramatic financial collapse seconded to NHSE
The chief financial officer of a health system that missed its plan by £180m has moved to a secondment role at NHS England.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief takes over ICB ‘in recovery’
A CEO who has stabilised a struggling ambulance trust is leaving to take over an integrated care board with major finance and performance problems.
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NewsPrestigious trusts sought to ‘circumvent’ spending limits, Treasury rules
Two specialist trusts have been threatened with regulatory action after the Treasury ruled they had attempted to “circumvent” capital spending limits, a letter recently sent to trusts has revealed.
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News‘Strained’ estate threatens national workforce plan, NHSE leak reveals
NHS England has found that one in five GP surgeries – and more than two-fifths in some regions – were built more than 75 years ago, and is concerned a lack of space will stop it meeting targets to train more GPs, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPFI firm agrees to pay for hospital’s safety improvements
A private equity-owned private finance initiative company is paying to make a hospital it built fire-safe, HSJ has learned.
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News£500m cut to local integration funds revealed
Integrated care boards and local authorities are cutting their voluntary contributions to the better care fund by more than £500m compared to a high point in 2021–22.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: What ICB leaders really think
We delve into the detail of HSJ’s comprehensive survey of integrated care board leaders, as well as new interventions on the future of ICBs from NHS England and Wes Streeting.
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NewsRevealed: ICBs plan pay bill squeeze and provider consolidation
Strict pay bill controls and more provider consolidation are key to recovery plans in most integrated care systems, according to an HSJ survey of NHS leaders.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The five lessons from the second year of ICSs
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: ‘The plans are mainly b*&^%~ks’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsSafety to get more priority over cost in NHS buying decisions
Draft proposals would mean NHS procurements would give more emphasis to a product’s system value than its price This would reverse established practice that is seen to put price above all other consideraitons, even when this does not produce the best value for a system The draft methodology also ...
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CommentA paradigm shift in the NHS approach to purchasing is coming – and soon
Lord Hunt updates HSJ on progress in revolutionising NHS procurement by focusing on value-based healthcare, patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness
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NewsICB hires overseas CEO for new £1.5bn commissioning job
An integrated care board has brought in a senior executive from overseas to lead the commissioning of £1.5bn worth of delegated specialised services for the East of England.