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Executive Summary: Transformation fund, a bailout in disguise
HSJ’s digest of Wednesday’s most important stories
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NHS England sets aside £1.8bn ‘sustainability and transformation fund’
£1.8bn of NHS England’s 2016-17 funding increase to go to “sustainability and transformation fund” Funding from the pot to be allocated to all “emergency care providers” to help trusts cut deficits Payment dependent on “non-negotiable conditions”, such as agreeing plans to cut deficits and maintaining core standards Fund comprises ...
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HSJ investigation calls for improved pay to cut agency spending
NHS providers should enhance pay and rewards and offer flexible working hours to staff to tackle their rising spend on agency staff, HSJ’s Workforce Investigation has recommended.
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New models of care need 'significant upfront investment', NAO warns
NAO says new models of care will require “significant upfront investment” but warns the “money available for this is reducing as the number of trusts in deficit increases” Simon Stevens told HSJ funds for transformation would have to be diverted next year Health Foundation says there is “no national ...
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The workforce awakens: HSJ's Christmas cover
The cover of the final issue of HSJ of the year, out on 16 December, takes its cue from the year’s biggest film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The age old battle between good and dark forces is front and centre, while Han Salford and the leader of a rebel ...
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London health 'devolution' pilots announced
Five “devolution” pilots will pave the way for a “revolution” in the delivery of health and social care in London, chancellor George Osborne has said.
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New ratings will not lead to better commissioning, say CCG leaders
The majority of clinical commissioning group leaders do not believe proposed ratings for CCGs will lead to better commissioning and standards of services, the latest HSJ CCG Barometer has found.
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Explore the CCG Barometer data
More than half of CCG leaders believe NHS England should lift its informal ban on CCGs merging Respondents not convinced that new ratings will lead to better services and better commissioning CCG leaders confident of retaining responsbilities in 2017 Explore the findings of HSJ’s most recent CCG ...
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CCG Barometer: Leaders call for merger 'ban' to be lifted
Nearly 60 per cent of CCG leaders said NHS England should lift its informal ban on mergers Majority said it was likely substantial CCG responsibilities would be transferred to providers by April 2017 More than half of clinical commissioning group leaders would like NHS England to lift its ...
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Updated: Probe launched into major NHS procurement consortium after audit
Investigation underway into “a number of issues” at UCLPartners Procurement Service The organisation bulk purchases on behalf of five London trusts, including Great Ormond Street and the Royal Free It claims to have “by far the largest non-pay spend of trusts in London” An investigation has been launched ...
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Executive Summary: He's making a list, he's checking it twice
HSJ’s roundup of Monday’s must read stories
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Permanent secretary Una O'Brien to leave DH next year
DH permanent secretary to step down next year Dame Una joined in 2010 Announcement comes amid severe financial strain in the department Dame Una O’Brien, the Department of Health permanent secretary, will step down next year. The news comes at a time of severe financial strain for the ...
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NHS has problem hearing families' voices, says Stevens
Reforming care for people with learning disabilities is “unfinished business”, says Stevens NHS at a “cultural turning point” in the way it deals with families when “things go wrong” NHS England chief defends commissioning function over Southern Health The NHS is at a “cultural turning point” at which ...
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Large-scale GP model to be rolled out to 'swathe' of England
A “reasonable chunk” of the country will be expected to develop large-scale GP providers and networks under NHS England planning requirements for the coming years.
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Exclusive: Stevens casts doubt over NHS devolution outside Manchester
“Probably not many” areas beyond Greater Manchester will take on devolved health budgets, says NHS England chief Simon Stevens says “a lot of work” still needed before Cornwall is ready Integration of NHS and social care unrealistic without a “viable social care funding proposition” Simon Stevens has said ...
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Social care and public health funding is 'unresolved business'
Test for government on public health will be judged in childhood obesity strategy Social care funding is ’unresolved business’ NHS should expect no additional funding growth until after 2018-19 Two of Simon Stevens’ “five tests” for the spending review have not yet been met, he has told HSJ. ...
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Stevens reveals 'radical' rewriting of financial balance rules
Some NHS organisations will be exempt from requirements to meet their own budget target, as long as they do so across their health economy, under “radical” new financial rules for 2016-17.
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Demand for public probe into ‘calamitous’ £800m contract collapse
Unison demands full public investigation into dramatic collapse of flagship contract The union is to press local commissioners for a meeting to discuss £800m older people’s services deal before Christmas Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG said it would carry out an internal review Unions have demanded a full public ...
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Executive Summary: What next in the Southern Health report row?
HSJ’s roundup of Friday’s must read health policy stories