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NewsCommissioning board's funding formula move was not 'political', says Dalton
The NHS Commissioning Board’s deputy chief executive has insisted it was not making a “political point” in declining to implement a new formula for allocating health funding across England.
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NewsCCG budgets published
The NHS Commissioning Board has published clinical commissioning groups’ budget allocations for 2013-14.
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NewsNHS managers enjoy largest jump in basic pay
Senior managers working in the NHS have enjoyed the largest increase in average basic pay of any NHS employees in the past year – with a rise of 2 per cent - it has emerged.
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NewsInterserve acquires healthcare business for £26.5m
A home health and care services business has been acquired by construction and support services giant Interserve for £26.5m.
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NewsHSJ Live: rolling news 18.12.12
HSJ’s free rolling news coverage, including response and analysis to the NHS planning framework for 2013-14.
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NewsFull coverage: Commissioning board sets priorities and rules for 2013-14
The NHS Commissioning Board today publishes its planning guidance for 2013-14.
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NewsCommissioning board sets out 'zero-tolerance' approach to provider performance
Hospitals face a “zero-tolerance” approach to MRSA and long waits for treatment, as well as new fines, under the NHS Commissioning Board’s planning guidance.
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NewsFinancial squeeze on NHS providers to continue in 2013-14
NHS hospital trusts and other providers face another tough financial year in 2013-14 with the NHS Commissioning Board unveiling plans for further cuts to tariff income and the introduction of new contractual penalties.
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NewsCommissioning board pledges paperless referrals by 2015
The health service will move to paperless referrals by March 2015, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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NewsReal time patient feedback for whole NHS by 2015
All NHS patients should have the opportunity to leave feedback, in real time, on any service, by 2015, the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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NewsCCG "progress" to be judged on 35 measures
The NHS Commissioning Board will use 35 measures to track the “progress” of clinical commissioning groups during 2013-14.
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Commissioning board orders urgent review of NHS allocations
The NHS Commissioning Board has ordered an “urgent, fundamental review” of the NHS allocations process after concluding that the formula devised for deciding commissioning groups funding appeared “inconsistent” with the goal of reducing health inequalities.
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CCGs will choose own improvement areas for quality payment
Clinical commissioning groups will be able to choose some of their own targets for the “quality premium” pay for performance scheme, the NHS Commissioning Board’s first planning guidance reveals.
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NewsRoutine NHS services should be available seven days a week
Routine NHS services should be available seven days a week the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
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NewsPerformance of individual surgeons to be published by next summer
Hospitals providing care to NHS patients will be required to publish information on the performance of individual consultant surgeons working across 10 specialties by summer 2013.
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DH overrules health 'politicisation' fears
The government has rejected councils’ objections to proposal which could “politicise” local disputes about hospital closures.
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NewsMinister: change to consultant contracts 'long overdue'
Radical proposals on changes to how consultants are rewarded in the NHS – including proposals to create a new pay grade - will form the basis of wider discussions on pay, terms and conditions for doctors, the government said today.
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NewsJunior doctors' contract not 'fit for purpose'
The contract for junior doctors working in the NHS is “not fit for purpose” and should be fully renegotiated according to a report by NHS Employers.
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NewsWarning over buying drugs online
The purchase of prescription medicines online without a prescription is increasing, pharmacists have said.
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NewsNational group to examine barriers to seven-day NHS
A new group is to be established to review the barriers which prevent the NHS from functioning as a seven-day service, offering procedures such as day surgery at weekends.