All NHS Confederation articles – Page 23
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NewsCall for £1.3bn CCG funding handover
Senior NHS figures are calling for £1.3bn of funding to be handed to clinical commissioning groups, amid signs the NHS Commissioning Board is wavering over whether to topslice the sum from local budgets.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhistleblowing: the way ahead
Strong leaders are essential if future whistleblowers are to prevent harm
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NewsCaution over funding for social care reform
The cost of reforming social care should only be met by the NHS if there is also a wider move towards fully integrated services, HSJ has been told.
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CommentNigel Crisp: the most precious commodity of all
On achieving a workforce skill mix to safeguard healthcare.
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NewsSocial care cuts pile pressure on NHS
Two thirds of NHS leaders believe cuts to council spending have impacted on their services over the past year, prompting warnings that the system is “heading for collapse”.
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NewsCommissioning board admits shortage of interest in CSS director jobs
There is a shortage of applicants to run commissioning support services, HSJ has learned, sparking fears that the jobs are proving unattractive to senior NHS managers.
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NewsQuarter of CQC inspections reveal essential standards not met
Fewer than three out of four of the 14,000 health and social care sites inspected by the Care Quality Commission met all essential standards around quality and safety.
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NewsGovernment action on South London Healthcare a 'signal of intent'
The government has been praised for beginning to “grasp the nettle” on downgrading hospital services in troubled health economies.
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NewsConfederation reveals commercial innovation fund
The NHS Confederation has announced the creation of a fund that matches cash put up by teaching trusts with backing from institutional investors to spread innovation across the NHS.
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NewsPFI does not explain variations in financial performance, research finds
The presence of expensive private finance initiative hospitals is not statistically linked to persistent financial problems in health economies, preliminary findings of new research suggest.
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NewsGrant: We chose not to have clinicians on commissioning board
Clinicians have not been appointed as non-executive directors on the NHS Commissioning Board in order to avoid undermining the chief nurse and medical director, chair Malcolm Grant has said.
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NewsNew surveillance groups not 'command and control'
Planned new “quality surveillance groups” are not an attempt to impose “command and control” on the new system, the senior civil servant leading the work has said.
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NewsFarrar: 'We are all culpable for failing to take big decisions'
NHS managers have avoided taking tough decisions and instead pursued short-term goals, according to the NHS Confederation’s chief executive.
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SupplementsHSJ and NHS Confederation supplement
This exclusive supplement from HSJ and NHS Confederation includes an interview with Mike Farrar, insight for healthcare leaders on service provision and whistleblowing, data management and medical imaging case studies, plus a report from HSJ’s roundtable on partnerships.
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NewsManagers should work out of hours, says dignity report
NHS managers need to be more available outside normal office hours in order to improve the care of older patients, a new report has recommended.
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NewsLansley speech moved to avoid strike clash
Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s speech at the NHS Confederation conference has been moved forward to avoid a clash with the doctors’ strike.
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HSJ Local
Minister denies cutting Welsh NHS budget
PERFORMANCE: Wales’s health minister Lesley Griffiths has said she will not be taking any lessons from her party’s rivals the Conservatives when it comes to the NHS.
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CommentDavid Worskett: implementing reforms requires collaborative open minds
It’s time to discuss the practical business of healthcare.
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NewsMonitor admits credit ratings agency plan may not be feasible
Monitor is reviewing its controversial proposals to require key service providers to receive external credit ratings or have limits placed on their debts.