All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 101
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HSJ LocalLeaders taking tough jobs should be ‘cherished’ not ‘pilloried’, says trust CEO
Leaders who take on difficult jobs in the health service should be “cherished” and not “pilloried” by regulators, says the chief executive of a trust which is on the cusp of moving out of special measures.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Trusts pick EPR firm just ditched by ICS partner
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalKeeping electives on same site as A&E is ‘optimal’, says CEO
The chief executive of three NHS trusts says ringfencing elective care within a ‘hot’ acute hospital site is potentially more ‘productive’ than sending it to a separate ‘cold’ site.
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NewsHealth leaders hit out at firms for continuing Russia links
Simon Stevens and Jeremy Hunt have hit out at companies with NHS links which continue to trade with Russia.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in January 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentOnly one in 10 trusts meeting 18-week elective target
Waiting times after referral have reached nine months for a diagnosis and decision, and 10 months for treatment. But the experience of individual patients varies enormously, says Rob Findlay
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CommentExclusive: They’re not selling our NHS
New evidence suggests that the long-awaited imminent privatisation of the NHS is an elaborate double bluff, writes Julian Patterson
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NewsOmicron hit cancer performance harder than first covid wave
The omicron variant had a bigger effect on cancer performance than the first wave of coronavirus in 2020, official data suggests.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Saving the primary care network 20,000
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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NewsNHS England to replace cancer targets
The two-week wait cancer target should be scrapped and replaced with a different measure, as part of an overhaul of cancer standards, NHS England has said.
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HSJ LocalHealth secretary warned of funding ‘challenge’ to A&E overhaul
The health secretary has been told that a long-delayed A&E revamp at the NHS’ only inadequate-rated trust remains ‘challenging’, with the need to meet a wide range of requirements proving ‘difficult to resolve’.
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NewsNHS employers told: ‘Comply in full’ with tax rules for ‘locum and agency staff’
NHS England has told trusts and commissioners to ‘comply in full’ with regulations which mean deducting tax and national insurance from the payments made to some contractors, despite the ‘substantial administrative implications’ this will create.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Decoding Javid’s new NHS tech target
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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NewsThe regions lagging in drive to recruit 50k nurses revealed
The South East has made the most progress on increasing registered nurse staffing since autumn 2019, while the North East and Yorkshire has made the least, according to figures published by the government.
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NewsNHSE challenged to prove new A&E targets are improving outcomes
Four expert bodies have called on NHS England to reveal whether the planned new emergency care targets being trialled by 14 trusts have resulted in ‘improved outcomes’.
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NewsJavid backs report calling for GPs to be ‘directly employed’ by the NHS
Sajid Javid has backed a think tank report which calls for a radical restructuring of NHS GP services, including scrapping the General Medical Services contract within a decade.
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HSJ LocalICS appoints chief executive after second try
A senior Whitehall official is set to be the new chief executive of Greater Manchester’s health system, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE left without permanent equality director as joint lead quits
NHS England’s joint director of equality and inclusion is stepping down, HSJ understands.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The return of payment by results
NHS England has introduced significant changes to the mechanism that is used to pay hospitals, with the era of covid ‘block contracts’ finally coming to an end.
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Trusts routinely bank income as ‘savings’, contrary to NHSE claim
Financial data obtained by HSJ shows trusts have routinely used additional income received from NHS commissioners to boost their reported ‘cost improvements’ – despite regulators claiming this did not happen.