All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 115
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NewsGovernment could ‘distract from care’ with health bill rows, NHSE warns
NHS England has called for the government’s forthcoming health and social care bill to be developed in a ‘spirit of listening [and] consensus’ or risk becoming ‘a distraction from our focus on improving NHS care’.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Hoping for another ‘Rashford moment’
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ performance, recovery and workforce correspondent Nick Kituno, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies ...
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CommentThe government's NHS data strategy missed the boat on transparency
The new data strategy is once again a lost opportunity to advance the transparency agenda – providing accessible performance data on hospitals and all other care settings, writes Alex Kafetz
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HSJ LocalHospital and primary care leaders at odds over ICS boundary changes
Primary care leaders in Essex and Suffolk are at loggerheads with some of their acute counterparts over proposals which would make integrated care systems coterminous with the county council boundaries.
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CommentWhat HIV care can teach us about treating long covid
To successfully rehabilitate long covid patients, we should learn from existing best practice in long-term conditions care such as HIV, writes Charlotte Augst
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HSJ PartnersNew Hospital Programme - a unique opportunity to transform NHS infrastructure
Matthew Hunter highlights the key considerations around procurement and construction, estates and service change, and consultation, drawing on lessons from the current New Hospital Programme projects
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NewsCouncil chief executive applies to be next NHS England CEO
A leading council chief executive has applied to succeed Sir Simon Stevens as the chief executive of NHS England, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: A new era dawns for specialised services
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsMultiple reports of problems with new payment and pension system
There have been multiple reports of problems with a new pension and payment system introduced for GPs.
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NewsNational guardian quits
The NHS ‘national guardian for freedom to speak up’ has announced she is stepping down after five years in the role.
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NewsICS boundary changes will worsen patient care, Hancock warned
Plans to change integrated care systems’ boundaries risk worsening patient care, the health secretary is warned today.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Give deprived areas more vaccine and staffing support
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsDistancing measures now ‘impossible’ in overcrowded EDs
NHS England officials are examining a recent spike in emergency department attendances, with multiple reports that crowded units can no longer meet distancing guidelines.
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CommentInclusiveness should be seen as a competence and not a virtue
To strengthen board diversity in the NHS, there must be commitment from the top, starting with national commitment and NHS boards, and public transparency is imperative, writes Joan Saddler
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NewsSenior NHS England staff face redundancy with creation of ICSs
Some senior posts in NHS England and NHS Improvement could be made redundant as part of the creation of integrated care systems, the organisations have said.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Tussles for ICS influence are coming soon
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsDido Harding applies to be NHS England chief
Dido Harding has applied to become NHS England chief executive, it has been confirmed.
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News‘Outstanding’ rating given to online GP service for the first time
An online GP service has become the first provider of its kind to be rated ‘outstanding’, and has been praised by the Care Quality Commission for its covid-19 response.
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NewsNHS England will demand ‘tougher’ financial savings from September
NHS England will ask health systems to make ‘tougher’ savings in the second half of the financial year, in anticipation of conversations with the Treasury about future funding.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Fourth wave blues
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.