All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 194
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NewsLabour plans second fastest funding growth in NHS’ history
Labour has pledged to increase NHS England’s budget by an average 3.9 per cent per year in real terms over the next four years if it forms the next government.
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HSJ LocalMerging trusts target £20m annual savings
NHS chiefs in Somerset say a merger between the county’s main acute and community and mental health trusts will deliver annual recurrent savings of nearly £20m.
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NewsPensions crisis ‘washing away’ medical students boost, says top doctor
The NHS pensions crisis has almost “washed away” the benefit from the government expanding medical trainee numbers and opening new medical schools, one of the UK’s top doctors has warned.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A clear path?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Outsourcing, the Moors murderer, and £260k-a-year
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRegulators call for overhaul of professional misconduct rules
NHS England is working to develop a single framework for all professional regulators when dealing with a conduct complaint.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: Takeover will create largest mental health trust
A mental health trust in the north west is set to become the largest in England through the acquisition of a neighbouring provider.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts told to take ‘extraordinary’ action to tackle pensions crisis ahead of winter
Trusts have been instructed by NHS regulators to urgently offer consultants additional payments that are high enough to persuade them to do extra shifts many are now declining because of pension-related tax bills.
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NewsThirteen regions yet to agree pathology model
Thirteen out of 29 regions have yet to formally commit to new pathology models, the latest update has revealed, although senior chiefs have declared the major efficiency scheme remains on track.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2019: Workforce initiative of the year
NHS England and NHS Improvement – Workforce Race Equality Standard Team Sponsored by The Workforce Race Equality Standard programme aims to ensure that black and minority ethnic employees have equal access to career opportunities and fair treatment in the workplace. The WRES measures nine ...
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Expert BriefingQuestions the A&E target review must answer
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsDirector leaves NHSX four months after unit created
An NHSX director has left his role just four months after the new digital unit was officially launched.
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NewsMPs: DHSC and regulators ‘failed miserably’ over quango
MPs have accused three national bodies of “failing miserably” to end long-standing problems with an NHS property company and its tenants.
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NewsRevealed: The NHS trusts acting as PCN "bankers"
Four NHS trusts have established a foothold in primary care networks, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: 40 per cent of PCNs flout NHSE guidance on size
Two in five primary care networks fall outside the recommended population thresholds set by NHS England to help maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of the new structures, HSJ analysis shows.
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CommentSending mental health patients out of area is counterproductive
Professor Wendy Burn on ensuring that patients can get the care they need in local facilities
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NewsTeaching hospital chair to also run neighbouring trust
The chair of one of England’s biggest teaching hospital trusts will also chair its smaller neighbour from next April.
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NewsNHSE to investigate ‘back of a fag packet’ procurement
NHS England has agreed to investigate concerns raised by an MP about a clinical commissioning group’s procurement of children’s autism services following a request from the health and social care secretary.
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NewsMan’s overdose death prompts changes to 999 software
Changes are being made to the NHS 999 and 111 triage software after it was criticised for failing to determine the urgency of overdose cases based on type of drug taken.
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New funding to avoid ‘catastrophic’ gap in nurse supply
Health Education England has announced £18.5m in funding, which will plug a potential gap in district nurse training.