All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 213
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HSJ Local
Deadline dash forces stricken trust to outsource elective work
The trust responsible for one in six of the NHS’ year long waiters has been forced to outsource 300 patients to help the service meet a national waiting times target.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Between Matthews
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: The bump
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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Comment
Lack of consistent evaluation lets down case for public health interventions
There is a need to improve evaluation of preventive investments, both to inform decision-making and increase transparency. By Dr Eleanor Roy
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Expert Briefing
The CCGs with the most procurement challenges revealed
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black. This week by correspondent Nick Carding.
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News
Leaked report shows 'continuing' problems with mortality reviews
NHS England has been told to support areas which are failing to deal with a backlog of reviews into the deaths of learning disability patients, according to a new report.
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HSJ Local
Trust with two legionella cases gets funds for water safety
A teaching trust had to appeal to NHS Improvement for funding to ensure the safety of its “fragile” water system after two patients contracted legionella, HSJ can reveal.
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News
A&E and cancer performance hit record lows
The English NHS produced a record low performance against key treatment targets in April, official statistics have today revealed.
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News
'Zero tolerance' for A&E waits beyond six hours proposed by NHSE chief
NHS England’s emergency care clinical lead has said there should be “zero per cent tolerance” on patients spending longer than six hours in an accident and emergency department.
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News
Trust chief named as NHSE's first community services director
NHS England has hired a trust chief executive on a part-time basis to oversee development of community health services.
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Comment
Achieving greater collaboration and system working
National bodies and government need to to support NHS leaders and staff to make changes to local relationships, to bring about integration in the interest of their communities, and create the right legislative and regulatory framework for local leaders and their organisations to succeed. By Niall Dickson
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News
Exclusive: NHSE/I orders trusts to cut capital funding bids
NHS trusts have been told they are asking for too much capital funding and to scale back their ambitions for next year.
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Expert Briefing
Performance Watch: What will be the new P45 target?
Performance Watch is HSJ’s fortnightly expert briefing on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
Matthew Swindells to leave NHS England for private sector work
Matthew Swindells will step down as deputy chief executive for NHS England at the end of July and will work for a private sector consultancy giant, it has been announced.
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News
NHSE/I posts advert for chief operating officer
NHS England and Improvement have posted a job advert for their joint chief operating officer, who will also be the nominated chief executive of NHSI.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: Why the workforce plan was leaked
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 workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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Comment
Health and Wellbeing boards still have an important role to play
Richard Humphries on the need to clarify the role of health and wellbeing boards as part of the review of NHS legislation
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News
New care model pilot quietly dropped
A planned new model of care pilot for child and adolescent mental health services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex has been quietly shelved.
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News
Exclusive: 160,000 campaigners tell NHSE they want laws changed
More than 160,000 people have told NHS England via an online campaign survey that they want the law changed “so that contracts to run NHS services no longer have to be put up for auction”.
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News
Providers offered control of NHSE budgets worth billions
NHS England has invited providers to take on specialised commissioning powers across the country, in a major expansion of its mental health new care models programme, HSJ can reveal.