All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 217
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NewsCommissioners probe collapse of 'trailblazing' service
Commissioners are investigating the abrupt closure of a midwifery service hailed as a “trailblazing” model in the NHS long-term plan which ceased operations after racking up £900,000 of debt.
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CommentAverage RTT waiting times are pointless and a missed opportunity
Average waiting time targets will make the numbers look smaller, but that’s about it. Field testing should explore other options that might actually deliver the review’s aims. By Rob Findlay
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LeaderThe folly of forcing Matthew Swindells out of NHSE
The NHS is making its third attempt post-Lansley to appoint a national boss to oversee operations. This is a waste of time - and Baroness Dido Harding should appoint Matthew Swindells, argues the HSJ editor.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Show me the money
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 BriefingLondon Eye: So long, SaHF
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentLondon is facing up to reality in the HIV prevention fight
In response to recent headlines on the PreP trial expansion, Cllr Ray Puddifoot says London boroughs are committed to playing a full part in it
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NewsAttempts to 'subvert' workforce rules to be investigated as 'fraud'
Primary care networks will be investigated for fraud if there is “any suspicion” of deliberate attempts to game the system designed to encourage GPs to take on more staff.
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Expert BriefingLast chance saloon for NHS finances
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsWinter A&E data ‘contaminated’, says NHS chief
This winter’s accident and emergency performance data has been “contaminated” because of coding problems, the service’s emergency care chief warned yesterday.
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NewsFormer Tory adviser and Guardian columnist join NHS Assembly as full list revealed
A former special adviser to senior Conservative Iain Duncan Smith and a Guardian commentator have joined the new NHS Assembly, alongside a diverse group of leading NHS figures, charity chiefs and patient champions.
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NewsNew GP network plans likely to be 'rudimentary'
The initial core agreement between GPs that will underpin new primary care networks is likely to be fairly undeveloped to allow for future flexibility, the chair of the British Medical Association’s GPs committee has suggested.
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NewsLabour to green-light all NHS visas
The Labour party would ensure work visas for anyone who has a job offer in the NHS “at whatever level”, shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth announced today.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Closing the virtuous cycle
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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NewsRevealed: 'Concerning' rise in longer out of area placements
Concerns have been raised over the rising numbers of longer out of area placements for mental health patients.
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CommentWe need to be creative with consolidation and integration
Saffron Cordery on the three key aspects in reforming local health economies: how we reorganise and consolidate; which economies of scale are right; and what we are trying to achieve through integration
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NewsCouncils seek NHS funding to cover drug trial pressures
Councils in London are seeking additional funding from NHS England to help deal with cost pressures arising from trials for an HIV drug.
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NewsHancock halts long-awaited A&E downgrades
The health and social care secretary this afternoon ruled out the downgrades of two accident and emergency units, proposed as part of a contentious reconfiguration.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Is the shine coming off Sheffield?
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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NewsNHS workforce decisions on hold until autumn
The interim workforce implementation plan will not answer key questions until after the spending review, its national executive lead has told HSJ.
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NewsNew report stresses link between nurses and safety
A new review of safe staffing evidence has warned increasing the proportion of healthcare assistants on wards can raise the risk of poor care.