All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 227
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CommentCowper’s Cut: A brief history of NHS plans
With the release of the 10 Year Forward View imminent, Andy Cowper reflects on the success of the various NHS plans published in the last two decades and what to expect from the 10YFV
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NewsPrime minister reveals NHS long term plan top priorities
The prime minister has confirmed headline priorities of the new NHS long term plan, including new “comprehensive” access targets for mental health, and a big expansion of personal health budgets. It will also see £700m taken out of “back office” costs.
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NewsRegulator invites areas with ‘appetite’ to tender for spec com budget
NHS England is encouraging bids from advanced health economies which have the “appetite” to take on delegated specialised commissioning budgets.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays down by almost a third last month
Ambulance handover delays were down by nearly 30 per cent in December, data from acute providers published today suggested.
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NewsMental health budget worth £1.9bn 'to be devolved'
Mental health specialised commissioning will be fully devolved to providers within the next three years, according to the chief executive of a major mental health trust.
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NewsCCG accused of using 'flawed' test to cut spending on elderly
A clinical commissioning group has been accused of blocking potentially eligible patients from receiving continuing healthcare funding under a programme supported by NHS England.
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NewsNew Year honours for hospital bosses and NHS England staff
Hospital chief executives and senior NHS England staff were among those named in the New Year’s Honours list.
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's most read stories
It is that time of the year when we look back at the past 12 months and highlight some of HSJ’s most popular articles. NHS England and NHS Improvement’s ‘integration’, NHS directors under investigation for fraud, and trust chief executives’ resignations were among the most read stories of 2018.
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NewsNHS could get new access targets in October
New and revised access targets which result from the review being undertaken by NHS medical director Steve Powis could be applied as early as next October, HSJ understands. The targets will join a range of new performance measure set out in NHS England’s 2019-20 planning guidance.
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Every health economy to get 'system control total'
Every health economy must produce a “system operating plan” and will be set a shared financial “control total” for 2019-20.
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NewsPlanning guidance: NHS England tightens spending restrictions
NHS England is set to increase rules for clinical commissioning group spending on mental health services and implement stricter controls on those failing investment standards, new planning guidance has revealed.
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NewsTrusts and CCGs to pick Brexit leads as NHS steps up ‘no deal’ prep
All NHS organisations must nominate a senior responsible officer for Brexit preparation as soon as possible, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.
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Planning guidance: Hospital ‘recovery fund’, trusts to break even, allocation reset
National leaders are set to announce changes to commissioning allocations expected to favour more deprived areas - and will tell all hospital trusts to deliver financial balance within two years, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS will still be short of nurses in five years, Dalton warns
It will be more than five years before the number of nurses the NHS needs are available to it, the chief executive of NHS Improvement has warned senior NHS leaders.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Rating the Russell era
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsRushed IT framework 'favours incumbent suppliers'
NHS England has been accused of favouring big tech suppliers in its flagship digital provider programme, after companies seeking inclusion were given less than a week to submit comments.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Waiting to get real
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentWe need a reset on the NHS’s haphazard approach to allocating capital funding
David Williams says the NHS’s process of allocating capital is indiscriminate and opaque with no obvious prioritisation for the type of work being funded
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NewsRegulators intervene in 52-week wait payment dispute
National regulators have stepped in to resolve a multimillion pound dispute between commissioners and a struggling trust over its backlog of patients awaiting treatment.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Cyber fatigue
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.