All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 248
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NewsUpdated: National chiefs order emergency measures as winter pressure cranks up
National NHS officials today ordered an extended moratorium on non-urgent hospital operations, and other significant measures to try to deal with “sustained pressure” on the emergency care system.
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NewsTrust chiefs recognised in new year's honours
The chief executive of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust is among the senior NHS figures named in the new year’s honours list.
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LeaderWhat 2018 will bring for NHS patients, staff and leaders
The NHS has known grimmer years than the one in which it will mark its 70th birthday, but probably not one that will feel as tough.
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NewsWarning over reform of local authority public health funding
Confirmation that the public health grant will be funded through retained business rates could be a “double edged sword”, the chief executive of the Association of Directors of Public Health has said.
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NewsJudicial review against national ACO contract given green light
A judicial review against NHS England over its draft national accountable care contract has been given permission to proceed, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts allowed to cancel elective work until mid-January
NHS England has told under pressure hospitals they can cancel non-urgent elective procedures to free up beds for patients coming through accident and emergency.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: NHS feeling the winter heat
Welcome to HSJ’s new Performance Watch expert briefing. Our new fortnightly newsletter will delve into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provide unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them
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NewsVast range of consultancy and IT covered by new ACS framework
A new framework for accountable care systems and sustainability and transformation partnerships will cover a vast array of private suppliers, with the potential to shake up how support and technology are sold to the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England BME staff report widespread bullying
More than half of the respondents to a survey completed by NHS England’s black and minority ethnic staff claimed to have been bullied by their line manager HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRTT, cancer and A&E waits - November 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for November 2017.
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NewsMapped: October DTOCs performance data
Delayed transfer of care performance data for October was published by NHS England last week. Using analysis of the data by Impower, Local Government Chronicle has mapped NHS and council performance against government’s target for the area.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The next Forward View for Mental Health
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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HSJ LocalReview finds 'significant issues and risks' around trust's IT infrastructure
A major acute trust’s IT systems, including a system introduced in 2015 to “revolutionise” its patient records, are set to be overhauled and replaced in the new year.
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NewsTrust leaders notified of extra funding allocations with 'clear expectation'
National bodies have written to hospital leaders to detail their allocations from the £335m winter funding announced in the budget.
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HSJ LocalHole in CCGs' finances after bed closures abandoned
A plan to close 100 beds in an acute trust has not been implemented – leaving a hole in clinical commissioning groups’ budgets for this financial year.
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HSJ LocalFormer NHS England director hired to support health economy over winter
A former NHS England regional director has been called in to help a troubled health economy with winter pressures.
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NewsSignificant savings from mental and physical health integration pioneers
Providing talking therapies to patients with long term conditions saved nearly £200,000 for physical health services in one trailblazing site, data shared exclusively with HSJ shows.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Anti-ACO activists' common ground with government
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsNew form of NHS organisation planned for first ACOs
A new form of NHS organisation may be created to run the NHS’s first “accountable care organisations”, to avoid tax problems and potentially make them less controversial.
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NewsHalf of new winter money to boost provider bottom lines
National leaders have agreed at least half of the £335m winter funding announced in the budget should support trusts that were already buying in extra capacity, HSJ understands.