All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 266
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HSJ LocalNHSI: Trust was not using national ligature tool when woman died
Woman hanged herself from a bath tap in mental health inpatient unit run by Humber FT Inquest returned a verdict of accidental death but coroner flagged up concerns with trust’s ligature policy to NHS Improvement NHSI says the trust was not using a prescribed national tool and had not ...
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HSJ LocalNHS in London failing on race equality standards
Race equality standards report finds London is worst performing region despite high number of BME staff BME employees in London twice as likely to face disciplinary action White staff more likely to be appointed from a shortlist than BME staff in the capital The London NHS region has ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulators crack down on NHS areas 'living off bailouts'
National leaders have set out new measures to control spending in health economies deemed to be “living off bailouts”, which may result in some contracts having to be revisited for the current financial year.
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NewsUpdated: 10 areas named for continuing healthcare improvement regime
NHS England letter reveals continuing healthcare improvement plan to “address… reducing growth in CHC expenditure” Charities have expressed concern that any aim to cut spending would have “hugely detrimental impact” on people eligible for CHC NHS England confirms 10 regional sites to take part in improvement programme Analysis by ...
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NewsCCGs face mounting 'aftercare' costs for mental health patients
The average cost per CCG of providing “aftercare” for mental health patients following their discharge has risen by 50 per cent since 2013-14 HSJ investigation finds 78 CCGs did not record how many patients they had on aftercare packages despite legal duty to monitor it The data found 41 ...
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NewsMapped: The health economies with the biggest overspends and underspends
National leaders are still debating how to judge a region’s financial performance.
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NewsRevealed: The STP areas most likely to be targeted for service closures
NHS England says some areas have been “living off bailouts arbitrarily taken from other parts of the country” Some STP areas will be told to make “difficult choices” to scale back unaffordable services HSJ has collated official figures to show which areas are likely to come under closest scrutiny ...
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NewsFive trusts responsible for over half of year-plus waiters
Highest number of year-plus waiters in England since August 2012 Small number of trusts responsible for majority of long waiting patients Overall performance sees 90 per cent of patients waiting no more than 18 weeks for treatment in February Data released today shows five trusts were responsible for ...
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NewsHIV prevention drug subject to 'extremely worrying' delays in England
NHS England’s “implementation” trial of HIV preventative treatment delayed by at least three months with no start date fixed Trial may generate a “postcode lottery” and prevent eligible people from accessing the drug, charity warns National commissioning of PrEP delayed until 2020 and charities say the commissioning process is ...
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HSJ LocalFour CCGs to create 'unified commissioner' and consider merger
Four clinical commissioning groups in the North West plan to establish a “unified health commissioner” that could lead to a formal merger of the organisations.
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NewsNHS England orders CCGs to join forces in 'success regime' area
NHS England has formally intervened in one of the three success regime areas, ordering its clinical commissioning groups to pool functions and create a single plan.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Games will be played
HSJ’s email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsTrust and royal college raise concerns over drug savings drive
Drug used for pain management in palliative and cancer care included in NHS England list of drugs up for review The Christie medical director says NHS would be doing a “disservice” to patients if it withdrew use of fentanyl Royal college specialist raises concerns the review will lead to ...
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CommentWhy not a psychiatrist as NHS England medical director?
A case for appointing a psychiatrist as the next NHS England medical director
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NewsNHS England told primary care hubs plan is 'overambitious'
The president of the National Association of Primary Care has warned NHS England it cannot have “one standard system” of primary care for the whole country.
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More CCGs risk deficit after care home price hike
Commissioning leaders fear funded nursing care price hike could push more CCGs into deficit FOI requests reveal CCGs estimate the rise cost them £152m in 2016-17 Price hike from £112 to £156.25 a week was announced by the Department of Health last year and backdated to April 2016 DH ...
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NewsFlagship £690m cancer procurement abandoned over financial fears
Staffordshire CCGs unable to award £687m cancer prime provider contract Privately led consortium unable to convince CCGs the contract was financially viable Decision follows the collapse of the UnitingCare Partnership contract in 2015 A controversial tender for cancer services in Staffordshire worth £687m has been abandoned after a ...
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NewsNHS England warns CCGs against propping up trust bottom lines
NHS England has warned local commissioners that offer providers extra income to deliver their financial targets – and therefore trigger an incentive payment – could be “personally” scrutinized by national officials.
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NewsHurley Group practice put in special measures
High profile GP partnership has practice rated inadequate by the CQC but the group is appealing the decision Hurley Group is led by NHS England primary care director Arvind Madan, who is also listed as partner for the group All Saints Practice in East London criticised for patient access ...
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NewsHalf of large scale GP groups exceed NHS England's 'magic' size
More than half GP federations and networks cover more than the 70,000 upper limit suggested by NHS England as its preferred model Twenty-seven CCGs have no large scale GP organisations working in their areas More than half GP federations and networks cover more than the 70,000 upper limit ...