All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 274
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News
Stevens: Junior doctor strikes risk harm to patients
NHS England chief executive warns “no good will come of strikes” and patients’ safety cannot be guaranteed NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has waded into the junior doctors’ strike row, warning that “no good for patients” will come from the proposed strikes and that patient safety cannot ...
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: The capital
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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News
Wachter tells ministers: Discard 'unrealistic' 2020 IT target
Ministers urged to ditch “unrealistic” paperless NHS by 2020 target Wachter review warns significantly more money required to achieve a digital NHS Wachter tells HSJ he recognised political issue in calling for more funding but that Jeremy Hunt had been “extremely supportive” of review Review sets out a roadmap ...
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Bids open to provide army veteran mental health services
Mental health providers are being offered the chance to bid to develop and provide services to support armed forces veterans.
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DH halts £170m cut to community pharmacy budget
A significant cut to community pharmacy budgets has been halted by the Department of Health, with further discussions now set to be held with the sector.
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Comment
The NHS ignores the law at its peril
The increasing trend of carrying out change in the NHS without legislation to back it up is creating a worrying shortfall of accountability
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HSJ Local
Children's mental health pilot aims to bridge care 'disconnect'
Pilot project for CAMHS aims to bridge disconnect between community and inpatient care West London project one of two granted devolved commissioning powers to create new care models in the sector Project leaders hope to integrate tier three and four CAMHS services to reduce number of admissions and length ...
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Good news or flattering figures?
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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News
Exclusive: Officials warn over 'extremely constrained' capital for STPs
STP leaders warned over capital funding and IT funding Officials say some areas will get “system control totals” Deadlines set to finish two year contracting process by end of December Health and local government leaders working on major regional transformation plans have been warned capital funding is “extremely ...
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Exclusive: Successor to Care.data awaits government sign-off
New digital services platform follows abandoned Care.data project It will be built with scale and flexibility to “take in all available GP data” Personal data flowing out of GP surgeries will have to be adequately anonymised for patients who wish to opt-out Care.data “set back” data sharing arrangements in ...
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NHS Improvement alert aims to improve acute kidney injury care
NHS Improvement patient safety alert issued with new resources for providers Help includes guidance on improving recognition and treatment of acute kidney injury Improvement in treatment of AKI is included in national CQUIN payments A patient safety alert has been issued by NHS Improvement to help NHS providers ...
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Expert Briefing
What's new in care models: Catching penguins - preparing for life after the vanguard
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.
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News
Patients redirected as CQC uncovers safety concerns at abortion provider
CQC inspection of Marie Stopes International uncovers “serious concerns” About 250 women a week will be diverted to other providers after range of termination of pregnancy services suspended NHS England has launched confidential helpline for those with concerns and questions About 250 women a week will be redirected ...
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Talks under way for more mental health care model pilots
Talks are already under way to create more pilot sites to take on new commissioning powers and develop models of care for tertiary mental health services, HSJ can reveal.
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News
New £5m pot for perinatal mental health services
NHS England announces £5m perinatal community services development fund STPs, commissioners and providers can bid for money to expand services for women with mental health problems during or after pregnancy Fund is part of £365m plan to expand perinatal support to an extra 30,000 women a year by 2020-21 ...
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NHS England will step in if mental health cash does not reach front line
National mental health director says NHS England will intervene if areas fail to invest new funding properly Claire Murdoch says transparency is key to implementing £3.97bn plan for the sector and making sure cash reaches services NHS England to publish a new dashboard in September, including how much CCGs ...
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Comment
Enough analysis: Make real plans for young people's mental health services
Years of critical reviews have failed to bring about the required changes in child and adolescent mental healthcare services. Establishing a good case for improvement is important to move beyond just analysing the problems
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News
Exclusive: Birmingham CCGs plan to merge by April 2018
Three Birmingham CCGs to merge by April 2018 CCGs will form a “joint commissioning board” from October The board will appoint a single “transitional chair” Three Birmingham clinical commissioning groups are planning to merge in April 2018, HSJ understands.
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News
New GP funding formula pushed back
NHS England has confirmed that a new GP funding formula will not be sought before 1 April 2018 despite expectations that it would inform the 2017-18 GP contract
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Expert Briefing
Deep South: A trio of inspection reports
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell