All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 275
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HSJ LocalRegion risks losing £15m of healthcare funding
Northamptonshire is at risk of losing £15m of joint health and social care funding because of a failure to sign a contract and meet mandated NHS England targets.
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HSJ LocalFormer health minister to chair STP
A former Department of Health and Social Care minister has been appointed as chair of a sustainability and transformation partnership.
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NewsRegulator seeks chief executive with 'strong moral compass'
The Care Quality Commission has advertised for a new chief executive to succeed Sir David Behan, saying the individual must have a “strong moral compass”.
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NewsSTP moves towards shared control total
Leaders across a sustainability and transformation partnership are drafting a new agreement that could lead to the organisations in the STP sharing a control total.
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NewsExclusive: New NHS national digital chief revealed
NHS bosses have appointed emergency medicine consultant Simon Eccles as the health service’s new chief clinical information officer, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsA&E, RTT and cancer waits - January 2018: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for January 2018.
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HSJ LocalGPs vote down CCG plan to take on primary care budgets
GPs in the East Midlands have rejected their commissioner’s bid to take on the primary care budget for its region.
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CommentLack of resources could affect cancer services redesign
Though NHS England plans to redesign radiotherapy services to improve access to cancer patients, it still needs to address several roadblocks such as lack of resources and workforce shortages, points out Emlyn Samuel
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NewsExclusive: NHS England withdraws team embedded at Capita
NHS England has withdrawn a team of senior experts that were embedded at a service outsourced to Capita amid continued concerns about the unit’s performance, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentShocking deterioration in RTT waiting times
Elective RTT waiting times shot up by over a week in December, in the fastest monthly increase since 2010, notes Rob Findlay
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NewsMinisters seek to end 'revolving door' for failed NHS managers
Ministers have said they will tackle the “revolving door culture” in NHS management in some areas – and seek to “clarify” whether regulators facilitated roles for former board members at a scandal hit trust.
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NewsYear-plus elective waiters at highest number since 2012
The number of patients waiting more than a year for an elective procedure is at its highest since August 2012, new data reveals.
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NewsTrolley waits soar to record high
Hospitals saw a record spike in trolley waits last month as major emergency departments recorded their worst performance since records began, according to NHS England data published today.
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HSJ InteractiveLeadership Q&A: NHS RightCare
Professor Matthew Cripps, national director of NHS RightCare, explains how a number of roles, including the role of knowledge management facilitator, will give you the opportunity to work at the forefront of the NHS Improvement programme
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NewsExclusive: NHS Improvement to monitor hospital staffing
Hospital trusts will face formal assessment by NHS Improvement to ensure they are using safe staffing guidance and making “safe and effective decisions”, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalNew Kirkup report criticises regulators for failing to spot care scandal
Regulators and commissioners have been criticised by an independent review after it took four years to identify serious care failings at Liverpool Community Health Trust.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Elton John weighs in on public health funding
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy
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NewsExclusive: NHS England abandoned 'forward view' for community services
NHS England has abandoned plans to create a “forward view” for community services, despite arguing that sustainability and transformation partnerships need one to achieve their full potential, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England moves to clear up flu vaccine confusion
NHS England has moved to try to clear up confusion over flu vaccines for next winter, following concerns that a better approach last year could have reduced pressure in hospitals.
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NewsDHSC refuses to explain where bulk of extra £540m comes from
The Department of Health and Social Care has declined to explain how it is funding the bulk of the £540m of additional funding for the NHS next year.