All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 277
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NewsKing's Fund chief says STPs are not 'secret plans'
King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham has written to the health secretary stating that sustainability and transformation plans “offer an important opportunity to improve health and care services”, and that there was no ”concerted effort to keep the plans secret”.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The gritty detail of STPs that leaders fear
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsMPs: Services 'likely to suffer' after UnitingCare contract collapse
Services “likely to suffer” in wake of £750m contract breakdown, say MPs “Incompetent, grossly irresponsible” NHS bodies showed business acumen which would “embarrass a child in a sweet shop” NHS England told to address commercial skills gap in NHS after “catalogue of failures” Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning ...
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NewsNational nurse leaders defend plans for new support role
Senior nurses in England sign letter defending plans for nursing associate role Letter confirms nursing associates will take on tasks currently performed by nurses New research says substituting nurses for non-nurses increases mortality risk The most senior nurses in England have defended plans for the new nursing associate ...
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NewsChancellor defends government's £10bn NHS spending claim
Health committee chair called on ministers to stop using “incorrect” £10bn figure to describe additional NHS spending Chancellor says the claim always referred “specifically” to the NHS, rather than the DH Department of Health budget is increasing by £4.5bn in real terms over five years The chancellor has ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Mobile apps and the vanguard
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View.
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NewsExclusive: Chief nurse 'will intervene to back nursing directors on staffing levels'
NHS Improvement says safe staffing guidance will be evidence based Ruth May says she will intervene to support directors of nursing in decisions Work follows the suspension of safe nurse staffing work by NICE in 2015 NHS Improvement’s chief nurse will intervene to back nursing directors where they ...
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HSJ LocalSTP sets publication date after MPs appeal for openness
Health leaders in the north have set a date for publishing their sustainability and transformation plan, following calls for transparency from the region’s MPs.
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CCGs warned over withholding payments from mental health providers
New guidance published to help mental health sector move away from block contracts Contracts should be either a capitated or episodic and have a proportion of payment linked to outcomes and targets Warning that CCGs withholding outcome based payments from struggling organisations risk creating an “adversarial relationship” Local ...
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NewsDelayed transfers of care continue to worsen
Delayed transfers of care reach highest level with 196,246 delayed days in September NHS England figures show demand up and performance in most areas down NHS Providers warn demands “only likely to increase as we move into winter” Delayed transfers of care have continued to worsen and have ...
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CommentEnglish waits top 19 weeks – and all surgical specialties are now in breach
Elective waits passed the 19 week mark, all surgical specialties are now breaching, and only 69 per cent of local specialties are within target. As the waiting list grows this is only going to get worse.
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NewsNHS cancer performance remains below target
Trusts hit 62 day wait target 82.3 per cent of time against 85 per cent target Charity critcises “unacceptable” performance NHS has now missed the target for nearly three years NHS providers continued to miss the main national cancer target in the second quarter of 2016-17, according to ...
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NewsNHS England loses landmark drug appeal
Court of Appeal upholds judgment that NHS England has power to commission PrEP If NHS England commissions drug it could result in other treatments earmarked for funding not being commissioned Judge criticises Lansley reforms for creating “bureacratic squabbles” between NHS and local government on funding responsibilitie NHS England ...
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NewsStevens: Some STPs 'short of leadership for the task ahead'
Some STP footprints lack the leadership capable of “engaging in the task ahead”, says Simon Stevens NHS England chief executive admits there is a substantial gap between capital STPs are asking for and funding available New care model focus could shift to models covering populations of 30,000-50,000 Simon ...
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NewsDWP to roll out jobs advisers for mental health patients
Employment advisers will be integrated into the government’s flagship therapy scheme NHS England adviser said DWP and DH are planning to introduce more employment specialists to IAPT services next year DWP is “finalising” plans Employment advisers will be integrated into the government’s flagship talking therapy service as part ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts' deficit forecast more than £250m worse than feared
Trust forecast figures suggest a deficit of £850m, compared to the planned £580m Mid-year trust forecasts are seen by NHS leaders as a key indicator of whether financial recovery plans have been successful Experts warn that performance could deteriorate further in second half of the year The NHS ...
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NewsMinister: Capita 'inadequately' prepared for primary care contract
Minister claims Capita were “inadequately” prepared to take over primary care support services NHS England admits poor performance has impacted on patients Nicola Blackwood argues previous PCS service needed to change Capita promise to employ 500 extra full time equivalent staff at own expense A health minister has ...
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HSJ LocalSuspended CCG chief resigns after critical investigations
Joy Youart resigns as managing director of Kernow CCG, having been suspended since February She was suspended while investigations took place into the “structure, running and finances” of the troubled CCG She will receive no additional pay “other than outstanding contractual payments” The suspended managing director of Kernow ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Big reveals and a welcome warning
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsExclusive: STP told its capital demand 'highly unlikely' to be met
STP members told capital funds to transform services unlikely to be granted NHS England NHS Improvement regional directors tell leaders in Hampshire to be “significantly more conservative” The leaders of one sustainability and transformation plan have been told by NHS England and NHS Improvement it is “highly unlikely” ...