All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 278

  • mother and baby
    News

    Revealed: Trusts selected to run new mother and baby service

    2017-05-05T07:00:00Z

    NHS England has told four trusts they are the preferred providers of four new mother and baby units The successful bidders were notified last month, but final contracts are still being negotiated The MBUs are part of a £40m investment in inpatient perinatal care The preferred providers of ...

  • Philip hammond
    News

    Exclusive: Social care £2bn won't get NHS through winter, ministers warned

    2017-05-04T22:00:00Z

    Budget pledge to ease pressure on NHS by injecting cash into social care will fail, health chiefs warn Extra cash will largely plug existing social care budget gaps rather than supporting NHS discharges Tory source rejected that funding would not help NHS, stating cash was contingent on councils showing ...

  • Richmond House
    News

    Raids on capital budget to continue until 2020, DH confirms

    2017-05-04T16:00:00Z

    Health minister confirms capital to revenue transfers will stop in 2019-20, with the size being reduced each year HSJ previously reported that £1bn would be transferred this year, followed by £500m in 2018-19 and £250m in 2019-20 NAO previously raised concerns about repeated raids on the capital budget ...

  • graph_arrow_down
    HSJ Local

    Largest CCG given updated legal directions as finances sink

    2017-05-04T14:20:00Z

    Fresh legal directions given to troubled NEW Devon CCG Deadline for submission of 2017-18 operating plan is Friday CCG’s cumulative deficit now stands at £120.5m The largest clinical commissioning group in the country has been given fresh legal directions over its financial management, amid a worsening of ...

  • Lawrence dunhill expert briefing
    Expert Briefing

    Following the Money: The first big move of 2017-18

    2017-05-04T12:45:00Z

    HSJ’s email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.

  • Matthew Swindells
    News

    Time wasting over data arguments 'outrageous', says NHS England director

    2017-05-03T16:26:00Z

    A senior NHS technology leader says artificial intelligence and other transformational technologies are a “pipe dream” in the NHS until the quality of its data improves.

  • Woman in office
    News

    Revealed: NHS quango to cut more than 300 posts

    2017-05-03T12:35:00Z

    Health Education England to cut 315 posts Education and training body estimates savings in pay costs of at least £10m 112 full-time equivalent roles could be cut from Midland’s and East region More than 300 posts are set to be cut by Health Education England as part of ...

  • Bootham park psychiatric hospital york
    News

    Regulators developing protocol for 'safe service closures'

    2017-05-03T07:00:00Z

    NHS England “should have stepped in” before mental health hospital closed with six days’ notice New national protocol agreed for sudden closures of services Quality surveillance groups to be made aware of “single items” of concern A national protocol for sudden service closure is being produced after NHS ...

  • Gp practice online booking reception receptionist
    News

    Analysis: The best and worst areas for extended GP opening

    2017-04-28T16:32:00Z

    Greater Manchester has highest percentage of patients with access to “full” extended GP opening hours South West furthest from NHS England target Greater Manchester has the highest proportion of patients with “full” extended access to GP opening hours, while CCGs in the South West of England are the ...

  • money notes
    News

    Revealed: The STPs in line for biggest funding growth

    2017-04-28T07:02:00Z

    Benchmarking data used by NHS regulators has shown which health regions are set to receive the largest budget increases over the next four years.

  • Cardiac surgery
    News

    Exclusive: Delay to major national hospital reconfiguration

    2017-04-27T14:55:00Z

    NHS England extends consultation period for congenital heart disease review Public events planned for venues around the country next month have been cancelled Final decision could be pushed back until early next year A controversial decision on the future of congenital heart surgery across England has been further ...

  • Older person's hands
    Leader

    MPs criticise Stevens over better care fund 'accountability'

    2017-04-27T14:05:00Z

    MPs find the Better Care Fund had not saved money, reduced emergency admissions to hospitals, or reduced delayed transfers of care

  • GP receptionist
    News

    ‘Serious concern’ over new GP contracts going to private firms

    2017-04-27T12:26:00Z

    BMA has “serious concerns” about local GP groups losing out on GP access contracts CCGs must procure extended GP access services NHS England said it encourages practices to form organisations “capable” of bidding for service contracts The British Medical Association has expressed “significant concern” about “local GP-led groups” ...

  • Informal group meeting
    News

    Flagship service hits recovery target for first time

    2017-04-27T07:00:00Z

    Flagship talking therapy service hits target for first time since its launch in 2008 Improving access to psychological therapies achieved a 50.1 per cent recovery rate in January 2017, just above the 50 per cent target IAPT is a key element of the Five Year Forward View for Mental ...

  • Generic pie chart
    News

    Revealed: Vanguards must give funding to STPs

    2017-04-26T14:16:00Z

    NHS England sets conditions on final year of vanguard funding Vanguard sites required to give 10 per cent of their funding to STPs Areas told to embed new care model frameworks by December NHS England has set out four conditions on vanguard funding including the requirement to dedicate ...

  • Humber bridge
    HSJ Local

    NHSI: Trust was not using national ligature tool when woman died

    2017-04-25T07:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Managers
    HSJ Local

    NHS in London failing on race equality standards

    2017-04-20T16:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Calculator
    News

    Exclusive: Regulators crack down on NHS areas 'living off bailouts'

    2017-04-19T13:46:00Z

    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.

  • Wheelchair
    News

    Updated: 10 areas named for continuing healthcare improvement regime

    2017-04-19T07:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • depression_mental_health_elderly_man
    News

    CCGs face mounting 'aftercare' costs for mental health patients

    2017-04-18T12:11:00Z

    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 ...