All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 279
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CommentExploring new ways of co-creating in healthcare
The Design Together, Live Better project unlocked brilliant ideas to create devices for those with challenging health conditions
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NewsNHS England to invest £130m in cancer treatment equipment
The NHS is to invest £130m to upgrade or replace key equipment for treating cancer, and will announce new proposals to reorganise radiotherapy services across England this week.
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NewsSecond 'full' STP published as council hits out at process
The second “full” sustainability and transformation plan has been published, by a London local authority which has criticised the STP process citing concerns over transparency and a lack of focus on adult social care.
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Rethinking the care home
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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NewsGovernment review reveals plan to speed NHS innovations uptake
Four years can be cut off up to estimated 12 years it takes to get some innovative treatments to patients, says review Transformation will require investment, including in ‘new, strengthened’ AHSNs An ‘accelerated access partnership’ should bring together key national health bodies Recommendations also include call for new NHS ...
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HSJ LocalChief executive accuses trusts of poaching patients
University Hospitals Leicester chief executive says trusts in the South East are “offering to do clinics for nothing” Criticises consultants for referring “almost a quarter” of patients in catchment area to “providers in the South East” Calls on NHS England to establish referral pathways in line with its recommendations ...
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NewsHEE misses GP training target despite record recruitment
Health Education England has filled more GP training places than ever before but failed to reach its target for 2016.
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NewsHunt vows to act on NHS's 'biggest area of weakness'
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt brands children’s mental health services the NHS’s “biggest area of weakness” Mr Hunt took on mental health portfolio after being reappointed as health secretary He tells HSJ there were “big problems” with CAMHS capacity and one solution is integrating more NHS services into schools ...
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HSJ LocalMental health trust apologises over killings linked to patients
A mental health trust has apologised to families after a critical review of 10 killings found that it underestimated the risks posed by some of its patients.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Skilling up the dinner ladies
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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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: NHS England moves its tanks
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsSTP to appoint new chair
Suffolk STP footprint searching for chair days before submission deadline for plans Nick Hulme to remain as STP’s senior responsible officer Chair deemed necessary in light of Mr Hulme’s role as chief executive of two trusts in the patch The Suffolk and north east Essex sustainability and transformation ...
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NewsExclusive: HEE to receive £20m for GP training places
Health Education England is to receive an additional £20m on top of its existing budget to help support the planned increase in the number of GPs in England
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NewsFirst digital health providers inspected by CQC
CQC publishes first pilot inspections of digital GP providers Full primary care digital provider inspections to begin next April NHS is seeking to push significant number of GP contacts to digital channels Former Circle chief Ali Parsa’s new venture Babylon one of first to get green light The ...
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NewsRevealed: NHS England checklist for making STP details public
STPs told to publish summaries of their plans NHS England says summaries must “articulate tangible benefits for patients” in “clear” language National and regional communications leads to assist with process NHS leaders have been told to publish summaries of their sustainability and transformation plans, but not before they ...
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NewsDrugs to face new NHS affordability test
NICE and NHS England consult on “budget impact test” for new treatments Test designed to mitigate impact of cost effective but highly expensive drugs on NHS England’s budget NICE also proposes cost effectiveness threshold for assessment of drugs for rare conditions The National Institute for Health and Care ...
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NewsSenior managers leave Capita team running troubled GP contract
Two senior managers leave Capita’s troubled primary care support service Jill Matthews, former managing director for PCS, has now been “embedded” in Capita with other NHS England personnel NHS England has begun daily performance meetings with Capita over PCS service failures Medical records service problems expected to be resolved ...
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NewsExclusive: Lack of mental health crisis beds a 'national scandal'
Mental Health Network calls shortage of acute beds for crisis care a “national scandal” Report, shared exclusively with HSJ, claims ringfenced cash for mental health is not reaching frontline services MHN chair Bev Humphrey says crisis care is at “tipping point” and should be prominent in STPs Mental ...
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NewsTrusts named to test new nursing associate role
Health Education England has named the trusts to lead work piloting the new nursing associate role, and confirmed double the number of people will be trained for the new position than originally planned.
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HSJ KnowledgeNew HSJ channel showcases work of STP pioneers
Our series of articles and videos about sustainability and transformation plans kicks off with a video of talk at NHS Expo