All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 283
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Expert BriefingWhat'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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NewsPatients 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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NewsTalks 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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NewsNew £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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CommentEnough 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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NewsExclusive: 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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NewsNew 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 BriefingDeep South: A trio of inspection reports
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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NewsExclusive: Trusts' finances on track but 'nasty surprise' predicted
More than three-quarters of acute trusts are currently forecasting to meet their financial target Acute sector forecast to be only £75m worse than control totals at end of 2016-17 Warnings that financial incentives will lead to “nasty surprise” later in the year Most hospital trusts are currently forecasting ...
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Direct vanguard funding will end in 2017-18
NHS Improvement document says after 2017-18, STPs will take the place of the vanguard programme Central new care models team will carry on beyond next year Vanguard sites will not have transformation funding allocated directly to them from NHS England after next year, it has been confirmed.
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CommentEngland remains solidly in breach of 18 weeks as new incentives loom
Longer-waiting services should have improved in June, as trusts approach the start of their “reset” trajectories in July. But instead those longer waits got worse.
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NewsQuestions raised over NHS England's use of heart surgery research
Author cited by NHS England has “no idea” where 125 operations per year figure came from How many operations a surgeon should do ”depends on the type of surgery”, academic says RCS backs NHS England recommendation NHS England’s congenital heart disease review acknowledged the 125 figure is “arbitrary” ...
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NewsNHS England 'failed to follow due process' for heart surgery shake-up
Leicester and the Royal Brompton trusts dispute reconfiguration process Trusts say recommendations from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel have been ignored Specialised commissioning director Jonathan Fielden defends NHS England’s approach Senior staff at the two congenital heart units threatened with closure by NHS England say the national body has ...
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NewsMental health sector to move away from block contracts
Mental health commissioners and providers told to move away from block contracts NHS Improvement and NHS England say contracts should be capitated or episodic New contracts should have a proportion of payments linked to outcomes and new waiting time targets Mental health commissioners and providers have been told ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Keeping GPs onside
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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HSJ LocalRehabilitation at heart of new London mental health care model
South London Partnership outlines key plans for low and medium secure adult mental health pilot Plans include improving step-down, rehabilitation and community services, and integration with housing and welfare providers One of six sites to be chosen to receive devolved commissioning budgets to develop new mental health care models ...
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NewsRoyal college president given NHS England role as clinical leads unveiled
Outgoing president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine appointed clinical lead for accident and emergency improvement plan NHS England announces chairs of its reconfigured clinical reference groups Decision to cut number of groups from 71 to 42 earlier this year drew criticism from patient groups NHS England ...
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NewsNursing shortage could continue beyond 2020
Forecast demand by trusts for adult nurses is not aligned to the Five Year Forward View Unless demand forecasts reduce the nursing shortage will continue beyond 2020 HEE’s pledge to meet future demand for nurses depends on activity falling in line with forward view Trusts had forecast an additional ...
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