All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 313
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Exclusive: Mental health trusts fear over CCG investment
More than half of NHS mental health trusts fear their commissioners will not pass on funding increases for 2015-16, according to a survey of the sector.
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Mental health taskforce chair promises 'clear route map' for sector
A new national strategy for mental health will be ‘clear, tangible and costed’, according to the chair of NHS England’s taskforce for the sector.
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Labour and Tories promise to block reconfiguration plans
Senior Labour and Conservative health figures have committed to blocking reconfiguration plans if their party wins the general election.
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Vanguard sites will not access full £200m transformation fund
Some of the £200m transformation fund to support the development of new care models will be spent on projects not connected with NHS England’s ‘vanguard’ sites, HSJ has learned.
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Oxford trust appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust has appointed Dr Bruno Holthof as its chief executive.
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Updated: Four out of five GP practices rated 'good' by CQC
More than four in five GP practices rated by the Care Quality Commission have been judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’, analysis by HSJ has found.
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Exclusive: Trusts struggle to achieve weekend standards during weekdays
Hospitals in the East Midlands are struggling to meet new clinical standards for seven day services even during normal weekday hours, according to a region-wide analysis.
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Small hospital vanguard sites delayed again
Progress on an important strand of NHS England’s new care models ‘vanguard’ project has stalled, meaning work on the ground will not begin until summer at the earliest, HSJ has learned.
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Coroner rules lack of mental health beds contributed to death
A lack of mental health beds was a ‘contributory factor’ in the suicide of a teenager being treated more than 100 miles from home, a coroner has ruled.
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Exclusive: Concern in NHS England over Hunt's CCG 'points' rating system
Clinical commissioning group leaders and some NHS England officials are questioning a move by Jeremy Hunt to impose a ‘league table’ style points ranking for CCGs, well placed sources have told HSJ.
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Exclusive: Improvement bodies overhaul may take further six months
A six month review of the health service’s improvement organisations has finished, but may be subject to a further extended implementation phase, HSJ has learned.
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Monitor and CCG brand trust’s backlog plan ‘unacceptable’
PERFORMANCE: A plan drawn up by Derby Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust to clear its elective treatment backlog has been labelled ‘not acceptable’ by both its local clinical commissioning group and Monitor.
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Commissioners dip into reserves to fund trust’s tariff option
FINANCE: Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group has had to raid its reserves in order to cover the costs of implementing its main acute trust’s enhanced tariff option, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ daily digest: Tariff tremors and election lessons for the NHS
HSJ’s daily digest of Monday’s significant developments for healthcare leaders:
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Monitor readies itself to refer tariff row to CMA
Monitor’s pricing team are readying themselves to be able to refer rejected tariff proposals for 2015-16 to the Competition and Markets Authority as soon as next month, should the regulator’s board decide to do so.
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Exclusive: Clinical leaders 'more willing to challenge diktats', research finds
Clinical leaders are ‘more willing to challenge or ignore diktats and messages from above’ than their managerial colleagues in clinical commissioning groups, research shared exclusively with HSJ has found.
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Tariff proposal threatens delayed discharge schemes
Schemes to reduce the number of patients with a delayed discharge have been scaled back because commissioners can no longer afford to fund them under current tariff arrangements, trust chief executives have told HSJ.
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AstraZeneca president 'would not back pricing deal again'
The UK president of drug giant AstraZeneca has indicated she would not sign up to another deal similar to the current pharmaceutical pricing scheme unless the NHS makes a ‘substantial’ increase of drugs access.