All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 336
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HSJ Local
CCG considers flexing 'running cost' rules
FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group may redesignate the cost of clinicians’ involvement in service redesign as a ‘programme’ cost to help retain capacity while staying within its running allowance.
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News
MPs back legal move to enable 'super CCGs'
MPs have approved a motion to give clinical commissioning groups greater flexibility and control in the way that they work to commission healthcare services for their communities.
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Exclusive: Health leaders demand politicians set out clear NHS mandate
A broad coalition of health and social care leaders will tomorrow call on all political parties to make a manifesto commitment of at least £4bn to fund NHS service changes over the next parliament, HSJ has been told.
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Hospital chiefs urged to tackle A&E crowding
Up to half a million patients could be put at risk every year as hospitals struggle to admit patients to hospital wards from bursting A&E departments, the College of Emergency Medicine has warned.
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Leader
Tensions grow as NHS reaches make or break month for waits
More time must be spent on primary care
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News
Updated: Troubled trust reveals huge waiting list
A huge, previously unreported waiting list of more than 90,000 patients has been revealed by one of England’s most troubled trusts. It comes amid an intense national drive to tackle politically sensitive waiting targets.
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NHS England top GP predicts end of 'independent contractor' concept
The concept of independent contractors in general practice will become “anachronistic” and “probably will have gone” within ten years, according to one of NHS England’s most senior GP leaders.
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News
Pressure grows for action on sepsis
Identifying and treating sepsis could soon be given the same attention as reducing pressure ulcers or hospital acquired infections, with campaigners claiming Sir Bruce Keogh is “supportive in principle” of increased national focus on the condition.
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Payment reforms would be a ‘disaster’, warns A&E leader
Proposals by NHS England and Monitor for reform of the urgent and emergency care payment system would be a ‘disaster’ for emergency departments, the president of the College of Emergency Medicine has said
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Comment
NHS finances might be tight, but it's time to give more to mental health
Making tough decisions
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HSJ Local
CCG's structures declared 'not fit for purpose' by NHS England review
STRUCTURE: A troubled clinical commissioning group in the North West has structures which are “not fit for purpose” and a dysfunctional relationship between two of its leaders, an NHS England review has found.
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News
Report finds real-terms decline in cancer funding
NHS cancer services in England need funding boosts to meet the “looming demands” of an ageing population, a new report has found.
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News
CSU independence plan put on hold
NHS England has paused a project that would enable its commissioning support units to become independent in just over two years.
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News
NHS England to cut a quarter of senior posts in major shake-up
NHS England could axe one in four of its senior posts within six months as part of a major structural reorganisation of the body, under plans unveiled by its chief executive today.
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Labour health expert calls for immediate debate on health and care funding
The expert who authored Ed Miliband’s health and social care plan has called on politicians to immediately begin a public debate on the future of funding for the services.
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News
Put social care funding on par with health, King's Fund proposes
Individuals’ social care needs should be treated and funded on a par with their health needs.
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News
NHS England plans personal budgets covering NHS and social care
NHS England has proposed devolving “year of care” budgets covering NHS and social care to individuals with complex needs as part of its effort to help integrate services and increase personalisation.
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News
Large majority of CCGs gearing up for GP contract responsibility
A large majority of clinical commissioning groups are gearing up to take on responsibility for management of GP contracts in the next year, the HSJ CCG Barometer has found.
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News
Exclusive CCG survey: Deficits threaten hopes for radical reform
Many CCGs plan major changes to their contracting and provider models, with a particular focus on primary and community services
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Leader
We need a sustainable solution to care failure investigations
There is lack of clarity over responsibility