All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 374
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Keogh defends Leeds stoppage as heart surgery cleared to resume
Children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary was halted because of poor data showing unusually high death rates which were submitted by the hospital itself, the medical director of NHS England has said.
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EXCLUSIVE: NHS England wins stop gap approval to handle patient data
NHS England has been granted temporary permission to use sensitive patient information, after being forced to make an urgent application for a special legal exemption, HSJ has learned.
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Tense wait for Leeds heart op decision
Families and clinicians on both sides of the controversy over the children’s heart unit at Leeds General Infirmary face a tense wait to see whether surgery will resume at the centre as expected this week.
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Some cancer drugs taken off fast track funding list, NHS England admits
NHS England today confirmed that it had taken some cancer treatments off its “fast track” list following changes to the cancer drugs fund announced yesterday.
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Tees spinal expert becomes NHS England tsar
WORKFORCE: A spinal expert from The James Cook University Hospital has been appointed to the NHS Commissioning Board as the national clinical director for spinal disorders.
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Leeds child heart surgery suspended after NHS England intervention
A review into children’s congenital heart surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is underway after NHS England intervened to ask the trust to suspend services.
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Exclusive: NHS England IT system not ready for switchover
NHS England will not have its own fully functioning IT system for up to six months after it takes on its full responsibilities next week, HSJ has learned.
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NHS England pledges 'presentational consistency' with DH
The NHS Commissioning Board has said it will need to have “presentational consistency” with government policy as it adopts the name NHS England.
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Fair playing field review targets commissioner behaviour
Monitor this week published a suite of recommendations aimed at encouraging commissioners to allow providers to compete more to supply NHS care. The healthcare sector regulator concluded opportunities to compete were being “unduly limited” by existing commissioning practices.
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Some commissioning groups face deficits in first year, officials admit
Some clinical commissioning groups are forecasting they will record deficits in their first year of operation, just days before the new groups take control of NHS budgets, the NHS Commissioning Board has confirmed.
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Exclusive: Details on surgeon rankings plans revealed
Fresh details about how rankings of individual consultants on metrics such as how many patients die in their theatres each year will be devised have been shared with HSJ.
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Oxford doctor takes national role
WORKFORCE: A doctor from Oxford University Hospitals Trust has been appointed a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Birmingham Cross City CCG authorised with nine conditions
STRUCTURE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group has been authorised with nine conditions.
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NHS national communications director resigns
Colin Douglas, director of NHS communications for the Department of Health, has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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Commissioning board and Monitor: competition 'not about ideology'
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board this week issued a joint statement of intent on how competition would work in the reformed health service, amid continuing political controversy about the government’s NHS competition regulations.
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Exclusive: Weakest CSUs given three months to improve
Struggling commissioning support units are to be given just three months to improve their business practices or face intervention by the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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Fifteen CCGs given legal directions by commissioning board
Fifteen clinical commissioning groups will be subject to close oversight and control by the NHS Commissioning Board as they take over budgets next month
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Exclusive: Board seeks vital legal permission over sensitive data
The NHS Commissioning Board is to apply for a legal exemption to enable vital information to flow lawfully around the reformed NHS commissioning system from 1 April.