All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 376
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News
Clinical involvement and collaboration emerge as key challenges for wave-three CCGs
Joint commissioning and involving clinicians are the major challenges for newly-authorised clinical commissioning groups, HSJ research has revealed.
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News
College of Emergency Medicine raises concern over Lewisham A&E plan
The College of Emergency Medicine has raised concerns over proposals for changes to Lewisham Hospital’s accident and emergency unit, and indicated they do not fit its definition of an emergency department.
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HSJ Knowledge
Clinical commissioning groups: the story so far
The criteria failed by CCGs show their strengths and weaknesses
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News
DH releases Health Act competition rules
The government has published details of how competition and procurement rules will operate under the Health Bill.
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News
Private firms approached to take over commissioning support unit
The NHS Commissioning Board has approached several private companies about the possibility of them running a commissioning support unit, HSJ has learned.
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News
Step up in quality scrutiny of commissioning groups likely to follow Francis
Scrutiny of clinical commissioning groups and support units is set to be tightened in response to the Francis report.
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HSJ Local
Fylde and Wyre CCG authorised with four conditions
STRUCTURE: Fylde and Wyre clinical commissioning group has been granted conditional authorisation, in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions.
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HSJ Local
North Lincolnshire CCG fully authorised
STRUCTURE: North Lincolnshire CCG has been fully authorised with no conditions in the NHS Commissioning Board’s second wave of CCG authorisations.
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HSJ Local
Lincolnshire West CCG authorised with only one condition
STRUCTURE: Lincolnshire West CCG has been authorised with only one condition in the NHS Commissioning Board’s second wave of CCG authorisations.
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News
Innovators 'must provide more evidence' about product effectiveness
Pharmaceutical and technology companies looking to introduce their products into the NHS must do more research to demonstrate effectiveness, a senior NHS Commissioning Board official has said.
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News
Capita faces NHS Choices axe
The future operating model of the website at the centre of the drive to extend choice in the NHS faces fresh uncertainty after the Cabinet Office blocked the renewal of a contract with the existing supplier.
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Blogs
Commissioning board changes '18-week wait' penalties
The NHS Commissioning Board has made a small, but significant and welcome, change to the penalties for breaching 18-week waits.
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News
Medics question rationale of Lewisham downgrade
The health secretary has approved plans to downgrade the first hospital using failure regime legislation. However, the downgrade is subject to conditions, the details of which remain unclear.
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Leader
CCGs confident but still deliver a kick to the regions
Confident CCGs deride their relationships with regional teams
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News
CCGs seek to tighten screw on provider contracts
Clinical commissioning group leaders entering their first contract negotiations want to tighten the screw on providers, at the same time as promoting service integration, HSJ’s CCG Barometer survey reveals.
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HSJ Local
Full authorisation for Bradford Districts CCG
STRUCTURE: Bradford Districts CCG has been authorised with no conditions in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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News
Join tech revolution or face 'serious repercussions', hospitals told
Hospitals face “very serious repercussions” if they do not have electronic patient records systems in place by 2014-15, the NHS Commissioning Board’s national director for patients and information warned last night.
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News
Ian Dalton quits NHS Commissioning Board for BT
Ian Dalton, the NHS Commissioning Board’s deputy chief executive, is leaving the organisation to join BT Global Health.
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HSJ Local
North East Essex CCG has been authorised with one condition
STRUCTURE North East Essex CCG has been authorised with one condition in the NHS Commissioning Board’s second wave of CCG authorisations.