All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 401
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Consortia commissioning benefits 'poorly defined'
The government and local NHS leaders need to better demonstrate the benefits and purpose of consortia commissioning, work by the NHS Alliance has found.
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Waiting targets survive as £750m cancer strategy announced
Cancer waiting targets are to be preserved by the coalition government and £750m invested in improving survival rates over the next four years, the Department of Health has announced.
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David Colin-Thomé retires
National clinical director for primary care David Colin-Thomé has retired, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
GPs will walk a tightrope between making or buying
Giving GPs freedom to innovate while protecting patients will be a difficult balance
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HSJ Knowledge
How to put 'nudge' principles to work in the health service
The power of nudge: how applying nudge principles could change healthcare commissioning management
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Comment
Tim Riley on GP attitudes to commissioning consortia
The reservations about the establishment of commissioning consortia are not uniformly expressed among all GP colleagues.
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Government sets out who will commission public health services
Immunisation, screening and public health for the under fives will in future be commissioned by the NHS Commissioning Board, under latest government proposals.
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Nicholson's appointment to NCB sparked by concern over reforms
The “surprising” appointment of David Nicholson to head up the new NHS commissioning board may have been prompted by growing government concern about the NHS reforms, HSJ has been told.
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Leader
Nicholson is master of all he surveys after surprise decision
Did you declare yourself unsurprised by the appointment of Sir David Nicholson as the first chief executive of the NHS commissioning board just before Christmas? Then you were either fibbing or Andrew Lansley.
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First NHS outcomes framework published
The first NHS outcomes framework has been unveiled, identifying 51 indicators to be used to judge the service.
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Levy on trusts to replace central NHS training funds
The £5bn central education and training fund will be replaced with a levy on NHS providers, under government proposals announced today.
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PCTs identify roles to hand on speedily
Primary care trusts should be allowed to give up responsibility for maintaining lists of all GPs working in their area, as well as a range of other duties, as soon as possible, according to the Primary Care Trust Network.
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RCN 'extremely disappointed' at lack of nurse inclusion in reforms
Government reforms will “struggle to succeed” without more engagement with nurses, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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More criminals will get psychiatric help
Teams to divert criminal offenders with mental health needs to NHS services will be rolled out nationally by 2014, the government has announced.
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Danger consortia will overlook networked services
Measures must be put in place to ensure that networked hospital services covering large geographical areas are not overlooked when GPs take responsibility for commissioning, surgeons have warned.
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Key details added to radical reform plan
The government has added key details to its plans for wholesale reform of the NHS, while committing to pressing ahead with the changes.
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HSJ exclusive: Lansley appoints first commissioning board chief
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has formally appointed Sir David Nicholson as the first chief executive of the NHS commissioning board.
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White paper response: 'We were right to embark on this journey'
The government has handed maternity to commissioning consortia and given councils formal scrutiny powers to cover NHS funded services in changes outlined in its response to the white paper consultation.
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Consortia should share finance directors, says NHS finance chief
Some commissioning consortia are likely to share finance directors, the deputy NHS chief executive has confirmed.
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PCT chiefs help drive new structure
Five primary care trust chief executives have left their organisations for full time roles developing the new commissioning infrastructure.