All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 50
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CommentFreedom for the compliant
More recommendations, more key takeaways, more pages. The Longstay Report is bigger and even more explosive than the Fuller Stocktake and the Hewitt Review. The report’s author Sir Trevor Longstay shares its hard-hitting conclusions with Julian Patterson
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NewsFour hospital ‘CEOs’ set for troubled trust
The acting CEO of a major trust under scrutiny for its poor culture has unveiled plans to appoint four individual “chief executives” at each of its hospitals.
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NewsNHSE ‘extremely sorry’ for redundancy ‘debacle’
NHS England has apologised to staff for its ‘unsettling’ voluntary redundancy scheme, which has been hit by ‘several delays and payroll errors’, resulting in incorrect exit package offers and leaving dates pushed back at short notice.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The latest casualties of the NHS data bidding war
A consortium of British companies has been knocked out of the hotly contested competition to win a £480m contract to provide the NHS with a new data platform.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The two towers
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsNHSE national director announces immediate departure
NHS England’s interim director of primary care has announced that she is standing down tomorrow after just over a year in post.
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NewsOne in 10 A&E patients waits 12hrs, long-hidden data reveals
Around 10 per cent of the 1.2 million accident and emergency attendees in February waited 12 hours or more, newly published NHS England data has revealed, laying bare the true extent of the NHS’s emergency care crisis.
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NewsNHSE ploughed ahead with PbR return despite major trusts’ objections
NHS England pressed ahead with a controversial return to payment by results despite strong opposition from some of the service’s largest trusts, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Blanket cancellations and holding out against the rate card
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsICSs’ £3bn deficit plans rebuffed by NHSE
NHS England has refused to sign off the spending expectations for local systems, after a second round of financial plans warned of a combined deficit of £3bn, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: Best and worst trusts for cleanliness and food
The best and worst trusts for cleanliness and food have been revealed in a national assessment by patients and staff.
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NewsMore integration ‘metrics’ despite Hewitt’s call for fewer targets
New guidance has introduced a ‘wider range of metrics’ that will be used to measure the contribution made by systems and trusts to the development of integrated care – in the same week that a major report called for fewer national targets.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Does the Hewitt review matter?
Patricia Hewitt’s much-anticipated review of ICS autonomy was published this week. We discuss its recommendations, the politics behind it, and what meaningful, lasting impact it could have.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The toughest week since peak covid
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsFears for vulnerable patients as NHSE changes covid treatment rules
Some of the most vulnerable patients could risk missing out on covid treatment because new rules will place the onus on them to access antiviral medication themselves instead of the NHS contacting them directly, senior figures have warned.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The rise of self-pay and why it matters to the NHS
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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LeaderHow to read between the lines of the Hewitt review
The first thing to remember when embarking on reading Patricia Hewitt’s comprehensive and compelling review of ICS autonomy is how it came about.
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NewsHewitt contradicts new NHSE finance rules
Integrated care systems should be given the freedom to draw up their own payment systems, a government-commissioned review has said, which appears in direct contrast with guidance NHS England has just issued to local leaders.
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NewsReport sets three-month deadline to remove ‘distracting’ central data requests
Patricia Hewitt’s review of integrated care systems has called for an end to the ‘unacceptable’ manual reporting burden placed on ICS providers and partners by NHS England and the government.
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NewsHewitt: Give the 10 best ICSs greater powers by next year
Ten of the most mature integrated care systems should be given far greater control over their spending and operations from next April, Patricia Hewitt’s much-anticipated review of ICS autonomy has recommended.