All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 59
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Edenfield and Essex scandals are not one-offs
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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News
Trust orders 'civility training' for senior leaders
An ambulance service rated ’inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission has set out a wide-ranging improvement plan, including ’civility training’ for senior leaders and ensuring board members hear a mix of ’positive and negative’ stories from patients and staff.
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News
NHSE drops tech target
NHS England has revealed it is no longer planning to meet a long-term plan maternity digitisation target, because of a change of approach.
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DHSC’s highest paid official steps down
One of the highest earners in the Department of Health and Social Care has announced his departure after five years.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Devo leaders jump on life expectancy findings
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
Trust lacks ‘grip and control’ over spending
An acute trust facing a worsening financial position has been warned it lacks ‘sufficient grip and control’ on spending.
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News
Influx of very low risk referrals sparks review of cancer services
NHS England is in talks about changing a pathway for women with breast problems after performance against the two-week target for them to be seen plummeted.
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News
Explained: How the Cabinet Office will control trust spending
The ways in which central government will oversee trust spending in the future has been set out in a series of webinars, a letter from the chief commercial officer Jacqui Rock, and a set of frequently asked questions – all of which have been seen by HSJ.
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News
Exclusive: Cabinet Office clamps down on trust spending freedom
NHS trusts will have to receive Cabinet Office approval for any clinical and non-clinical spending over £10m, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Partners
Better together, why collaborative delivery hubs provide strength to primary care?
Helen Holmes-Fogg believes there is a need to move away from short-term solutions to a more sustainable ongoing system support for primary care – and delivery hubs can help meet this need.
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HSJ Partners
We all have a duty to speak up for safety, civility and inclusion
Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark explains why we all have a role to play in making speaking up business as usual for everyone
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: Little NHS cheer at the Tory conference
On this week’s episode we bring you the highlights of the Tory party conference, where the NHS felt like a “sideshow”.
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HSJ Local
Six ICS chiefs to lead regional decision-making group
Six integrated care boards across the West Midlands are proposing to establish a joint committee of chief executives to make shared decisions on key issues impacting the region, it has emerged.
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News
Number of NHSE whistleblowers tripled in 2021-22
The number of concerns reported by NHS England staff through the freedom to speak up process almost tripled last year, the organisation’s latest board papers have revealed.
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Govt warned NHS may be forced to ‘completely revisit’ investment plans
Increases in inflation will force the NHS to drastically scale back services unless the government provides extra funding, NHS England’s chief financial officer warned today.
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News
Exclusive: Patients declining two dates could be struck from waiting lists
Patients face being removed from the NHS waiting list if they decline two dates offered to them for their treatment, new internal guidance seen by HSJ reveals.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Could NHSE ‘throw in the towel’?
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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News
Supplier sues NHSE over ‘defective’ procurement process
A software and IT services supplier is suing the NHS for £6.6m damages because a “defective” procurement system led to it lodging paperwork in the wrong place, excluding its bid for a contract worth up to £144m.
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‘Real worry’ as two-thirds of ICSs fall into the red
Two out of three integrated care systems have fallen off track on their financial plans, with many now facing the prospect of having to report sizeable deficits in their first year of operation.
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Dozens of trusts still not sharing single pathology service
One in three pathology networks are still running testing services independently at trust level, despite having been asked to consolidate the services five years ago, new figures reveal.