All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 83
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HSJ Local
Lassa fever case sparks ‘major incident’ across region’s NHS
The East of England region has declared a major incident due to a case of Lassa fever at a major teaching hospital knocking out significant critical care capacity, HSJ can reveal.
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Comment
Focusing on answers, not questions, on a ‘journey to outstanding’
A big week for the Blithering health economy, with a raft of policy announcements and exciting new acronyms. Julian Patterson reports from the scene
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News
Staff on prolonged leave with long covid could be dismissed, says NHSE
Staff on prolonged sick leave due to long covid could be dismissed if ‘redeployment is not an option’ and they are unable to fulfil their contract, new NHS England guidance says.
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News
Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in December 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: The NHS has captured this government
After weeks of wrangling over the elective recovery plan a compromise has been reached and on this week’s episode we get stuck into the politics surrounding it and of course what it means for NHS leaders.
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News
NHSE must allow councillors to sit on integrated care boards, says government
The government has said NHS England must change draft guidance to allow councillors to be members of NHS integrated care boards, but it remains unclear if they will be permitted to chair the new organisations.
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Comment
Waits for diagnosis and decision rise to over 38 weeks
Many urgent conditions are only picked up at diagnosis, making such long waits risky. By Rob Findlay
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Comment
Will the desire for political grip trump the government's integration ambitions
The integration white paper marks a significant attempt to start to push the policy pendulum back towards local places; closer to patients and where care is delivered, writes Richard Sloggett
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News
Role of NHS national and regional teams under review as ICSs develop, says Confed chief
The role of the centre and region of NHS England is under review because trusts will increasingly be accountable to and challenged by their integrated care systems, the NHS Confederation chief executive has said.
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News
Soaring trolley waits spark warnings A&E pressures getting ‘worse and worse’
The number of 12-hour waits in accident and emergency departments rose by 27 per cent in one month to reach record levels in January amid warnings overcrowding is harming an increasing number of patients.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Power to the SAPs
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
Leak reveals management consultants’ role in recovery plans
Consultants will set strategy, provide analytics and help lead the creation of integrated care systems’ elective recovery plans, a leaked document reveals.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Same chair everywhere
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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News
Unvaccinated staff should be welcomed back, urges NHSE
Trusts could offer to bring back staff who resigned over the government’s covid vaccine mandate and are urged by NHS England to contact individuals who did ‘as soon as practicable’.
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News
Former NHS England chief appointed chair of four trusts
Former NHS England deputy chief executive Matthew Swindells has been appointed chair of all north west London’s acute trusts.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Clinicians take aim at remote appointment targets
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior content editor Hayley Kirton.
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News
Recovery plan expects two more years of waiting list growth
The government’s NHS recovery plan says elective waiting lists are likely to continue growing until March 2024.
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HSJ Partners
Extended access changes: How can CCGs and PCNs adapt?
For the second time, the planned transfer of CCG-commissioned extended access services to PCNs has been postponed by a further six months, until October 2022.
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News
NHSE to spend up to £42m on management consultants for elective recovery
NHS England will fund integrated care systems to spend up to £42m on management consultancy help with their elective recovery plans this year, it has confirmed.
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News
‘Galling’ move to claw back £28m of overpayments to GPs
NHS England is seeking legal advice on whether it can claw back £28m of “overpayments” that were made to GPs.