All NHS Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG articles – Page 5
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CommentWhy plans to 'ration' surgery in Devon were too politically unpalatable
A canary in a coalmine?
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon drops plans to restrict surgery for smokers and obese patients
Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has dropped controversial ‘rationing’ plans that would have restricted elective surgery to smokers and obese patients.
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon imposes widespread restrictions on smokers and obese patients
Morbidly obese patients in most of Devon will have to lose up to 5 per cent of their weight before undergoing any elective surgery, under plans confirmed by the country’s largest clinical commissioning group.
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NewsCCGs poised to defy pharma by switching to cheaper, unlicensed drug
Clinical commissioning groups across England are mulling the use of an unlicensed drug which could save the NHS millions of pounds, HSJ has learned
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon sets out service cut plans
FINANCE: Surgical procedures for prostate cancer, hernias and cataracts are among a raft of treatments that could be restricted or stopped in one of the country’s most financially challenged health economies.
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News'Challenged' areas recovery plans demand integration and reconfiguration
The creation of new integrated provider models and capitated budgets are fundamental to the visions of the national ‘challenged health economies’, HSJ has been told
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon presses ahead with procurement plans
COMMERCIAL: A South West clinical commissioning group has agreed to award community services contracts worth more than £90m without going out to tender.
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HSJ LocalMorbidly obese patients face restrictions under new Devon cost cutting plan
FINANCE: A cash strapped clinical commissioning group plans to limit access to routine surgery for obese patients and suspend funding for some non-urgent procedures in a drastic bid to find £26m of in year savings.
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HSJ LocalDevon CCG warns 'services will suffer' due to unaffordable demand
FINANCE: The country’s biggest clinical commissioning group will have to take immediate action to prioritise patient access to services in the face of unaffordable increases in demand, it has warned.
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SupplementsValue in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Communication
In association with BoardPadFinalistsHealth Education England and North West Thames Foundation School - winnerPlymouth Hospitals Trust - highly commendedDorset Clinical Commissioning Group and Public Health DorsetLincolnshire Partnership Foundation TrustNorthern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning GroupHealth and Social Services Department, States of JerseyUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire TrustHealth Education England ...
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HSJ LocalDevon provider ‘requires improvement’
PERFORMANCE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has been rated as “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found a raft of concerns, including do not resuscitate forms being filled in without discussion with patients and relatives.
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NewsHSJ reveals the top healthcare employers
Four clinical commissioning groups are among the top 10 Best Places to Work in healthcare
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Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
Best Places to Work 2014 – CCG
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HSJ LocalSouth West CCGs look to integration for savings
STRUCTURE: Two clinical commissioning groups hope to alleviate their financial stress by saving millions of pounds through integrated commissioning arrangements with local authorities.
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HSJ LocalDevon procurement plan resisted by providers and local council
A Devon commissioner’s plan to award community services contracts without putting them out to tender has been resisted by competing providers and a local authority.
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NewsThird of CCGs do not plan to retender community services
More than a third of CCGs have no plans to retender their community services, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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HSJ LocalExeter GPs form Ltd company
STRUCTURE: GPs in Exeter have formed a limited company to bid for primary care contracts amid fears they could otherwise lose work to larger organisations.
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HSJ Local
CCG proposes awarding community contracts without competition
The country’s largest clinical commissioning group aims to skip common procurement procedures when awarding new contracts for community services, under proposals expected to test guidance on the controversial section 75 regulations.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance service wins minor injuries unit contract
COMMERCIAL: South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has scooped a two-year contract to run a doctor-led minor injuries unit following a unanimous public vote to cut the current services opening hours.
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HSJ Local
NHS England fails to recruit south west LAT director
STRUCTURE: A local area team director in the South region has taken on responsibility for another patch after a second recruitment process failed to find a suitable candidate.