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NewsFour CCGs to merge by next year
Four clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands are planning to merge by April next year.
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NewsCoroner report sparks concern over lack of ADHD services
Experts have warned commissioners are being “short-sighted” in their lack of support for adults with ADHD, with many areas failing to provide a diagnosis service.
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NewsCCG allocations revealed: The winners and losers
New funding allocations which favour areas of extreme deprivation will see some clinical commissioning groups receive cash growth of up to 15 per cent next year, with others receiving increases of less than 5 per cent.
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NewsCCGs fear patients will stockpile drugs ahead of Brexit
Multiple clinical commissioning groups have raised concerns that patients will start stockpiling medicines and costs will rise if a Brexit deal is not confirmed soon.
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News'Alarming' figures show thousands still waiting too long for wheelchairs
Thousands of disabled children who need a wheelchair are still being forced to wait more than four months from the time of their referral to the equipment being delivered, an exclusive HSJ analysis of official data has revealed.
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HSJ LocalSTP commissioners appoint single leader
A single accountable officer will lead all four clinical commissioning groups across a West Midlands sustainability and transformation partnership.
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HSJ LocalTrust selected as accountable care 'integrator' for county
Worcestershire commissioners have chosen a community and mental health trust to be an “integrator” for accountable care across the county.
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NewsFormer PCT chief appointed to chair STP
The Worcestershire and Herefordshire sustainability and transformation partnership has appointed veteran NHS manager Charles Waddicor as its independent chair.
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HSJ LocalThree CCGs move towards merger
Three West Midlands clinical commissioning groups will will hold their governing body meetings and share the majority of their members ahead of a possible merger in 2019.
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HSJ LocalCCG trio appoints joint accountable officer
Three West Midlands clinical commissioning groups have appointed their first joint accountable officer – a year after they merged their leadership team.
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HSJ LocalThree CCGs to appoint joint accountable officer
Three clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands are set to appoint a single accountable officer, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCCGs claim rationing decision based on Right Care programme
NHS England official advised CCGs prior to controversial rationing decision Three Worcestershire CCGs used NHS Right Care programme to identify opportunities to reduce spending on hip and knee replacement operations Right Care data should not be used to determine target for “right” number of medical procedures, says royal college ...
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News'No justification' for CCGs' rationing, says royal college
Three West Midlands CCGs to decrease the eligibility threshold for patients requiring hip and knee replacements Changes would see a 12 per cent decrease in patients eligible for hip replacements and a 19 per cent decrease for knee replacements Royal College of Surgeons says there is “no clinical justification” ...
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HSJ LocalTrust sought millions in compensation for 'horrendous' handover delays
In 2017-18 contract negotiations West Midlands Ambulance Service requested compensation from CCGs for handover delays Trust and 22 CCGs entered mediation over the request for compensation Despite mediation the trust said it did not get the agreement it wanted An ambulance trust sought millions of pounds in compensation ...
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NewsNHS England agrees £29m acute reconfiguration plan
NHS England given approval in principle for £29m of capital spending to pay for the reconfiguration of acute services at Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust.
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HSJ LocalA&E closures not ruled out in troubled STP patch
“Differing views” over which back office services in Hereford and Worcestershire footprint should be protected Dermatology services in Worcestershire deemed financially unsustainable Emergency department closures not ruled out Potential for shared pathology and pharmacy services between acute trusts The new health system for Hereford and Worcestershire has requested ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs consider sweeping restrictions to plug £25m hole
Redditch and Bromsgrove, South Worcestershire and Wyre Forest CCGs seek feedback on service cuts Proposals include restricting access to hearing aids, sterilisation and treatments for patients with “unhealthy lifestyles” CCGs say savings needed to fill £25m funding gap next year FINANCE: A group of clinical commissioning groups in ...
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HSJ LocalMore bugs found in hospital's endoscopy unit
Bacteria found in rinse water from endoscope decontamination machines, which were identified by the trust as “overdue for replacement” Procedures were temporarily shifted to different hospital while equipment was cleaned Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust says no patients have been infected PATIENT SAFETY: More bacteria has been discovered in ...
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HSJ LocalWorcestershire hospital reforms approved by trust and CCGs
STRUCTURE: A long running West Midlands reconfiguration has moved a step closer to being implemented after proposals were backed by the affected trust and its main commissioners.
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HSJ LocalWorcestershire CCGs ink three year commissioning support deal
Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit wins contract to provide services to Worcestershire’s CCGs Three year contract worth £5.6m Tender awarded through NHS England’s lead provider framework COMMERCIAL: Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit has been named as the preferred provider of support services to Worcestershire’s three clinical ...