All Primary care contracts and commissioning articles – Page 26
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HSJ KnowledgeThe four challenges facing consortia
In the first part of their series on commissioning, Stephen Hill and colleagues look at how GPs can add value to the process
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NewsUS health giant Humana to pull out of UK
The giant American private healthcare firm Humana plans to pull out of the NHS commissioning support market and wind down its UK business within six months, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMPs: NHS white paper lacked 'credible plan'
The Commons health committee has strongly criticised the government’s approach to NHS reform - particularly its “surprise” announcement of the abolition of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities.
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NewsThree single-practice consortia made pathfinders
The average population size among pathfinder commissioning consortia remains large, but there are three single-practice groups among those announced today.
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NewsHealth secretary announces 89 more pathfinders
More than half the English population is covered by pathfinder commissioning consortia after the Department of Health announced a further 89.
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NewsCameron steps in to defend health reforms
The prime minister has defended his government’s NHS reform proposals, saying there is “no quiet life option”.
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NewsNHS London buys in support for consortia development
NHS London has contracted a KPMG-led partnership to support consortia development.
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HSJ Knowledge'Through the lens of commissioning consortia the world seems quite different'
To flip or not to flip, that was the wicked question challenging my overloaded synapses recently. In Cambridgeshire we set off down the GP consortium route over a year ago, delegating responsibility to growing numbers of commissioning consortia.
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NewsUncertain future for cancer networks
Cancer networks look set to lose their government funding and be encouraged to become social enterprises under the new cancer strategy.
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NewsConsortia commissioning benefits 'poorly defined'
The government and local NHS leaders need to better demonstrate the benefits and purpose of consortia commissioning, work by the NHS Alliance has found.
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NewsBMA leadership defends its response to reforms
The British Medical Association leadership has defended its engagement with the government’s health reforms after criticism from some members, but says it will be “stepping up” its lobbying.
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Comment'The NHS is every health secretary's trainset'
The NHS, always in danger of becoming every health secretary’s trainset, faces yet another major reorganisation. The idea is that GPs will lead the quality and safety and value for money charge that will be needed over the next five, perhaps 10, years.
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CommentGPs will walk a tightrope between making or buying
Giving GPs freedom to innovate while protecting patients will be a difficult balance
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to put 'nudge' principles to work in the health service
The power of nudge: how applying nudge principles could change healthcare commissioning management
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CommentTim Riley on GP attitudes to commissioning consortia
The reservations about the establishment of commissioning consortia are not uniformly expressed among all GP colleagues.
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CommentIncentives for doctors: the big chill will hit medics too
Incentives for doctors is not a bad idea but they should only be given for tangible improvements
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NewsFirst NHS outcomes framework published
The first NHS outcomes framework has been unveiled, identifying 51 indicators to be used to judge the service.
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NewsPrice competition could raise death rates, experts warn
The decision to let NHS hospitals compete with each other on price from next year threatens to harm care and raise death rates, experts warn.
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NewsPCTs identify roles to hand on speedily
Primary care trusts should be allowed to give up responsibility for maintaining lists of all GPs working in their area, as well as a range of other duties, as soon as possible, according to the Primary Care Trust Network.
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NewsThink tanks warn reforms are distraction from QIPP
The King’s Fund has warned that the government’s overhaul of the health service may not increase productivity or drive up quality.