All Primary care contracts and commissioning articles – Page 7
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NewsCCG management allowance set at £25 per head
Clinical commissioning groups are expected to be given £25 per head of population to spend on management from 2013-14, it has been announced today.
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CCGs 'feasible' if covering 100,000 or more
Clinical commissioning groups will need a population of at least 100,000 to be able to carry out all their statutory functions, a report commissioned by the Department of Health has found.
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HSJ Local
Consultants working on 'clear and credible plans' with North Tyne CCGs
STRUCTURE: Management consultants are working with clinical commissioning groups in North Tyneside PCT to develop “clear and credible” commissioning plans for 2012-13.
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NewsExclusive: NHS begins planning CCG authorisation 'pipeline'
The NHS has begun constructing a “pipeline” to authorise clinical commissioning groups, in an effort to avoid a log jam before the April 2013 target.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham's only remaining red-rated CCG disbands
STRUCTURE: An inner city clinical commissioning group is being disbanded after being red rated.
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NewsCCGs may be 'ill-equipped' to meet information governance standards
Clinical commissioning groups will be subjected to an increasing range of information governance requirements, but may be may be “ill-equipped” to meet the more rigorous standards, official guidance has said.
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NewsMental health tariffs 'not fit for purpose' - NHS Confederation
Mental health trusts and commissioners have not made enough progress in devising a tariff for their services despite enthusiasm from staff, the NHS Confederation has found.
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NewsExclusive: 'Significant majority' of CCG population will live in its area - minister
Health minister Earl Howe has written to peers giving new details about how clinical commissioning groups’ populations and areas will be decided.
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NewsExclusive: commissioning board to include 50 local medical directors
The NHS Commissioning Board will include around 50 local branches, each with a medical leader, its chief executive Sir David Nicholson has decided.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: prominent CCG chair fears DH will impose 200,000 population minimum
STRUCTURE: An emerging London clinical commissioning group and its patient forum are lobbying the health secretary to protect it from forced merger, after the CCG’s chair raised concerns.
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NewsGP commissioning leaders: CCGs should not set referral limits
GPs should not be set referral limits or caps, but must be free to decide NHS spending priorities, two of the biggest supporters of the commissioning reforms have told HSJ.
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NewsKing's Fund and Future Forum challenge GP contract 'barrier'
The King’s Fund is throwing its weight behind proposals to define and expand the services required from NHS GP contractors.
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NewsFlexible GP registration schemes piloted
Pilot schemes are being launched to enable patients to have more flexibility over registering with a GP close to their workplace.
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NewsNational framework launched for clinical commissioning leadership development
A national framework has been launched for buying leadership development for clinical commissioners.
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HSJ Local
Salford practice excluded by CCG for overspend is set to rejoin
STRUCTURE: A GP practice that was excluded from the Salford clinical commissioning group for overspending is likely to rejoin in coming months, the group’s chair has said.
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NewsLib Dems peers push series of amendments on competition
Liberal Democrat peers are supporting a series of amendments to the Health Bill aimed at curtailing competition regulation, and are concerned it could still extend the application of European competition law to the NHS.
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HSJ Local
Three quarters of Birmingham CCGs rated 'red' in pre-authorisation test
STRUCTURE: Nine of 12 prospective clinical commissioning groups in the Birmingham and Solihull PCT Cluster have been rated “red” for their structure, by a Department of Health assessment tool.
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CommentMedia Watch: there's no news like old news
Some of the nationals could be forgiven this week for getting their definition of the word “news” a little tangled.
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HSJ Local
No agreement reached on Barnsley CCG arrangements
STRUCTURE: GPs in Barnsley and the South Yorkshire PCT cluster have not yet reached agreement about the structure of clinical commissioning groups in Barnsley.
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HSJ Local
Barnsley chief exec seconded to DH
WORKFORCE: Barnsley PCT chief executive Ailsa Claire, who had been working as regional director of commissioning, is now on secondment to the Department of Health.