All Primary care contracts and commissioning articles – Page 9
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NewsProviding integrated care won't be easier for CCGs, study suggests
Clinical commissioning groups will find it no easier than primary care trusts to provide integrated care unless they are able to overcome perverse incentives, a report has found.
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GP conflicts of interest could 'badly undermine' confidence in NHS
Conflicts of interest under clinical commissioning could “badly undermine the confidence of regulators, providers, and patients” in the NHS, the NHS Confederation and Royal College of General Practice Centre for Commissioning have warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the NHS needs more transparency in benchmarking to truly drive better services
The NHS brand provides an assurance of quality, but the benchmarking process is murky and doesn’t allow for comparison with independent care providers - calling into doubt whether benchmarking currently can really be a useful tool for measuring performance, says Patrick Carter.
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NewsExclusive: GP contract changes could standardise services and pay
General practices could be forced to provide a more specific and expanded set of services by a renegotiated GP contract, under proposals being considered by senior NHS managers.
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NewsCCGs will be liable for PCT redundancy costs
Clinical commissioning groups will be liable for the cost of making primary care trust staff redundant if they use non-NHS suppliers of commissioning support, HSJ understands.
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HSJ Local
Somerset Partnership concerned about any willing provider
WORKFORCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust is to appoint a GP as deputy medical director to help build strong relationships with GP led clinical commissioning group.
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NewsDrop in admission rates hailed as possible CCG success
A drop in hospital admission rates has been hailed by NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson as evidence that clinical commissioning is beginning to deliver improvements in care.
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NewsDH: Clinical senates will not ‘interfere with or constrain’ CCGs
The Department of Health has confirmed clinical senates – proposed new networks of clinicians – will not “interfere with or constrain clinical commissioning groups”.
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NewsLansley: QIPP savings 'on track'
The health secretary has said the NHS is “on track” to make the efficiency savings required over the next four years.
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NewsLegal costs could see CCGs allowances 'wiped out'
Clinical commissioning groups are being warned they could be “wiped out” by legal challenges made by providers or resulting from service reconfigurations, treatment decisions and contract awards.
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NewsLansley told CCGs are frustrated over commissioning support
Clinical commissioners have told health secretary Andrew Lansley that they are frustrated with the support they are being offered, and called on him to ensure they can operate freely.
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NewsHealth and Wellbeing Boards 'should drive integration'
Health and wellbeing boards should include the integration of commissioning in their “key success criteria”, according to a new guide published by the Good Governance Institute.
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Comment'We need to build the proper foundations for clinically led commissioning'
Clinicians will only be able to bring real added value to the commissioning process if CCGs have the appropriate infrastructure to both support clinical leadership and provide the expertise to harness its potential, argues Ben Gowland.
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GP plans may result in ‘even greater reductions in funding’ for Countess of Chester
FINANCE: The foundation trust has warned that the, as yet unconfirmed, long-term commissioning intentions of pathfinder clinical commissioning groups may force it to make “significant workforce reductions”.
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News'Huge opportunities' for private provision under reform - Howe
The NHS reforms present “huge opportunities” for the private sector, a health minister has said.
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NewsExclusive: GPs should seek legal advice over commissioning role - Gerada
Some GPs are already facing conflicts of interest due to the government’s commissioning reforms and should seek legal advice, Royal College of GPs chair Clare Gerada has told HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy it is crucial for commissioning support to be established successfully
The theory behind commissioning under NHS reform is beginning to fall into place. But support for commissioners remains a concern, argues Helen Mooney, and doubts remain over whether the ideas can be successfully put into practice.
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NewsReforms risk 'the end' of the NHS - Robinson
The health reforms will spell “the end of the NHS” unless it is seen through fully and decisively by central management, Sir Gerry Robinson has warned.
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HSJ Local
GP leads for West Hampshire CCG announced
STRUCTURE: Five GPs have been selected to lead the clinical commissioning group for west Hampshire.
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Comment'It's time for managers to stand up and be counted'
In the battle against Whitehall maybe the NHS needs its own Arab Spring – led by managers, suggests Kieran Walshie.