All Sustainability articles – Page 25
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CommentWhy we still need clinical commissioners
The progress made by CCGs in engaging local clinicians could be lost if we fail to act upon the clinical voice
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HSJ KnowledgeBuilding local links with the third sector is tough but invaluable
It is time to form new relationships with voluntary and community sector organisations
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NewsExclusive: Controversial ‘technical’ measures cut £900m from provider deficit
Accounting measures helped boost provider sector financial position by about £900m in 2015-16 “Technical adjustments” by trusts included revaluing property, extending the expected lifespan of some sites, and taking a more optimistic view of debt recovery Finance professionals say measures “push the boundaries” of acceptable public accounting but are ...
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NewsNew role to raise role of 'GP voice' in STPs
RCGP appoints 29 GP forward view ambassadors College says it has been told there is a lack of GP voices withing some STPs NHS England: ”Half of the footprint areas are being led by GP controlled CCGs” Twenty-nine GPs have been appointed to act as local ambassador’s for ...
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Junior doctors reject contract, and Care.data scrapped
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentGive providers what they want – for the sake of finances
Providers need four things from us if they are to win their financial battle
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NewsExclusive: Regulators reveal conditions on £1.8bn 'sustainability' fund
In a document sent to trust finance directors, trusts are told their quarterly financial targets will be a “binary on/off switch” to secure STF funding. 70 per cent of its STF allocation will depend on hitting financial target, while 30 per cent will depend on performance against the headline ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: CCG ratings – still coming
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsBrexit: Fall in the pound could create extra £900m bill for NHS
Brexit could create extra £900m bill for the NHS as suppliers hike prices to protect themselves against slump in the pound Most NHS organisations buy products in the pound but at least half of goods originate outside the UK Procurement expert says NHS must take action to deliver the ...
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CommentNHS funding: What the public thinks
Taking a look at people’s opinion on how the NHS should be tackling its funding problem and meeting performance targets
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CommentGP Forward View is just that – a step forward
The General Practice Forward View is a chance to redefine primary care
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NewsExclusive: Paybills and planned care targeted in huge savings drive
NHS Improvement sets out plan for major interventions to bring provider sector deficit down to £250m in 2016-17 Warns that planned £550m deficit makes management of overall NHS financial position “very risky” Providers given a month to produce plans for consolidation of back office and pathology services across entire ...
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Intervention in NHS finance, and concerns raised by CIPFA
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsRevealed: Funding for each success regime area
Funding for success regimes largely spent on consultants, legal advice and establishing small core programme teams Sources tell HSJ funding is welcome but “modest” compared to challenges the areas face NHS England has allocated just over £20m to the three areas in the national success regime programme to ...
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NewsLancashire exploring single HWB to oversee transformation plans
A single health and wellbeing board covering the whole Lancashire and south Cumbria sustainability and transformation plan footprint could be created, in a bid to increase local government oversight of reconfiguration plans.
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NewsNHS England director admits 'work to do' to fix STP and digital plans mismatch
Senior NHS England director says work needed to align STP and local digital roadmap areas Comments follow warnings that digital roadmap plans could become “sideshow” to STPs A senior NHS England director has said work needs to be done to align the “mismatch” between the geographical areas covered ...
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CommentHSJ is wrong to say we should reorganise CCGs
CCGs will continue to play a vital role and talk about reorganisation is unhelpful, argues Graham Jackson
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HSJ KnowledgeDispatches from the frontline
HSJ was joined by some leading experts to explore their progress towards creating new models of care
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CommentSpecialised services can blaze the trail for provider-led change
Andrew Wilkinson on the challenges that need to be faced to determine the success of specialised services in commissioning
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NewsNHS England directors warn STPs neglecting mental health could be rejected
Two of NHS England’s national directors have insisted sustainability and transformation plans should be rejected if they cannot show how they would improve mental health services.