CCG Barometer: Confident commissioners voice gripes with new system
Clinical commissioning group leaders’ confidence in delivering on their responsibilities has increased, but they are struggling to cope with significant confusion in the reformed NHS system.
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Most leaders would leave if groups' budgets were given to councils, survey finds
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Information, patient involvement and service change are weak areas, say CCG leaders
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CCGs defy Hunt by planning to increase competition for out-of-hours GP care
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Leader: CCGs given the robustness to lead
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CCG Barometer commentary: Confidence despite ambiguity
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Revealed: NHS holds 'risk summits' over A&E concern
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Most leaders would leave if groups' budgets were given to councils, survey finds
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NHS England gives green light on £70m innovation networks project
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Patient safety chief admits NHS 111 likely to have harmed patients
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North Staffs calls in police to investigate 'malicious campaign'
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Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&E depts amid 'toxic overcrowding'
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David Nicholson to retire by March 2014
HSJ Live 23.05.13: confusion among CCG leaders
The results of the latest CCG Barometer and the rest of today’s news
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Labour highlights hospital capacity fall
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Updated: Interactive commissioning system map
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Most leaders would leave if groups' budgets were given to councils, survey finds
Large numbers of clinical commissioning group leaders would leave their roles if the groups’ budgets were given to local authorities, as has been proposed by the shadow health secretary.
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Leader: CCGs given the robustness to lead
New GP and manager partnership is a strength for commissioners
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CCGs struggle to follow the money
Finance chiefs are still trying to work out where the cash has gone
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Michael White: a gloomy picture of A&E
The inevitable result of soaring demand and dwindling resources
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Why hospital failure is fine, but passing is not
Examining Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of high mortality rates
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Why DH civil servants will spend a month on the front line
The civil service is too remote from the reality of life and work in the health service
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A&E funding is a catch-22
Monitor and NHS England must agree a new approach, says Chris Hopson
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The NHS needs a more mature attitude to patient safety
NHS England must allow open reporting and tough decisions
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Now is the time to invest in NHS leaders
NHS staff deserve more support in their new roles, says Karen Lynas
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Monitor will be a fair and pragmatic regulator
We will be rigorous proportionate and enforcing the rules
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What can NHS leaders learn from the voluntary sector?
Lessons from innovators in the third sector
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Should payment by results be scrapped?
Catch up on our Twitter chat
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Michael White: two cheers for the Queen's Speech
The pitfalls of the Care Bill and health tourism
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Sally Gainsbury: the mutating baseline
What to do with illogical policy or unworkable budgets
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Leader: Francis demands more honesty from the NHS
Robert Francis wants to shift the NHS’s centre of gravity
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Local solutions are best for integrated care
Avoiding the pitfalls of top-down reorganisation
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The whole-system future for integrated urgent care
Designing better systems and behaviours is crucial
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Trusts risk unwanted legacy with short-term savings
There is little evidence of mergers working
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Carol Black: The many benefits of healthy staff
Promoting and ensuring staff health and wellbeing is essential
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Who is Nick Seddon?
The Number 10 policy adviser’s HSJ articles
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Michael White: UKIP and the NHS
What would a Farage-led government mean for the NHS?
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Torbay presents a test for the new system
Monitor needs to indicate its position over tendering challenge
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Public health must lead a public system
Why we need 21st century “national health socialism”
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Lessons from the NHS's failure regimes so far
Will the new regimes help trusts to avoid failure?
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Transforming the NHS requires less talk, more action
Why we must have stronger willpower
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Our duty to comment and criticise
We have a duty to challenge the top
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Cultural change starts today
We must ensure a safe, reliable whistleblowing culture
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The cost of the long wait on the stroke ward
The human and financial impact of delays
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Acute care is drowning in the rising tide of A&E demand
The answer may be to close hospitals, says Andrew Foster
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Medical leaders need time and space to flourish
How to support doctors taking on leadership roles
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Where next for competition in the NHS?
A look at the practical impact of the section 75 regulations
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Will hospitals break under emergency demand?
Catch up on our Twitter chat
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Michael White: vultures circle the NHS
Some Lords fear lawyers and corporations will cherry-pick the service
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Turnaround is everybody's problem
Reversing a trust’s financial fortunes is a job for the whole organisation
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We need a stronger prescription for medical leadership
Encourage doctors to take on the role
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Medical leadership is vital for quality patient care
We need more doctors in leadership roles, says Chris Ham
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Monitor needs to be clearer about its regulation style
The regulator faces a challenge following changes in its role
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The competition regulations will help charities
Weakening section 75 would be a step back
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NHS dragged into cross-border care dispute
New EU rules are causing problems for providers
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The warning signs in NHS emergency care
Long waits are down, but pressure is building elsewhere
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Michael White: Hunt picks a fight with the nurses
Salvoes have been lobbed between ministers and the RCN
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The NHS is in real danger of being unaffordable
Health bodies are desperately trying to save money
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The friends and family test can work
The single question has not been received with universal rapture
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Get ready for the section 75 showdown
We gather a selection of articles to help you prepare for Wednesday’s crucial debate
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Warner: Why I will be voting for NHS competition regulations
The battle over draft NHS provider competition regulations
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How to harness the power of volunteers
Getting the most from volunteers
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Engaging the public early in service reconfiguration
Getting the public involved with changing services
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Beyond authorisation: new challenges facing CCGs
The legal and governance issues of a CCGs’ first year
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How NHS Change Day 'went viral’
Lessons from the event’s effective social media strategy
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Getting the most out of your board
How non-executive directors can improve trust boards
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Taking the risk out of care handovers
Continuity of care demands seamless and mobile use of information
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What makes a clinical audit successful?
Communication, core values and incentives are all key
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Practical challenges for the NHS in the Middle East
Knowledge of the local laws and culture are essential
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Live Q&A: integrated care
Post your questions for experts from the King’s Fund and National Voices
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A surgical approach to value-based commissioning
Establishing guidelines for a wide range of procedures
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Podcast: how can the NHS payment system do more for patients?
Monitor’s Christian Fielder on reform
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Will being in a CCG change anything?
Engaged commissioning can improve the NHS, says Steve Kell
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How leadership style affects mental health recovery
Engaged leadership has a positive impact on patients
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Addressing the emotional impact of stroke
The psychological effects of stroke are going untreated
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Beyond apps: how to deliver mobile healthcare
Mobile working can have many benefits for the NHS
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Opportunities for the NHS in the Middle East
There are financial and patient benefits waiting for ambitious trusts
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How a duty of candour will affect a culture of openness
The NHS needs more than statutory requirements
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How to engage the public with commissioning
CCGs can learn from FTs on public engagement
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Redesigning end of life care in the community
It is time to move resources away from hospitals
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Giving patients a voice to improve care
Listening to patients’ experience can helpt o redesign services
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The challenges facing CCG leaders
CCG leaders know much is at stake in the new NHS system
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The practical response to Francis
Six actions to take to prevent another Mid Staffordshire scandal
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Commissioning must have a community focus
It is vital for to engage with our communities
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A guide to the new NHS commissioning landscape
The changing shape of commissioning
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Making the right changes after Mid Staffs
How essential is a cultural overhaul for the NHS?
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Modernising the musculoskeletal pathway
Care in the community can provide better results for patients
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Podcast: Engaging doctors in leadership post Francis
The King’s Fund’s Chris Ham talks to hsj.co.uk
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Best practice in performance management
Creating value and better team working in NHS hospitals
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How NHS staff wellbeing affects patient care
Examining the link between staff and patient experience
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Could a water health check revitalise your finances?
Major savings can be made with improved water efficiency
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NHS must rise to the cultural change challenge
How to turn round negative culture in the service
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Best of HSJ: international innovators
Lessons from Mexio, Spain, the US and beyond
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HSJ webinar: the challenges of introducing new medicines to the NHS
Register to view our free webinar
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Unplugging the clinical letter bottleneck
Trusts racing to speed up clinical letters face an often tortuous process
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The Open Data Platform takes on the NHS information haystack
Building open and linked systems
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Lean forward - an efficiency special report
The success of the “Productive” series and “Lean” methodology
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Big game - HSJ commissioning supplement
The major issues affecting CCGs
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Innovative public-private partnerships
It can be a difficult task to deliver services in partnership with the NHS
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Webinar: benefits of clinical decision support
Decision support technology in training, clinical education and revalidation
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Webinar: should the NHS use Ofsted-style ratings?
The challenges and benefits of Ofsted-style ratings
