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How do we define fair in commissioning?
The fuss over Monitor’s “fair playing field” review shows it is very timely
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Commissioning board specialised service move 'could destabilise small trusts'
The national standardisation of specialised services could prompt a wave of reconfiguration and destabilise smaller trusts, it has been claimed.
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Commissioners have rationed cataract surgery on inferior evidence, Keogh admits
Around half of all primary care trusts have restricted access to cataract surgery, with the majority basing their decisions on inferior clinical evidence, the medical director of the NHS has told MPs.
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Sir David embraces partnership but 'hasn't given up on grip'
The NHS commissioning board will not operate a “hierarchy of deference” but its chief executive has not “given up on having a grip”.
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Problem CCGs face 'greater scrutiny'
Clinical commissioning groups with financial problems or a major reconfiguration in their area will be subject to additional checks by the NHS Commissioning Board, guidance says.
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Basic decision making around CCG delegation
Examining the delegation options and risks open to CCGs
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How the delegation of continuing care may develop
How the delegation of continuing care may change from April 2013
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The knowns and the unknowns about how CCGs will work
There are still questions about how CCGs will operate from April
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To authorisation and beyond
Reflections from Kingston on completing the CCG authorisation process
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Improving the diagnosis and referral process
How medical IT can help to improve diagnosis and referrals
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Best of 2012: commissioning
We highlight a selection of best practice commissioning articles
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Closing the gap between the theory and real change
For a sustainable NHS, we can no longer ignore the gaps
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Primary care should not be on CCGs' backburner
A new relationship between commissioners will maximise reform
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New thinking about the future of maternity care
Old assumptions are stopping maternity services from improving
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Health and health services: the next 20 years
The winning Finnamore F20 essay on the future of healthcare
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Commissioning board makes its move
Is the board’s rejection of the CCG funding formula a declaration of independence?
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We must root out ageism in NHS cancer care
Bold steps now can improve cancer care in the long term
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A timely strategy for hospitals to cope with demand
Acute trusts cannot prevent overcrowding but they can reduce demand
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Sally Gainsbury: Gilding the NHS settlement lily
Paul Baumann may struggle to spread some seasonal cheer to CCGs
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Fulfilling the mandate will be worth the effort
Developing the NHS mandate was complex and time consuming but it is a good document
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We must beat our hospital addiction
Fresh thinking is needed to avoid a social care funding crisis, says Lord Warner
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CCG budgets: Challenging or naive?
Many CCG leaders are approaching important issues with a novel or naive attitude
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How to make integration work
Achieving the health secretary’s “holy grail” of integrated care requires big changes
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Labour's vision of 21st century care
Liz Kendall outlines the approach Labour would take to NHS reform
