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NHS England plans to lead 'radical' service change
NHS England is planning to continue the health service’s current savings drive after 2015, and to recast it as a programme of “ambitious and radical” service change led by its area teams.
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Exclusive: NHS England could 'ratchet up' financial pressure on private mental health providers, analysts warn
Private mental health providers could see pressure on their profit margins “ratcheted up” by the centralisation of secure and specialised mental healthcare commissioning in the hands of NHS England, according to a new report by market analysts Laing and Buisson.
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Patients able to complain to Monitor about anti-competitive behaviour
Monitor will consider complaints about anti-competitive commissioning from individual patients and representative groups, under new guidance.
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Uncertainty grows over NHS Direct's future
NHS Direct may not continue to deliver the NHS 111 service beyond the end of this financial year, it has emerged.
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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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Will being in a CCG change anything?
Engaged commissioning can improve the NHS, says Steve Kell
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A surgical approach to value-based commissioning
Establishing guidelines for a wide range of procedures
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How to engage the public with commissioning
CCGs can learn from FTs on public engagement
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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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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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Podcast: Engaging doctors in leadership post Francis
The King’s Fund’s Chris Ham talks to hsj.co.uk
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How to commission hepatitis C pathways
The importance of improving patient access
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10 Priorities for commissioners from April
Tasks at the top of the in-tray for organisations taking control next week
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CCGs and procurement in their first 100 days
The new groups have to hit the ground running
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Podcast: How NHS resource should be allocated post-reform
Resource allocated will increasingly frame the debate about funding
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How conflicts of interest in CCGs will be regulated
Reconciling GPs’ commercial interests with the responsibilities of CCGs
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Steve Field: the NHS constitution is a 'precious gift'
Board members must live the values of the constitution
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Why CCGs must nurture local politics
Developing strong relationships with councillors must be a priority for CCGs
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CCGs' role in the Keogh reviews
Reflections from one CCG on the lessons learned ahead of a the mortality rate review
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Raising awareness of breast cancer among over 70s
How a pilot to promote detection yielded exceptional results
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Taking a new approach to alcohol treatment
Rethinking funding and care pathways for specialist treatment
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Should payment by results be scrapped?
Catch up on our Twitter chat
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Public health must lead a public system
Why we need 21st century “national health socialism”
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Transforming the NHS requires less talk, more action
Why we must have stronger willpower
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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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Medical leadership is vital for quality patient care
We need more doctors in leadership roles, says Chris Ham
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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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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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What section 75 means for charities
Then NHS competition regulations still need rewriting
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The NHS has its own currency crisis
The currencies that drive activity and behaviour in the NHS are rooted in the past
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Lansley adviser defends any qualified provider
We capture a lively discussion
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Are mergers a solution for failing trusts?
Solving the causes of failure in the NHS
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Private sector must face reality
Independent healthcare providers can learn from the NHS
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The dialectic of foundation trust finances
Why the next FT accounts will be true works of beauty
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Who is in charge of the new commissioning system?
We held a Twitter chat to discuss the issue
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Time for the NHS to import innovation
The NHS must reform its culture, not just reorganise its structure
