All Audit Commission articles – Page 8
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HSJ Knowledge
National IT programme briefing
It has been called the world's biggest civilian computer project. It has cost billions so far, has billions more to spend and is not even close to delivering the aims set for it in 2002. The national IT programme is, it would be fair to say, controversial.
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News
Audit Commission report calls for clinical engagement
Better working relationships and communication between clinical and finance staff is vital for a more efficient NHS, according to an Audit Commission report.
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HSJ Knowledge
Answers to the HSJ 2007 Christmas quiz
Christmas quizAnswersNoel Plumridge1 (a). This is not to be confused with payments to consultants in the DH commercial directorate, which at around£100,000 per day cost rather more than 1 per cent of turnover. 2: (c). The takeover involved arrangements for handling Good Hope’s accumulated debt.3. (b). The plug was pulled ...
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Geriatric medicine: changing staff attitudes
Too many NHS staff are prone to ageism and reluctant to work with the elderly. In an ageing population, it's time they changed their attitudes, says David Oliver
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PBC timeline
1997: Incoming Labour government abolishes GP fundholding1998: White paper The New NHS first moots the idea of PBCOctober 2004: Policy announced by health minister John HuttonDecember 2004: First government guidance - Practice-Based Commissioning: promoting clinical engagementFebruary 2005: Technical guidance - Making Practice-Based Commissioning a Reality - allows PCTs to topslice ...
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Practice-Based Commissioning briefing
Practice-based commissioning was introduced as a policy by the Labour government in 2004. It aims to allow GPs to commission directly on behalf of their patients and to give them more control over their budget.
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News
'Urgent action' needed on poor money management, says Audit Commission
One-third of NHS organisations are still in poor financial health - and a hard core requires 'urgent action'.
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News
Finances still weak at many trusts, says Audit Commission
Nearly one-third of NHS bodies are still in poor financial health, according to the Audit Commission's Review of the NHS Financial Year 2006-07 published today.The report says 31 per cent of NHS acute and primary care trusts are failing to meet minimum requirements. However, 27 per cent of trusts and ...
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Useful PbR documents and websites
Implementing PbR: information on the 2006 rollout. DoH PbR Implementation Support Guide, March 2006. Introduction, pages 4-52006-07 PbR technical guidance: executive summaryRevised PbR tariff 2006-07Delivering the NHS Plan, the document that outlined the intention of PbRDoH introducing PbR. In particular the executive summary, pages 4-6Annexes to the introduction to PbR, ...
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Making care more flexible for mothers
A national survey of mothers' experiences shows they are being given more flexible maternity care - but there is still room for improvement.
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HSJ Knowledge
Myth-buster: staff famine
In the second of a new series, Stephen Black challenges another NHS untruth
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PbR: the implications for hospital practice
It has been suggested that recent national hospital job cuts in nursing, medical and administrative areas may be a direct result of a loss of expected revenue from PbR due to inaccuracies in coding. This could result in further job cuts, trust downsizing, and even hospital closure.
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HSJ Knowledge
Ruth Eley on why reconfiguration must work for older people
Older people are the biggest users of the health service. With services being reconfigured, their need for participation and independence must not be forgotten.
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HSJ Knowledge
Get together
A new inspection regime - the comprehensive area assessment - is to be rolled out for a range of local services. HSJ and sister title LGC collected the great and the good to discuss how it will affect their work
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HSJ Knowledge
Sea change in health scrutiny
As the future of health scrutiny grows increasingly complex, healthcare professionals and local government must ride the wave and forge new relationships, reports Sasha Strong
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News
Audit Commission and NAO calls for debt bail-outs
Ministers should reconsider their decision not to bail out trusts with historic deficits, a report by the Audit Commission and National Audit Office has recommended.
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Audit Commission calls for end to deficit penalties
NHS trusts should be reimbursed for the money they have lost under the Treasury's resource accounting and budgeting system, the Audit Commission has said.
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News
Service redesign 'needs scrutiny', says Audit Commission
Local government must have a stronger voice in service redesign and commissioning decisions to ensure the public's concerns are heard by the NHS, according to Audit Commission chair Sir Michael Lyons.
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Comment
The age of uncertainty: new Audit Commission chair speaks out
New Audit Commission chair Michael O'Higgins has a lot on his plate as he waits for the health regulatory review and oversees the transition to a new inspection era ushered in by the local government white paper
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News
Audit Commission says PCTs should fine acutes for errors
The job of clinical coding should be given a higher priority within NHS trusts in order to make payment by results work, according to the Audit Commission.