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HSJ LocalCCGs: Hospital trust should lose major services
Bedford should be stripped of obstetrics and majority of emergency surgical care, review recommends Senior figure says Bedford clinicians have “mixed feelings” about removal of obstetrics Proposal is latest stage of protracted efforts to reconfigure services across Bedford and Milton Keynes If proposals are rubberstamped they would go to ...
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HSJ LocalBedfordshire CCG launches bid to decommission IVF treatment
Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to stop funding specialist fertility services according to a consultation published last month.
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NewsAnalysis: 20 trusts behind half of A&E performance decline
Twenty trusts responsible for most of the rise in A&E four hour target breaches Eight of the trusts also drove last year’s decline Smaller trusts disproportionately driving the decline Eight trusts hit the 95 per cent target for 2015-16 overall Twenty hospitals trusts are responsible for more than ...
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NewsTrusts named for consultancy turnaround programme
NHS Improvement has revealed the 16 trusts in the first wave of its £25m turnaround programme.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Who wants to be a combined authority?
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: When councils should take over
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.
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CommentThe call must go out to improve hospital switchboard services
Our research into hospital switchboard performance suggests more staff might be needed if the NHS is to be transformed into a seven day service, write Thomas Hampton and colleagues
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HSJ LocalLondon CCG pursuing prime provider model for MSK
A London CCG is commissioning a musculoskeletal contract with capped costs.
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HSJ LocalPrestigious teaching trust restricts access to heart service
Cambridge University Hospitals temporarily restricts outpatient cardiology service for out of area patients Leaked letter says decision made to avoid “potential safety concerns” CUH cites increase in demand and staff shortages as reasons Waiting list for cardiology outpatient service rising by 50 patients a week ACUTE CARE: A ...
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NewsCCG allocations: winners and losers revealed
Real terms cut in 2016-17 for Hammersmith and Fulham, Camden, Central London, West London, Sunderland and Isle of Wight CCGs Deeper cuts in subsequent years as NHS England accelerates to “fair share” funding targets Bedfordshire and Corby to get core budget increases approaching 10 per cent next year See ...
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NewsExclusive: GP groups cover most of England but ‘lack ambition and priorities’
Large scale GP provider groups operating in 82 per cent of England’s CCG areas There are 268 federations up and running, HSJ research suggests It is estimated that these organisations cover 41 million patients Four fifths of clinical commissioning groups have at least one large scale GP provider ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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HSJ LocalNHS England suspends clinical leader rule for struggling CCG
NHS England has temporarily suspended its rule requiring a clinical commissioning group to have clinician in one of its top two roles, in the case of a struggling Midlands CCG, it has emerged.
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CommentBedford responds: Circle's contract is still far from perfect
Commission outcome based incentives
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NewsAnalysis: Overall CCG surplus plan masks regional disparity
Clinical commissioning groups in England have planned for a combined surplus of £358m in 2015-16, which is less than half the surplus reported last year.
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News'Other bodies' could take powers from failing CCGs
Clinical commissioning groups failing for more than a year could have their responsibilities removed and handed to other organisations, new guidance indicates.
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HSJ LocalStaff petition for chief executive to remain in post
WORKFORCE: More than 300 staff at East of England Ambulance Service have signed a petition to the health secretary calling for its departing chief executive to remain in his position.
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NewsStevens promises tougher line on struggling CCGs
The responsibilities of severely struggling clinical commissioning groups could be passed to other CCGs, local authorities or “integrated providers”, Simon Stevens has said.