All CCGs articles – Page 20
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Next steps for STPs, part 2 – Greater Manchester and beyond
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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CommentEngagement works best when it’s actually engaging
Getting people involved in shaping and improving health and care services can only really work if you speak their language and capture their imagination
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Next steps for STPs, part 1 – towards accountable care
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsNew STP leaders for two footprints
New leaders for two sustainability and transformation plan patches have been confirmed, with one of the most well known leads stepping aside.
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CommentThe NHS must not let current pressures jeopardise the cancer strategy
Cancer services are not immune to NHS pressures, but alliances have the potential to overcome barriers of funding and workforce constraints
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Expectations for the Forward View refresh
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the CQC intends to shake up regulation for adult social care
Nythan Smith looks at the Care Quality Commission’s intended revision to the way it operates
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Another fight in north east London
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentWhy the 'good year' has not been good enough on efficiency
The required progress is not being made in NHS finances, storing up trouble for the future, writes Rob Whiteman
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CCG warns against pharma giant's vaccine offer
Dudley CCG warns GPs over buying discounted vaccines directly from Sanofi The manufacturer is offering GPs a 50 per cent discount on flu vaccines GPs are then reimbursed by the NHS Business Services Authority at full price CCG says this may have “negative” impact for taxpayers Commissioners in ...
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LeaderAct now to give CCGs a good death
Clinical commissioning groups’ demise must be handled carefully and their achievements preserved
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HSJ Local'Special measures' CCG group hires STP lead as joint chief officer
Single chief officer hired across three CCGs Follows instructions from NHS England, with two of the CCGs in financial special measures MP questions move to joint chief officer Three clinical commissioning groups – two of which are in financial special measures – have recruited a joint chief officer ...
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HSJ LocalMajor acute trust to lose services under CCG plans
Commissioners reveal plans to put up to seven Nottingham trust services out to tender Plans have been scaled back from December proposal to decommission 13 services CCGs believe changes will deliver better value care and patient outcomes Five services at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust will be put out ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Familiar cost dilemmas get chronic
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsCCGs plan merger as Stevens moratorium lifts
Two clinical commissioning groups are aiming to merge within weeks, marking the end of a three year moratorium and potentially the beginning of a wave of consolidation.
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NewsStevens: STPs will get 'decision rights' to reorganise trusts and CCGs
Sustainability and transformation plan leaders will be given the right to “recommend” member trusts and commissioners reorganise, where the “veto power or inertia” of individual organisations is holding up change, Simon Stevens has said.
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CommentIntegration of health and social care – working and not working?
Integration is looking less and less like a panacea and more of a long term vision
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NewsCCGs' deficit forecast rockets by £180m
CCGs now forecast a year-end deficit of £370m, compared to £190m forecast at the mid-year point NHS England said the challenge of delivering higher levels of savings “is increasingly crystallising in individual CCG forecasts” Spending within primary care and public health budgets forecast to be £70m less than planned ...
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CommentThe one lesson that the US and UK can learn from each other
Ideological differences between America and the UK don’t mean total incompatibility when it comes to making their systems better
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NewsTrusts face fines over checking patients' credentials
The Department of Health is considering new rules to enable commissioners to fine acute providers if they fail to check whether a patient is from overseas and eligible or not for free NHS care.