All CCGs articles – Page 21
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: Around the U-bend with STPs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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News
CCGs with 'best performing' vanguards to receive extra funding
Vanguard areas could receive £1.50 per head to extend GP access, CCG board papers say NHS England to identify CCGs with “best performing” vanguards to receive funding Clinical commissioning groups with the “best performing” new care models for primary care will receive extra funding to extend GP opening ...
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: The unfinished business of care integration
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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HSJ Local
CCGs reveal appointments to shared executive team
Warwickshire North and Coventry and Rugby clinical commissioning groups have announced the make-up of their shared executive team, following directions from NHS England last year.
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News
HSJ's Best of 2016: Expert Briefings
Over Christmas and New Year, we are bringing you a round-up of some of HSJ’s highlights from 2016. Today we look at our Expert Briefing newsletters
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News
NHS England gives £75m back to CCGs after tariff row
NHS England has agreed to soften the impact of changes to clinical commissioning group budgets next year by agreeing to add £75m back into their allocations, HSJ understands.
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: STPs have fallen short, and time is running out
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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News
CCGs' financial forecast deteriorates by £70m in a month
The forecast overspend by clinical commissioning groups this year has increased by almost £70m in the last month, as local leaders struggle to hit efficiency targets.
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News
Mapped: Nearly all areas a long way behind on GP access
Nearly half of clinical commissioning groups are not providing “full” extended GP opening hours anywhere in their patch, HSJ analysis of the latest official data shows.
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News
Regional review set to consider major overhaul of CCGs
Leaders in Greater Manchester want to commission an independent review of the current commissioning arrangements in the region.
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News
Simon Stevens on: general management, social care and contracting
Stevens: “It is a matter of fact that most management in the NHS is already done by clinicians” “I very strongly think it would be a mistake to try and mandate one single solution to social care integration across England” Contracting “is in a much better place” than previously ...
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News
Exclusive: Some STPs are becoming 'integrated organisations', says Stevens
STP next steps will see a small number becoming “integrated organisations” Others are at the stage of “proposals” and need to developed into “plans”, before becoming a “governance partnership” Some STPs will be given “decision rights over resources and people” in their area, including those in NHS England and ...
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News
CCGs could be 'forced into wrong decisions' by spending deadline
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG says award of funding is “over shadowed” by challenging timeframe According to the CCG, the 2016-17 allocation of the ETTF must be spent before the end of this financial year. Some CCGs are unable to fund increased rental costs of premises developments, says BMA official ...
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News
CCGs overspend budget by £240m but NHS England 'on course'
84 CCGs overspent their allocations but NHS England says majority expect to recover their positions Year-end forecast for CCGs is a £190m overspend, compared to a £10m overspend forecast in July Forecast for overall commissioning budgets has improved due to expected underspends and extra income within central budgets ...
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: A game of two halves
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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News
Exclusive: CCGs warn over 'insufficient' funding for fetal medicine
London CCGs warn funding for fetal medicine services is “insufficient” Five groups say current arrangements could “impact on equitable provision” Comments follow HSJ investigation that revealed babies were “dying unnecessarily” due to flawed funding system Clinical commissioning groups in London have said funding for fetal medicine services is ...
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: NHS non-reorganisation – the next chapter
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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News
CCGs warned over withholding payments from mental health providers
New guidance published to help mental health sector move away from block contracts Contracts should be either a capitated or episodic and have a proportion of payment linked to outcomes and targets Warning that CCGs withholding outcome based payments from struggling organisations risk creating an “adversarial relationship” Local ...
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: STP first impressions
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Big reveals and a welcome warning
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black