All Commissioning support articles – Page 5
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CommentCommissioners must help defuse England’s cancer time bomb
Tackling the looming cancer challenge
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NewsCSU boss exonerated by NHS England inquiry
An inquiry into the governance of a commissioning support unit and the conduct of its managing director has found ‘no adverse issues’, NHS England has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Bidders shortlisted for £1bn primary care support contract
Three bidders have been shortlisted for a £1bn, 10 year contract to provide critical primary care support services, NHS England has confirmed.
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NewsThree southern CSUs to formally merge
Three commissioning support units have announced they are planning to enter into a formal merger.
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SupplementsRoundtable: A new charter for integrated care
HSJ gathered a group of experts to discuss the integrated care challenge
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NewsExclusive: Multinational arms firm among those interested in £1bn NHS tender
Multinational companies including G4S and arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin are among those that have expressed interest in a £1bn contract to run GP support services outsourced by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTwo commissioning support units plan to merge
Two commissioning support units have announced they will formally merge.
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SupplementsCommissioning supplement: Sorting the good ideas
The NHS is looking to CSUs to bring health and social care together
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NewsCSU boss appointed NHS England regional director
A former commissioning support unit boss has been appointed NHS England’s regional director for the south
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CommentFalls prevention: how to slash the NHS's £2bn bill
A quarter of ambulance callouts are for falls
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HSJ KnowledgeThe 10 steps to make technology work in local healthcare
Technology itself isn’t an elixir for health and social care
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NewsMerged CSU manager remains in post
The NHS England official who ran Cheshire and Merseyside Commissioning Support Unit is still employed as a managing director, despite his organisation having merged with a neighbouring support unit.
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HSJ LocalNottinghamshire CCGs mull tender for continuing healthcare support
Five clinical commissioning groups in Nottinghamshire are considering tendering for part of the area’s continuing healthcare service due to problems with the current support provider.
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SupplementsCommissioning: How CSUs are growing into their support role
The NHS’s not so little helper
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NewsCSU independence plan put on hold
NHS England has paused a project that would enable its commissioning support units to become independent in just over two years.
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NewsRevealed: NHS England spending on CSU services
NHS England’s spending on commissioning support units topped £125m last year, accounting for more than a quarter of some CSUs’ income, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBetter care on track despite tough climate, new chief claims
The government’s ambitious plan to integrate health and social care is on track to go live next April despite the ‘tough’ financial climate, the health chief overseeing the project has said
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CommentShine the light on what needs to change and the NHS will improve
Get rid of the ‘checklist’ culture
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NewsCCGs raise concerns over 'system resilience groups'
Clinical commissioning groups have become concerned about the burden of being involved with ‘system resilience groups’, which are expected to oversee efforts to clear waiting lists and ease winter pressures.
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NewsPrivate firms and local authorities in running to provide commissioning support
Private firms and two local authorities are in the running for a place on a “lead provider” framework that will determine which organisations supply backoffice services to CCGs