All Commissioning articles – Page 103
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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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SupplementsRoundtable: Put nutrition at the centre of public health
Tackling malnutrition with an integrated approach
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NewsLabour 'still plans Health Act repeal'
Labour still intends to repeal the Health Act 2012 despite the shift in focus away from competition in the NHS Five Year Forward View, a shadow health minister has told HSJ.
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CommentThe forward view is welcome but needs funding and stability
Its success rests in the hands of politicians
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NewsNHS leaders cautious on extension of better care fund
The better care fund should not be extended until the impact of its first full year of operation has been properly evaluated, NHS leaders have said
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News'New care models' to cover half of England
More than half of England should be covered by new models of providing care, such as hospitals running GP practices, under a major shift proposed by national NHS leaders
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NewsHealth economies to face ‘special measures’ style regime
Whole health economies could face intervention for poor performance under a new approach proposed by the NHS national bodies. It could potentially include a ‘special measures’ approach to areas with serious problems.
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NewsExpanded roles envisaged for non-medical staff
The roles and responsibilities of non-medical NHS staff would be dramatically expanded under the five year forward view
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SupplementsRoundtable: Where should Care.data go from here?
Winning public trust is essential to making the project a success
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LeaderBirmingham row may decide primacy of trusts or CCGs
Out of area referrals dispute has wider consequences
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NewsNHS five year forward view - full coverage on hsj.co.uk
The NHS five year forward view – instigated by the NHS England chief executive to set out the prospects for the service in the run-up to the general election - will be published on Thursday.
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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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NewsExclusive: Deputy prime minister puts faith in winter funding
Nick Clegg is pushing for next year’s NHS budget to be topped up with enough winter pressures funding to leave the service in a ‘healthy state’ for the next government
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NewsCollege president warns against clustering in mental health
Parts of the mental health service could be destabilised by the ‘cluster’ payment system proposed for the sector, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned.
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NewsExclusive: Acute trusts told to abandon 'fortress' mentality
Hospitals that blinker themselves to the potential of working with mental health providers will usher in their ‘own financial demise’, the NHS England official overseeing the service has warned
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NewsFall in GP engagement with CCGs, NHS England survey finds
Only half of GPS feel they are involved in CCG decision making, according to an NHS England commissioned survey
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NewsGovernment wades into Birmingham referrals row
The government has waded into the row between a leading foundation trust and a group of commissioners after closing its doors to “out of area” referrals for routine care
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NewsGPs hold only a quarter of accountable CCG roles
GPs occupy just a quarter of accountable officer posts in clinical commissioning groups, a comprehensive survey by HSJ has revealed.
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CommentGP leaders are a major force to improve care
Following concern about the departure of GPs from clinical commissioning group accountable officer roles, the Chief Clinical Officer Network carried out a survey of the group. Andy Harris explains the findings
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NewsExclusive: Troubled CCGs could face 'special measures' regime
A ‘special measures’ regime could be introduced for clinical commissioning groups with severe problems under plans being considered by NHS England, HSJ can reveal.