All Commissioning articles – Page 106
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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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NewsDH hires new director to NHS oversight role
The Department of Health has hired Ben Dyson as its director of the NHS group.
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NewsPrivate health firms report big increases in NHS work
Three private healthcare groups have revealed big increases in the work they are doing for the NHS.
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NewsHunt backs legal measure to ease creation of 'super CCGs'
Healthwatch England’s bid to secure seats for patient champions on all ‘super clinical commissioning groups’ has been dashed by the health secretary in a letter rejecting claims such structures are unaccountable.
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NewsDH sets health visiting services provision for local authorities
Department of Health sets out five services councils must run
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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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NewsMonitor’s pricing tariff independence under scrutiny
The Foundation Trust Network has urged Monitor to stay independent when setting the national pricing tariff, despite pressures on the NHS budget.
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NewsCambridgeshire flagship services restructure racks up over £1m in costs
A clinical commissioning group has spent more than £1m developing and tendering one of the most high profile service restructures in the NHS.
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HSJ LocalSouth West CCGs look to integration for savings
STRUCTURE: Two clinical commissioning groups hope to alleviate their financial stress by saving millions of pounds through integrated commissioning arrangements with local authorities.
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CommentHow partnering with hospices benefits the NHS frontline
Hospices make good partners for improving care locally
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NewsFive year NHS strategy to set out preferred 'care models'
The five year strategy being developed by NHS England will set out ‘a range of care models’ aimed at putting the service on a sustainable financial footing, it has said.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Liverpool challenged over A&E income
FINANCE: Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group has launched an investigation into a “significant increase” in the cost of accident and emergency at one of the city’s major hospitals.
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Revealed: The mental health trusts with the biggest income cuts
Several NHS mental health providers saw double figure real terms reductions in their income between 2011-12 and 2013-14, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsMental health patients sent hundreds of miles for a bed
The cost of treating mental health inpatients in hospitals outside their local areas has spiralled, research by HSJ reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals mental health trust funding cuts
NHS mental health providers have slashed beds and staff levels as they cope with real term funding cuts and the soaring cost of sending patients hundreds of miles away for treatment.
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CommentA trust's success or failure is about more than its leadership
The wider care system has a big influence
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CommentFocus on collaboration not liberation to innovate the NHS
Innovation is often stifled by inward looking politics
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NewsNHS England struggles to recruit specialised director in face of 'uncertainty'
NHS England has enlisted headhunters to find a national director for its troubled specialised services remit after failing to make an appointment.
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CommentArm the NHS to better serve injured veterans
Armed forces personnel often find the service fails to meet their needs