All Commissioning articles – Page 11
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NewsGov warned integrated care systems could join ‘long list’ of failed re-orgs
Integrated care systems could fail without carefully crafted backing in law, NHS Confederation has said.
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News£150m extra for new list of covid asks from GP practices
NHS England has announced £150m additional primary care funding, earmarked for a range of covid-related service improvements.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Hardest-hit region may have passed peak of second wave
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Legislation in the time of covid
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior integration correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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HSJ LocalRegion will have just five CCGs by April
The capital is set to have just five clinical commissioning groups by April, after hold-out GPs in one north west London CCG belatedly sanctioned the merger on their patch.
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HSJ LocalGPs vote overwhelmingly to form England’s largest CCG
The seven clinical commissioning groups in north east London will merge by April 2021 after GPs in the health system voted overwhelmingly in favour of the move last week.
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NewsDischarge rules a ‘risk to patients and should change’
National hospital discharge policy could pose a ‘risk to patients’ because local areas may treat it as a ‘target’, two major patient groups have said.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Military levels of discipline
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The mystery of deaths at home may never be solved
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsReviewer ‘felt bullied by CCG’ over findings on young man’s death
An independent review found that commissioners’ investigation of a young boy’s death was ‘mismanaged’, and heard allegations that the person who coordinated it was bullied over the contents.
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HSJ LocalLeaked emails raise flag on ‘extremely concerning’ bed shortage
‘Systemic’ problems within mental health services in Birmingham have caused the number of people waiting for an inpatient bed to reach ‘extremely concerning’ levels, according to documents leaked to HSJ.
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NewsRevealed: Thirty-five areas go backwards on key cancer target
Dozens of local commissioning areas have gone backwards on a key cancer metric over the last five years, an analysis of national data reveals.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: ‘Covid critical’ Liverpool abandons its restoration
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHSE made ‘urgent’ request that patients be admitted to service despite lack of trained staff
NHS England made ‘urgent requests’ to a new eating disorder service to admit patients before staff had been properly trained, the provider has said.
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NewsStevens announces £10m for ‘long covid’ clinics
NHS England will spend £10m on new clinics for ‘long covid’ sufferers, it has announced today.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: ‘Fearlessly and with common sense’
Andy Cowper on government’s ‘live without fear’ chants and the Test and Trace delivery status thus far.
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CommentThis government spending review is likely to please very few
Social care reform pushed further down the road, minimal increases to public health at a time of significant population health need and training and education budgets pretty flat — such a settlement will disappoint a great many, writes Richard Sloggett
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HSJ LocalEight-way CCG merger blocked by local opposition
GPs in north west London have blocked plans to merge the system’s eight clinical commissioning groups into one, flying in the face of regional and national objectives.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: These scandals would not be tolerated in the acute sector
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Rally the troops
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.