All Commissioning articles – Page 113
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HSJ KnowledgeSenior staff cover means earlier discharges
Equal attention should be paid to evening cover as at weekends
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NewsFirst interview with Simon Stevens: transcript, reaction and analysis
Analysis, reaction and the full transcript of Simon Stevens’ first major interview in post.
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First Simon Stevens interview: The reaction
The first major interview with new NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens was met with a range of reaction - largely positive - from NHS and political leaders. Here are some highlights.
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NewsSimon Stevens' first interview: the transcript
In in HSJ’s in-depth interview, the NHS England chief executive talks about small hospitals, service reform, NHS funding, competition and much more
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NewsStevens on: Finance and health secretaries
Simon Stevens has indicated the NHS has early plans to meet about half of the looming £30bn gap; and has suggested greater transparency may be driving a trend toward “patient champion” health secretaries.
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NewsNHS England seeks to drop safety, revalidation and tech roles
NHS England is seeking to give up some of its patient safety functions, medical revalidation and responsibility for technology, its new chief executive has indicated.
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LeaderSimon Stevens knows what difference he can make
Stevens hints at where he will make his stand
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NewsSimon Stevens’ first interview: parts of the NHS must be ‘completely reinvented’
Stevens uses first major interview to warn that “deep seated structural problems” will require parts of the NHS to “completely reinvent what we mean by a hospital”.
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CommentCase study: The harsh reality and what should have happened to ensure the best care pathway
How an alternative pathway could have altered the results of care given to Mrs Andrews
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ commission scoping report: Pave the way for better elderly care
Landmark study sets out its aims
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NewsReview of 'overdefined' specialised services underway
Responsibility for commissioning some specialised services, such as chemotherapy and renal dialysis, could be handed to clinical commissioning groups as part of an NHS England review.
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HSJ LocalUrgent call for clarification on commissioning rules
COMMERCIAL: A row between commissioners and a private midwifery service in Leeds has sparked calls for “urgent clarification” around commissioning rules.
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NewsOnline discussion: how to provide 'John Lewis' service
Post a question for our experts as they discuss how to improve the patient experience
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HSJ Local18 week waits, March 2014: explore the maps
Interactive maps of local NHS waits around England, showing the pressures and one-year-waits, with links to all the detail by organisation and specialty
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NewsNHS England shakes up top team as junior directors leave
The NHS England top team is to be shaken up amid a string of departures of less senior directors from the organisation.
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CommentCCGs must learn to 'co-commission' without conflict of interest
New plans mean greater CCG responsibility
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NewsFinancially challenged areas among biggest losers from care claims clawback
Some of the most financially challenged health economies were among the biggest contributors to an £800m pot established to settle continuing healthcare claims that was clawed back by the Treasury, an HSJ investigation has found.
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CommentTo the NHS: Please explain the missing waiting list data
Yet another trust has dropped out of the stats