All Commissioning articles – Page 124
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CommentFundamental change is required to end of life care
The needs of terminally ill people and the NHS are aligned
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NewsNHS funds will subsidise councils' services, CCG leaders believe
Mandatory budget pooling with councils will improve care outside hospital, local commissioning leaders believe.
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NewsSurge of concern about commissioning support relationships
There is strong support among local leaders for changes to the nine-month-old commissioning system, including support arrangements and NHS England’s responsibilities.
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HSJ Local
GP surgery faced closure in property wrangle
Landlords came close to closing a GP surgery amid a lease renewal blunder involving NHS Property Services and NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsListen: Next NHS England chief on future healthcare
Listen to the incoming NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, who will replace Sir David Nicholson in April, talk about innovation and the future of healthcare in a speech in Qatar yesterday.
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NewsFlory: Commissioning uncertainty hitting trusts' finances
Unpredictable financial flows caused by unsettled commissioning structures are causing problems for trusts, according to Trust Development Authority chief executive David Flory.
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HSJ KnowledgeGPs should overcome their suspicions about telehealth
One GP shares how it has reduced workload and improved care
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NewsRevealed: Thousand incidences of specialised services failing standards
NHS England has agreed more than 1,000 temporary contract variations when providers of specialised services have failed to meet new service standards, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCommunity providers urge Monitor to divert resources from acute sector
Community providers have urged Monitor to support the development of new payment systems which will take investment away from the acute sector.
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NewsPROMs show no evidence of inappropriate surgery
Patient reported outcome measures have not driven expected improvements in treatment during their first three years and do not support claims the NHS is treating too many patients, researchers have found.
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NewsExclusive: Health Act to be changed to boost joint commissioning
The Health Act 2012 is set to be changed to make it easier for clinical commissioning groups to come together with each other – and with NHS England – to jointly commission services, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs seek responsibility for GP services
Clinical commissioning group representatives have called on NHS England to support CCGs taking a greater role in primary care, following their first major survey of the organisations.
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LeaderOxfordshire battle will determine the impact of CCGs
The fate of CCG’s plans will have far-reaching implications
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Trusts force delay in outcomes based commissioning plan
One of the largest and most advanced attempts to bring about integrated, outcomes based commissioning has been delayed following objections from two powerful provider trusts, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsData video: the growing QIPP shortfall explained
Commissioners are slipping behind on their efficiency plans
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NewsMental health spending study axed by DH
The government has axed an annual study of spending in mental health services a year after HSJ revealed it had shown the first fall in spending for a decade.
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NewsCCGs to be 'assured' each quarter
Clinical commissioning groups will be rated each quarter on their effectiveness across six domains under an NHS England assurance framework to be published today.
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NewsCCGs lobby for access to safety incidents data
Clinical commissioning groups in the North of England are lobbying for direct access to information submitted by their providers to the national database of patient safety incidents, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England reviews 'friends and family'
NHS England is reviewing the future use of the controversial “friends and family test”, while alternative patient experience measures have been adopted for two important performance frameworks.
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CommentOlder people are our forgotten addicts
Alcohol misuse is rising among older people and is presenting new challenges for the NHS