All Commissioning articles – Page 138
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LeaderLeader: CCGs given the robustness to lead
New GP and manager partnership is a strength for commissioners
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NewsMost leaders would leave if groups' budgets were given to councils, survey finds
Large numbers of clinical commissioning group leaders would leave their roles if the groups’ budgets were given to local authorities, as has been proposed by the shadow health secretary.
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NewsCCG Barometer: Confident commissioners voice gripes with new system
Clinical commissioning group leaders’ confidence in delivering on their responsibilities has increased, but they are grappling with significant confusion in the reformed NHS system.
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NewsInformation, patient involvement and service change are weak areas, say CCG leaders
Informatics, patient involvement, and service change are clinical commissioning group leaders’ weakest areas, according to their responses to the HSJ/GatenbySanderson barometer survey.
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CommentCCG Barometer commentary: Confidence despite ambiguity
A number of broad themes emerge from the survey, stepping back from the detail. These include clinical commissioning groups’ desire for supportive relationships with the NHS England local area and regional teams, and the fear that politics could play an increasingly central role in shaping the NHS to the detriment ...
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NewsPatient safety chief admits NHS 111 likely to have harmed patients
Patients have been harmed by NHS 111, NHS England’s director of patient safety Mike Durkin has said.
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HSJ Local
£3.9m taken from Central Manchester allocation to fund specialised commissioning
FINANCE: An additional £3.9m has been taken out of Central Manchester CCG’s allocation to fund the commissioning of specialised services, minutes from its April board meeting state.
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Blogs
Big data should inform commissioning decisions
More data is available to the NHS than ever, so we should use it when making commissioning decisions.
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HSJ KnowledgeEngaging the public early in service reconfiguration
Getting the public involved with changing services
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HSJ KnowledgeBeyond authorisation: new challenges facing CCGs
The legal and governance issues of a CCGs’ first year
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NewsNicholson retirement: What next for NHS England?
NHS England’s challenges as Sir David Nicholson announces his departure.
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NewsExclusive: David Nicholson to leave by March 2014
Sir David Nicholson will step down by March next year as NHS England chief executive.
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NewsCCGs defy Hunt by planning to increase competition for out-of-hours GP care
More than one in five clinical commissioning groups are planning to “introduce” competition for out-of-hours primary care in the next year, an exclusive HSJ survey reveals.
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NewsPatients able to complain to Monitor about anti-competitive behaviour
Monitor will consider complaints about anti-competitive commissioning from individual patients and representative groups, under new guidance.
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HSJ Local
New dying guide launched by CCGs
Three Leicestershire clinical commissioning groups have launched a new guide tackling the issue of care and treatment towards the end of a patient’s life.
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NewsClinical commissioners say GPs under pressure as A&E row escalates
NHS Clinical Commissioners, which represents a large number of clinical commissioning groups, has said GP “workloads are at breaking points and GPs are ready to buckle under the strain”, which will affect willingness to take part in commissioning.
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News
Uncertainty grows over NHS Direct's future
NHS Direct may not continue to deliver the NHS 111 service beyond the end of this financial year, it has emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgeLive Q&A: integrated care
Post your questions for experts from the King’s Fund and National Voices
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HSJ KnowledgeWill being in a CCG change anything?
Engaged commissioning can improve the NHS, says Steve Kell