All Commissioning articles – Page 138
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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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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
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HSJ KnowledgeA surgical approach to value-based commissioning
Establishing guidelines for a wide range of procedures
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HSJ Local
Leicestershire CCGs announce further delay to NHS 111
COMMERCIAL: The launch of NHS 111 in Leicestershire has been delayed to ensure the service will be “fully fit for purpose.”
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NewsExclusive: DH 'pressure contributed to 111 failure', Alliance report finds
“Unprecedented” central pressure and a procurement process focused more on cost than quality were two of the biggest factors in the failure of NHS 111’s launch, a new report has concluded.
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HSJ Local
Bury CCG faces additional £6.4m specialised commissioning loss
FINANCE: NHS Bury CCG is anticipating it will have a further £6.4m taken out of its budget to fund specialised commissioning during 2013-14, board papers state.
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DH director general warns over diversion of social care funds
A senior Department of Health official has warned about NHS funds which are being transferred to local authorities being diverted to other services.
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SupplementsAnaphylaxis policy: steps to better care
Six steps to creating a clear and consistent policy which will improve care quality and cut costs
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SupplementsAnaphylaxis − an HSJ supplement
HSJ’s in-depth supplement examines an area of care often overlooked by commissioners
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SupplementsAnaphylaxis: taking on a sensitive subject
Better prescibing and training can enhance care for anaphylaxis
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NewsHospitals leader: NHS reorganisation 'coming home to roost' in A&E failure
The organisation representing English hospitals has said the government’s NHS reorganisation is in part to blame for the failure to maintain low accident and emergency waiting times.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to engage the public with commissioning
CCGs can learn from FTs on public engagement