All Commissioning articles – Page 15
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NewsTech suppliers selected for pandemic digital appointments
A group of digital health suppliers have been selected by NHS England to provide digital primary care consultations as part of the health sector’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUrgent covid-19 treatment guidance to be published imminently
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is to publish rapid guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of covid-19.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Calm before the storm
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingCoronavirus is a true test of integration
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration senior correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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NewsNHS must choose between beds and quality, says under-fire provider
NHS commissioners cannot simultaneously demand bed capacity remain the same and the quality of services improve, the chair of an under-fire provider of mental health services has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingDealing with decline
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsHancock: CCGs’ power to determine IVF cycles should be removed
Matt Hancock has said it is “absurd” that NHS leaders in some parts of England are able to decide to commission lower levels of IVF, rather than having it determined nationally.
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NewsNHSE defends primary care cuts for marginalised patients
NHS England/Improvement has defended a clinical commissioning group over planned cuts to services aimed at health inequalities facing marginalised groups.
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NewsKey NHS England ambition missed for seriously ill patients
A key ambition for the treatment of seriously ill mental health patients has been missed, with some parts of the country falling short by a large margin.
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NewsDirector roles advertised for England’s first ‘integrated care provider’
Director roles for the NHS’ first integrated care provider have been advertised ahead of its launch later this year.
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CommentUnlocking the potential within the NHS as an anchor institution
We need further action research to identify the practical mechanisms that NHS institutions could adopt here and now to drive forward progressive change, writes Tom Lloyd Goodwin
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Expert BriefingPaying a dowry
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsThree more CCGs vote to merge next year
GPs have voted to merge three West Midlands clinical commissioning groups, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICSs must move beyond ‘transformation’, says Pritchard
Integrated care systems cannot focus purely on transformation, and will gradually move to taking on performance management jobs from NHS England and Improvement, the regulators’ number two has said.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Was ‘Devo Manc’ a success? Part 2
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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News‘Number 10 backs’ real-time patient experience measures
GP contract update: Concerns have been raised about plans in the new GP contract for an “as close to real-time as possible” measure of patient experience in general practice, said to have been propelled by Boris Johnson’s number 10.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Care quality at a crossroads
The inquiry on rogue surgeon Ian Paterson, West Suffolk Hospital dropping two ratings, and staff trouble at the Care Quality Commission — we discuss care quality dilemmas past and present on this week’s HSJ Health Check podcast.
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NewsGovernment report warns CCGs falling short on mental health law
NHS commissioners are not carrying out their duties under the Mental Health Act, a report by the Department of Health and Social Care has warned.
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CommentThe internal market is ending - what next?
Leo Ewbank outlines the findings of a recent research into the future of commissioning and new approaches to local planning
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NewsExclusive: Fresh row over public health funding
Public health commissioners and providers are warning they may be tens of millions of pounds out of pocket, amid a fresh row over funding for a pay uplift.