All Commissioning articles – Page 157
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HSJ KnowledgeIgnore the integration naysayers
Guts, passion and perseverance are key to integrating health and social care commissioning, says David Smith
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HSJ KnowledgeA mountain to climb
The rise in Nepalese people living the UK is providing a challenge for commissioners
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NewsChief: £170m mental health trust 'lost its way'
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust must win back the support of its commissioners, its new chief executive has said
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NewsNHS urged to think long-term to save
NHS organisations need to think more long term to innovate and release more savings, NHS South of England chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers has said.
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CommentLessons from the world of payments
Policy makers overestimate the power of the tariff system, says Nigel Edwards
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HSJ KnowledgeDifferent strokes for different folks
What might NHS commissioning look like in the future?
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CommentThe long term care conundrum
Demand continues to rise so where does the accountability lie, asks Noel Plumridge
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NewsFTs expect CCGs to reverse activity growth next year
Foundation trusts expect clinical commissioning groups to oversee an unprecedented reduction in activity in 2013-14, Monitor has revealed.
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HSJ PartnersOptions for engaging members of the CCG governing body
One important issue facing the emerging CCG community is how to engage members of their governing bodies. Here we look at the available options.
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NewsCollaboration not competition CSUs' 'priority'
The NHS Commissioning Board has stressed the importance of collaboration between commissioning support units after announcing a series of networks to provide some “at scale” services.
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HSJ PartnersWhat makes service redesign legally defensible?
The British relationship with the NHS is a complex one.
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NewsAnalysis: Nicholson triggers shift in control to new system leaders
Power to pass from many primary care trusts to NHS Commissioning Board and NHS Trust Development Authority
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NewsDH unveils licensing and competition plans
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor will have the power to direct commissioners to “withdraw or vary” tenders that breach competition rules, under regulations proposed by the Department of Health.
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CommentUniting voices in epilepsy treatment
Patients and clinicians can lead in standard and availability of neurosurgical options
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NewsLatest surgery outcome figures show 'marked' variation
There is “marked” variation in the level of health benefit patients feel from common surgical procedures, national performance figures show.
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NewsCompetition to be limited between commissioning support units
The NHS Commissioning Board has said it will limit competition among commissioning support units for service contracts it is tendering itself.
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NewsCommissioning board and Trust Development Authority directors handed responsibility for 2012-13 delivery
Senior leaders appointed to the NHS Commissioning Board and NHS Trust Development Authority are to take on ‘management responsibility’ for the delivery of NHS performance in 2012/13 from 1 October, six months before the abolition of PCTs and SHAs. This is in addition to existing respective responsibility for commissioning development ...
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NewsCSUs will not be allowed to have a board
The commissioning support units hosted by the NHS Commissioning Board will not be allowed to have their own boards, it has been announced.
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NewsCommissioning support units to collaborate on key intelligence services
Details have been released of how commissioning support units will collaborate to provide some essential services at scale.