All Commissioning articles – Page 179
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HSJ Local
Leicestershire and Rutland CCGs to take over full relevant commissioning budget
FINANCE: Clinical Commissioning Groups in Leicestershire and Rutland will next year take over 100 per cent of the commissioning budget that they will eventually be responsible for.
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NewsJudge rules cardiac review consultation unlawful
A High Court judge has quashed the national consultation into the reconfiguration of paediatric cardiac services, ruling it was conducted unlawfully.
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NewsNHS facing 'tsunami' of patient anger
A “tsunami of anger” is heading towards the NHS unless organisations start to engage more fully with the public, the chairman of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry has warned.
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NewsJoint commissioning plans need to 'go further', Future Forum lead urges
Clinical commissioning groups need to work with councils to increase the scale of joint commissioning arrangements, a key figure in the NHS Future Forum has told HSJ.
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CommentHSJ interview: Clayton M Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Prescription
The author of the Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation-winning book, The Innovator’s Prescription, talks to HSJ about disrupting healthcare.
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HSJ Knowledge
Moving to fairer funding and standardised services for GP practices
A PCT has won agreement from most of its 94 PMS and GMS GP practices to accept an expanded set of “core” and “extended” services in their contracts, and reduce variation in their funding. Dr Paul Cook and colleagues, who led the project, explain how they achieved it.
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NewsNicholson says CCGs should get choice of support provider
The shadow NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson has backed calls for clinical commissioning groups to be allowed greater choice of commissioning support provider.
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HSJ KnowledgeSetting up successful joint strategic needs assessments
Government reform of commissioning mean now is a good time to take stock of your joint strategic needs assessment. Ed Harding and Michelle Kane outline some key dos and don’t in setting priorities and objectives.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a holistic approach to healthcare drives better value
Services are often fragmented across systems and even within organisations, causing waste. True value in healthcare, says Kate Hall, comes from smoothing patient pathways.
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CommentDelivering integrated care will bring us all closer together
Integrated care is the ingredient that can bind health and social care players to achieve real integration, writes Charles Alessi.
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HSJ Local
Three quarters of Birmingham CCGs rated 'red' in pre-authorisation test
STRUCTURE: Nine of 12 prospective clinical commissioning groups in the Birmingham and Solihull PCT Cluster have been rated “red” for their structure, by a Department of Health assessment tool.
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CommentPhil Hammond: the reforms remain more question than answer
Fresh from his appearance on BBC1 two weeks ago, Dr Phil Hammond argues that the benefit of NHS reform is still no clearer to being understood, and that a change in direction is needed. It might just win over Andrew Lansley’s critics, too.
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CommentNorth East PCTs mull region-wide commissioning support
Primary care trusts in the NHS Tees cluster are planning to form a commissioning support organisation with others in the North East, which could extend across the whole of the region and even move into Yorkshire.
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NewsSingle NHS finance and performance post abolished
The post which had been expected to become the second most senior job in the new NHS has been split in two.
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HSJ Local
Barnsley chief exec seconded to DH
WORKFORCE: Barnsley PCT chief executive Ailsa Claire, who had been working as regional director of commissioning, is now on secondment to the Department of Health.
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HSJ Local
SW clusters press ahead with development of commissioning support
STRUCTURE: Clinical commissioning groups in the south west have been given until December to decided what commissioning support they want to buy in.
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NewsGuidance 'misconstrued' as commissioners restrict drugs
Primary care trusts are “misconstruing” official drugs guidance in order to restrict access to treatments, a coalition of patient bodies has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy public and patient engagement must work in the new commissioning system
Patient involvement has always been integral to NHS services, so it is vital that commissioners now ensure local people respond to engagement opportunities, says David Stout.
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HSJ Local
Leicestershire cluster shortlists four services for AQP
FINANCE: The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT cluster has shortlisted four services to commission on an “Any Qualified Provider” basis.
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NewsExclusive: government defending 'autonomy clause'
The government is resisting attempts to scrap the Health Bill’s so called “autonomy clause”, but close to offering a compromise amendment on the duties of the health secretary, HSJ understands.