All Commissioning articles – Page 183
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NewsExclusive: DH publishes detailed plans for commissioning support
The Department of Health has identified four commissioning support functions which could be run most effectively at a national level.
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HSJ Local
New Somerset social enterprise sets 'marker in the sand'
STRUCTURE: A social enterprise has expressed a formal interest in taking on primary care trust estate despite Department of Health rules banning non NHS organisations from taking on NHS assets.
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NewsNHS Commissioning Board chair announced
A barrister and academic who has advised government on genetically modified food has been named as the health secretary’s preferred candidate for chair of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsCommissioners may struggle with 'tight' PbR timescales for mental health
Plans to bring in payment by results for mental health next year could be delayed by the reorganisation of NHS commissioning structures, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Comment'After destructive debate, the case for reform needs to be rebuilt'
The government needs to find a way to make the ingredients of reform seem like opportunities for positive change rather than threats, writes Asthma UK chief executive Neil Churchill.
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CommentSurgery in Yorkshire goes it alone on procedures decision
Haxby and Wiggington Health Centre, a GP surgery just north of York, has helped Yorkshire to make its mark on the latest round of NHS reform.
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NewsDH to 'bring in line' commissioners who ration treatments
The Department of Health is moving to “bring into line” commissioners who are increasingly restricting access to treatments and medicine, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHealth inequalities scheme flagging as GPs shun 'charity work'
The NHS health check programme – aimed at slashing health inequalities – is flagging, as GPs dismiss it as “charity work” that mainly benefits the worried well.
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NewsNHS London offers GPs training to smooth passage into CCGs
London’s GPs are being offered management training worth £7m in an attempt to smooth their passage to becoming clinical commissioning groups.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to avoid legal pitfalls when procuring goods and services
Goods and services must be procured by the book if healthcare organisations are to avoid costly challenges. Hill Dickinson LLP partner Mark Fitzgibbon explains.
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NewsNHS Confed: Health Bill could lead to vital decisions 'paralysis'
The government should change and clarify the Health Bill to help the NHS deal with its enormous financial pressures, the NHS Confederation has said.
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CommentCompete or collaborate? The policy dysphoria facing NHS organisations
The buzzword in the NHS is collaboration, but with the Health Bill steeped in competition, despite significant amendments, realising integrated care still seems a long way away. It’s time to focus, says Professor Bob Hudson.
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HSJ Local
NHS Greenwich says it will probably need to dip into its top-slice
FINANCE: The south east London PCT says it will probably need to access the 2 per cent of its budget that NHS London top-sliced at the start of the financial year in order “to maintain its financial position”.
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NewsBMA 'alarmed' about CCGs excluding some GPs and LMCs
The British Medical Association GPs committee chair is “becoming increasingly alarmed” by how clinical commissioning groups are developing, he has said in a letter to GPs.
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NewsLansley's 'shining example' forced to deny rationing claims
A social enterprise held up as a “shining example” by Andrew Lansley has been accused of “rationing” physiotherapy services through its use of the flagship any qualified provider policy.
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NewsCCGs call for more choice over commissioning support
Clinical commissioners have called on ministers to allow them to access a greater variety of commissioning support, as soon as possible.
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News'No evidence' that collaborative procurement lowers prices, FT Network says
The Foundation Trust Network has published a study which it says found “no evidence” that collaborative purchasing leads to lower prices for medical supplies.
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CommentWhy public health practice must be integrated into commissioning
Whatever form the new NHS commissioning landscape takes, public health practice needs to be an integral part of it. A discussion is needed as to how it fits in to the structure, write Julie Sin, Su Sethi and Alison Rylands.
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HSJ Local
Two social enterprises up and running in the south west
STRUCTURE: The provider arms of NHS North Somerset and NHS Bristol have begun trading as social enterprises following a successful transfer on 1 October.
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Comment'Social enterprise is a real alternative to the big, bland offer'
City Health Care Partnership CIC chief executive Andrew Burnell reports from the social enterprise’s first AGM how it is aiming to utilise its flexibility to deliver quality local services by making its offering bigger, and more sustainable.