All Commissioning articles – Page 19
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HSJ Local‘Learned helplessness and crisis mentality’ prevalent in former ‘success regime’
Leaders in one of NHS England’s former “success regimes” have conceded a failure to build on progress made, as they “retrenched” back into their organisations.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Standard hit for the first time
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsSingle women IVF ban will be reviewed
South east London commissioners have pledged to carry out a “rapid review” of their policy to deny IVF treatment to single women.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Capital boosts
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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CommentBridging the gaps in progressive neurological services
A new NHS England toolkit dealing with various neurological conditions provides a roadmap to help CCGs tackle underlying issues, solutions to provide improved care and reduce variation in services, notes Genevieve Edwards
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NewsEight STPs say no ICS until 2021
Many sustainability and transformation partnerships will leave it to the April 2021 deadline to become integrated care systems, HSJ analysis suggests.
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CommentWhy GPs play a pivotal role in making integration happen
The role of the locality clinical director has been fundamental to developing more integrated services, an integrated care organisation has found, notes Dr Joanne Watson
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HSJ LocalCourt rejects trust claim that contract cannot be delivered within budget
A trust has lost its legal challenge aimed at getting a local authority to retender a sexual health services contract awarded to a charity provider.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: ‘We have to live in the real world’
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsNHS must better tailor young people’s care, says new report
The care and support given to young people with long-term conditions is too variable and some providers need to better tailor their services to individuals, according to new research.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief leaves for Catholic church
A long-serving accountable officer has left her clinical commissioning group to take up a position in the Catholic church.
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HSJ LocalSpiralling child waiting list forces CCG to take action
Record numbers of children waiting to be assessed for autism in Devon have forced the local CCG to seek an additional provider to try and tackle the backlog of approximately 1,800.
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NewsCCG axes IVF despite minister branding decision “not acceptable”
A heavily indebted CCG is to end funding for almost all IVF treatment, despite being told by a government minister that the move was “not acceptable”.
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NewsNHS England launches independent review of teen death cover-up
An independent review is to be held into the death of a teenager after a clinical commissioning group interfered in an earlier investigation.
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NewsSTP and ICS leadership: High turnover sees shift away from job shares
The number of health systems led by serving acute trust bosses has more than halved in the past three years, with many more now having a dedicated executive leader.
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NewsJust one STP chair or executive lead has a BME background
There is only one person with a black or minority ethnic background among all the executive leads and chairs of sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems, according to HSJ analysis.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: No case to answer
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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HSJ LocalCCG and council to share leader
A clinical commissioning group is set to be led by its local authority’s chief executive under plans to better integrate health and care services.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Tipping the scales
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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HSJ LocalCCG awards £1.2bn community services contract
A social enterprise has seen off two other rivals to win a £1.2bn community health contract aimed at bringing services together under one provider.