All Commissioning articles – Page 227
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NewsNHS operating framework hits hard
The NHS operating framework for 2010-11 is expected to include “hard hitting” measures to cut the cost and number of hospital procedures and tackle inefficiencies in community health services.
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NewsLabour plan puts adult social care in NHS hands as ministers seek savings
Radical proposals to give the NHS responsibility for social care are expected to be at the heart of a government “vision” of how the health service will be able to thrive in the context of restricted funding.
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NewsWebsite puts PCTs under fresh public spotlight
The public can now monitor how their primary care trust and other local public services are performing against priority areas for improvement using one website.
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NewsLondon NHS commissioners reply to cost criticisms
London’s central commissioning support body has insisted it is responding to concerns about its cost.
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Recession forces Birmingham PCTs to consider merger
The commissioning arms of the three primary care trusts in Birmingham are to consider merging as a result of the impending public spending freeze.
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NewsHSJ exclusive: NHS to take responsibility for social care
The NHS is to be given far greater responsibility for social care under plans expected to be announced by the government in coming days, HSJ understands.
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NewsCommissioners must be more 'ambitious' in CQUIN schemes
Commissioners will be told to be more ambitious and avoid duplication when setting their commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) framework goals for next year.
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NewsNICE issues guide on commissioning high quality services
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published a new guide on commissioning NHS services.
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NewsSecure service referrals surge as prisons overfill
Commissioners are under significant financial pressure from a surge in referrals to secure mental health services fuelled by the recession and crowded prisons.
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Treasury prepares cutback plans
Next week’s pre-Budget report will be published alongside a paper from the chief secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne outlining how billions of pounds will be saved through public sector efficiencies.
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NewsNo Bury and Salford PCT merger, states chief
The joint chief executive of Bury and Salford primary care trusts has ruled out a merger of the two, saying they are “culturally very distinct”.
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CommentTarget inequalities, beat cancer
The government must act now to stamp out staggering inequalities in cancer care. Its first steps should be a one year survival target and changing how NICE works, writes John Baron
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CommentNoel Plumridge on cutting the NHS cost base
The Encyclopaedia Britannica defines displacement activity as “the performance by an animal of an act inappropriate for the stimulus or stimuli that evoked it.
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NewsPCT commissioners should exploit ‘soft data’
PCTs should use more “soft” data, such as information supplied by mystery shoppers, to assess the quality of services they commission, the Primary Care Trust Network has said.
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NewsNICE highlights guidance to save NHS money
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has collected together evidence it believes could save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds.
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CommentSimon Stevens on incentives for doctors vs incentives for patients
Stop the presses for some shock news. British GPs are happy. At least relatively speaking.
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NewsGP spending role debated
Practice based commissioning should be replaced by consortia with “real” budgets but comprising clinicians from both primary and secondary care, according to a think tank report.
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CommentBeyond practice based commissioning
Practice based commissioning may not quite be a “corpse not for resuscitation” but it’s pretty clear the policy has had limited success in engaging clinicians in decisions about how NHS money is spent across the country.
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Next year's tariff delayed until mid-February
The Department of Health has warned the payment by results tariff for 2010-11 will be delayed due to the late publication of the pre-budget report this year.
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NewsSouth Essex provider shortlist cut to three
South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust has withdrawn from a contest to take over the management of the provider arm of NHS South West Essex.