All Commissioning articles – Page 53
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HSJ Local
CCG to put £1.3bn MCP contract up for tender
Commissioners in Yorkshire, who are not one of NHS England’s national vanguards, have signalled their intention to tender a new care model contract worth more than £1bn, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
New CCGs reveal leaders and budgets following split
Newly formed North Cumbria CCG appoints Jon Rush as chair The CCG was formed after GP practices in southern Cumbria split from Cumbria CCG to form Morecambe Bay CCG Jon Rush replaces Hugh Reeve who was based in south Cumbria A chair has been appointed to ...
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Comment
Are we ending purchaser-provider separation?
Do Simon Stevens’ remarks about accountable care organisations really herald the seismic shift they suggest, asks Ben Collins
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News
Exclusive: NHS England wants to end 'wild west' primary care
National primary care lead says GP structures are like the “wild west” Arvind Madan says NHS England plan to have more “unity” in primary care coverage Working in groups of four to five practices allows GPs to get more done, he says The national primary care lead has ...
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Comment
Evidence-based STPs – the case for stroke care
Investment in the right stroke care saves lives – and money
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News
Stevens: NHS has not escaped 'reinforcing cycle' of increased demand and cost
NHS England chief executive says NHS can be proud of achievements Simon Stevens says delivery plan is “practical discussion” for year ahead There are “unchallengeable facts” about NHS achievements The NHS is trapped in a “reinforcing cycle” of increased demand leading to higher costs, NHS England chief executive ...
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News
Two year ambition to roll out new primary care hubs
NHS England to push for “hub” model of primary care with each covering 30,000-50,000 patients Half of the country to be covered by these networks next year, says national director NHS England to “benchmark” GPs and CCGs with high hospital referral rates £700m investment to be released by agreeing ...
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News
CCG deficit forecast sinks by £180m in two months
CCG sector’s forecast deficit is now £550m, worsening by nearly 50 per cent in two months £800m risk reserve may not be “adequate” to achieve financial balance with current trust deficit forecasts “tantalising close” to that figure Audit committee chair says “integrity and accuracy” of 2017-18 financial plans is ...
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News
'Little evidence' of winter funds reaching trusts, says regulator
A national regulator has questioned whether funding earmarked to help NHS trusts cope with winter pressures was actually made available to them.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: The drag beneath the surface
HSJ’s email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: The NHS's Daily Mail moment
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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HSJ Knowledge
Cancer drugs webinar: How to put a value on the priceless
A webinar in association with Roche brought together senior figures to consider how we assess the value of sophisticated drugs when the area is such an intellectual and moral maze. Report by Claire Read
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News
CCGs spending millions on drug that 'kills people'
The NHS is spending millions in prescriptions of a drug which is regarded as unsafe and was withdrawn from the UK market over 10 years ago, HSJ has been told.
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News
Exclusive: Stevens backs major £400m medicines savings drive
NHS England backs plan to eliminate prescribing of “low priority” medicines worth up to £400m Commissioners to tackle spending on “low priority” medicines including gluten-free products and paracetamol that can be bought over the counter First phase of plan looks to eliminate £128m spending on 10 items Commissioning leader ...
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HSJ Local
Trust and CCGs locked in costly contract dispute
Mid Cheshire Foundation Trust and CCGs unable to resolve contract dispute All parties have had meetings with NHS England and NHS Improvement chief executives South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs has employed a well known QC to fight its case, which could cost trust £9m A foundation trust ...
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HSJ Local
CCGs given legal directions over finance and appointments
Three east London clinical commissioning groups have been given legal directions by NHS England over finance and governance issues.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Circle signs trust's wish list to mitigate impact of new contract
Circle signs agreement to reduce financial impact on trust which lost contract Includes termination clause if planned MSK activity levels at Lewisham and Greenwich Trust fall Trust will deliver care from five community hubs Circle Health has agreed to a set of actions designed to reduce the financial ...
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News
Exclusive: NHS England warned over delays to 'vital' funding
NHS England warned that GP practices are not receiving “essential” resilience funding National commissioner promised to give £16m to GP practices by March 2017 BMA says NHS England could be “underestimating” amount of money spent from £40m resilience fund Chaand Nagpaul warns national director over delays in local deployment ...
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News
Revealed: Surge in CCGs sharing chief officers
Mapped: The changing CCG landscape The number of clinical commissioning groups sharing chief officers has increased by more than half in six months, HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ Local
CCG with 'serious weaknesses' put under legal directions
A clinical commissioning group has been placed under legal directions by NHS England after reporting a £27m overspend.