Commissioning – Page 136
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HSJ LocalTwo commissioning support units consider merger
Two commissioning support units in London are planning an alliance that could lead to a full merger, it was announced today.
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Comment
Readers’ Letters – 21 June 2013
Specialised commissioning has been largely absent from NHS reform debate
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NewsNHS changes 'hindering hospices'
Hospices across England are being hindered and many face additional costs under new NHS structures, according to a hospice charity.
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NewsExclusive: Senior NHS Direct leaders warned 111 was unsafe but were overruled
Senior directors at NHS Direct warned it was not safe to go live with one of its biggest NHS 111 contracts but were overruled, HSJ has learned.
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NewsManaging director resigns as NHS Direct losing more than £1m a month
NHS Direct is losing £1.5m a month and is likely to exit the NHS 111 market by the end of the year. The director charged with leading its 111 work has resigned following disciplinary action being initiated, HSJ understands.
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NewsMid Staffs administrators to ask for more time
The special administrators running Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have asked Monitor for extra time to decide the fate of its acute services, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRicketts 'sceptical' about CCGs relying on in-house support
NHS England’s director of commissioning support strategy has indicated he is “deeply sceptical” that clinical commissioning groups can function at their best without buying in support services.
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NewsCCGs should demonstrate their contribution
HSJ’s editor on why the new bodies should enter the HSJ Awards
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LeaderUnpicking the great CCG budget 'swindle'
A fog hangs over the commissioning budget of the NHS
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HSJ KnowledgeOut of hours care − a patient's view
One patient shares her experience and how it can be improved
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HSJ Local
CCG explores dedicated phone line and email for GP complaints
PERFORMANCE: A telephone line and email account could be set up for GPs in Milton Keynes to raise concerns on behalf of their patients.
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NewsRevealed: the 100-fold variation in CCG workforce size
There is a more than a 100-fold variation in the numbers of people employed by clinical commissioning groups, HSJ research has found. The revelation has prompted concern over the viability of smaller CCGs
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NewsRelegate CCGs to advisory role, says Burnham
The shadow health secretary has said clinical commissioning groups should be relegated to an advisory role because councils were more in tune with their local populations than GPs.
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News
Quarter of CCGs facing financial 'difficulty'
About a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are facing “real difficulty “ in “making ends meet” this financial year, the NHS England finance director has said.
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NewsStruggling CSUs set to be told to outsource or lose accreditation
NHS England aims to provide CSU quality assurance
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NewsMental health trusts look to diversify
Almost two thirds of NHS in-house mental health providers now also provide non-mental health services, a survey shared with HSJ reveals.
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LeaderLeader: Rivals battle to be the public's champion
Winning public support in the NHS policy war
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NewsMental health services suffer as hospitals 'suck in' cash
Clinical commissioners are at risk of undermining the government’s mental health strategy because they are prioritising the acute sector, it has been claimed.
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NewsGeneral practice safety reporting to be investigated
Low rates of reporting patient safety incidents in general practice are to be investigated by NHS England, the organisation’s director of patient safety has told HSJ.