Commissioning – Page 155
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CommentThe many shades of grey
Health evidence is often unclear, so decisions have to be made with a large degree of uncertainty
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NewsCSU private partnerships 'essential' for QIPP
Partnerships between commissioning support units and the private sector will have an “essential” role in driving integrated care to enable the NHS to meet its efficiency challenge, HSJ has been told.
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Blogs
Equal opportunities under the new CCGs
The first week in October is a landmark for the NHS.This is the week when the new NHS commissioning board takes on its new responsibilities.The board has a massive budget of £60bn, most of which will be given to clinical commissioning groups for them to plan and pay for their ...
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NewsPlanning, complaints and collaboration are common problems for CCGs
Early feedback from the clinical commissioning group authorisation process has highlighted planning, complaints and collaboration as some of the most difficult issues.
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HSJ Local
Manchester CSU boss appointed
WORKFORCE: Leigh Griffin has been appointed managing director of the Greater Manchester commissioning support unit.
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NewsWarnings after PCT data protection breach
Lawyers have warned of the legal limits on sharing information with private companies when running preventative initiatives after a primary care trust was found to have broken the Data Protection Act.
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NewsHuge variation in CCG staff numbers
There will be huge variation between clinical commissioning groups’ internal staff numbers and their reliance on independent support services, according to the first analysis of the structure of the new groups.
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HSJ KnowledgeFinding the way forward
A focus on people and relationships is the key to clinical commissioning groups working successfully
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CommentIsn’t it time CCGs owned waiting lists?
It now makes sense for clinical commissioning groups to take the reins from providers
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to stop diabetes engulfing the NHS
Health checks are key to keeping diseases under control
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the outsourcers' next big prize
The GP community was always divided about Andrew Lansley’s legislation
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HSJ Local
NHS Buckinghamshire names NHS 111 provider
COMMERCIAL: NHS Direct has been selected as the preferred provider to run the NHS 111 service in Buckinghamshire.
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NewsBoard mandate may be shortened
The government is preparing to significantly shorten and simplify its mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has learned. It comes in the wake of widespread criticism of the draft version.
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NewsExclusive: Government faces Lib-Lab challenge over Health Act regulations
The government is facing a joint Labour-Liberal Democrat challenge to Health Act regulations which impose restrictions on the membership of clinical commissioning group governing bodies.
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HSJ Local
Joint MD appointed to Cheshire and Merseyside CSUs
WORKFORCE: Tim Andrews has been announced as managing director of the Merseyside Commissioning Support Unit.
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NewsBusiness services quango set to employ 8,000 commissioning staff
The 8,000-strong commissioning support workforce is set to be employed by the NHS Business Services Authority, HSJ has learned.
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SupplementsGood directions - an HSJ commissioning supplement
This commissioning supplement looks at the data we need to steer the NHS
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NewsPatient data may give NHS an unfair edge
Powerful patient-level costing systems may give NHS hospital providers an unfair advantage in contract negotiations unless they are required to share their data with commissioners.
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HSJ KnowledgeMap a course to quality
Atlas could help deliver better healthcare for all people with kidney disease