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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.
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NewsCCG regains financial independence after three years
Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group has regained full financial independence for the first time in nearly three years.
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NewsDoctors demand NHSE reconsider ‘watered down’ CCG merger rules
Doctors have demanded NHS England review how clinical commissioning group merger decisions are being made amid concern they are going ahead without clear approval from GPs.
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NewsRevealed: Nearly half of CCGs planning mergers for 2020
Nearly half of clinical commissioning groups are proposing to merge next year in what would be the biggest cull of NHS organisations for more than a decade, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMapped: Sweeping CCG mergers planned for next year
HSJ’s map shows the 86 clinical commissioning groups proposing mergers in 2020, in what looks set to be the largest NHS consolidation for more than a decade.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Groupthink
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 LocalStruggling CCG forced to reduce services cuts programme
One of the NHS’ largest commissioning groups has radically reduced a package of community service cuts following pushback from providers and clinicians.
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HSJ Local
Three CCGs removed from special measures
Three clinical commissioning groups in north east London is no longer in financial special measures, it was announced today.
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NewsFive CCGs plan merger to cut running costs
Five clinical commissioning groups in the north east of England are considering mergers to cut running costs, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE and I set to scrap one in seven posts
NHS England and Improvement are beginning the third and largest phase of the restructure bringing the two organisations together, which is expected in total to remove about 15 per cent of posts.
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NewsRevealed: The new CCG ratings
Sixty-three clinical commissioning groups have seen their overall performance ratings change over the past year, according to NHS England’s latest assessment framework.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts charging for ops restricted on the NHS
Hospital trusts are continuing to allow patients to pay to have procedures which are banned or tightly restricted on the NHS, sparking a protest letter from NHS England.