Commissioning – Page 25
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NewsExclusive: CCG inefficiencies 'blocking' access to IVF
Commissioning inefficiencies are said to be “blocking” patients’ access to IVF, as new data reveals some areas are spending at least twice as much as others on a single cycle of fertility treatment.
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Expert BriefingRegulators intervene in Devo Manc
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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NewsCQC given green light for more local system reviews
Health secretary Matt Hancock will use his powers to commission more local system reviews from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Not a good look
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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NewsSeveral areas with deep deficits get low funding growth
Health economies with deeper financial deficits are more likely to receive higher funding growth from new commissioning allocations, although there are several significant outliers against this trend.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: A GP long-term plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Waxing of the merger moon
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentLocal government should stop criticising the NHS and learn from it
‘This article was written for Local Government Chronicle’ First let me state that I am a fan of local government.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Hoarding the headroom
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ InteractiveIntegrating care for children and young people
Jon Rouse on the renewed national emphasis on children and young people’s health, and how Greater Manchester is working specifically towards it
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: All change at the top
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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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Fat and rich?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsAnger as NHS England accused of public health 'land grab'
NHS England has been accused of a “crude” attempt to engineer a “land grab” after its NHS long-term plan suggested a diminished role for local government in public health.
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NewsCCGs reveal large backlogs of death reviews
NHS England has been urged to dramatically increase its funding for reviews of learning disability deaths, as clinical commissioning groups have revealed large backlogs with their investigations
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CommentWelcome first steps to recovery but long road ahead
Chris Hopson discusses the recently released 2019-20 planning guidance, which aims to help providers start recovering their financial performance
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: A big waiting list reveal
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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NewsCCG allocations revealed: The winners and losers
New funding allocations which favour areas of extreme deprivation will see some clinical commissioning groups receive cash growth of up to 15 per cent next year, with others receiving increases of less than 5 per cent.
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NewsNew fines for leaving patients waiting more than a year
NHS providers and commissioners will both face fines for each patient waiting more than a year for treatment, according to new plans.
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CommentStreamlining procurement is not a pretext to exclude non-NHS providers
Procurement must be about identifying and securing the best possible services for patients, whether from NHS, independent sector, voluntary, or social enterprise providers. By David Hare
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Seven things you might have missed in the long-term plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.