All articles by Dave West – Page 32
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NewsNHS mandate months late after tensions with government
The annual NHS mandate is being published months later than usual, following disagreement between the government and NHS England over the service’s progress and accountability.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Next steps for STPs, part 2 – Greater Manchester and beyond
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Next steps for STPs, part 1 – towards accountable care
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsNew STP leaders for two footprints
New leaders for two sustainability and transformation plan patches have been confirmed, with one of the most well known leads stepping aside.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Expectations for the Forward View refresh
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsExclusive: STPs asked for 'credible implementation plan'
Sustainability and transformation plan areas are being asked for a “credible implementation plan” to turn proposals into action and reconcile them with contracts and financial targets.
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NewsSTPs will end the purchaser-provider split, says Stevens
Some STPs will ”effectively end the purchaser-provider split for first time since 1990”, claims Simon Stevens NHS England chief claims STPs will be given governance “rights” over NHS organisations in their areas Vanguards seeing a slower rise in rate of emergency admissions according to Mr Stevens Several STP ...
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NewsExclusive: 100 NHS locums earning £20m
Trusts will no longer be allowed to employ other trusts’ medics as locums through an agency, and register on the trust’s staff bank instead More than 100 locums earn more than £200k a year, Jim Mackey letter reveals £300m spent on locums above the cap set last year. Significant ...
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NewsNHS England director arrested on suspicion of voyeurism
An NHS England director is being investigated by police on suspicion of voyeurism, it has been confirmed today.
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NewsPolice investigating NHS England director Jonathan Fielden
The national deputy medical director and director of specialised commissioning for the NHS is subject to a police investigation and away from his NHS England role, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local'Special measures' CCG group hires STP lead as joint chief officer
Single chief officer hired across three CCGs Follows instructions from NHS England, with two of the CCGs in financial special measures MP questions move to joint chief officer Three clinical commissioning groups – two of which are in financial special measures – have recruited a joint chief officer ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts 'may overlook safety' under revised regulation regime
Patient groups have warned that providers would be “at risk of overlooking quality and safety” under proposed changes to the Care Quality Commission’s rating regime.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Familiar cost dilemmas get chronic
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsCCGs plan merger as Stevens moratorium lifts
Two clinical commissioning groups are aiming to merge within weeks, marking the end of a three year moratorium and potentially the beginning of a wave of consolidation.
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NewsDalton: Scrap national targets and merge CCGs to speed service change
One of the NHS’s most influential chief executives has said it is taking too long to deliver the Five Year Forward View and has proposed a series of policy changes, including abolishing national access targets, to speed it up.
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NewsSTPs: Community and primary care grow fastest as acute spend held down
Community and primary care would see the fastest increases in funding, at the expense of slow growth in mental health and general acute spending falling in real terms, under detailed STP forecasts analysed by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Around the U-bend with STPs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsEmergency care demand must fall for three years under STP plans
The health service will have to reduce the number of patients admitted to hospital as an emergency for three years running, according to official proposals for how it can survive despite its funding constraints.
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NewsExclusive: STPs forecast NHS will employ thousands fewer staff
The NHS’s unpublished proposals for dealing with extreme funding pressure suggest it will employ thousands fewer nurses and other staff in the next few years, and treat tens of thousands fewer emergency patients in hospital.
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NewsGovernment seeks areas to 'graduate' from BCF this year
Several areas will “graduate” from the better care fund to more advanced models of integration Framework being published soon will invite applications Only a handful of areas expected to be chosen to pilot the changes Several areas will “graduate” from the better care fund to more advanced models ...