All articles by Dave West – Page 36
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NewsRevealed: The areas working to take on PM's 'new GP contract'
The six areas working “intensively” with a view to taking on a new contract for large GP providers include two super-partnerships, but also four looser groups of practices, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Scrutinising specialised
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Five messages from CCG leaders
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsJeremy Hunt: This is my last big job in politics
Jeremy Hunt has said his role as health secretary is “likely to be my last big job in politics”.
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NewsChart: CCG leaders' contracting and integration plans
“Accountable care systems” and “alliance contracting” are clinical commissioning leaders’ favoured contracting routes, HSJ’s barometer survey indicates.
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NewsCommissioners split on STP leads' roles and responsibility
Many expect STP leaders to take responsibility for finance and performance However, few CCG leaders are expected to step back from strategy across their patch Concern about the impact of STPs on local and clinical leadership More than a third of clinical commissioning group bosses expect sustainability and ...
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NewsSurvey: CCG leaders' financial confidence dips
Confidence in balancing budgets dips from 6.8 points to 5 points Concern about shifting deficit to CCGs Redesigning out of hospital services and reducing acute activity remain common approaches to savings Clinical commissioning group leaders’ confidence in balancing their budgets has taken a substantial knock, according to ...
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LeaderThe 'GP Forward View' avoids some awkward realities of reform
Today’s national strategy for general practice had to fulfil two separate purposes. In doing so, it has omitted some uncomfortable but important realities, writes Dave West
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NewsStevens promises big increase in GP spending
Spending on general practice will increase by 14 per cent in real terms by 2020-21, NHS England has claimed as it launches a five year GP strategy.
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NewsNew ‘GP contract’ may be open to NHS trust joint ventures
GP practices may not have to move off their existing contracts Six areas are expected to take up the new contract in April 2017 The new voluntary GP contract announced by the prime minister last year could be held by joint ventures set up by NHS organisations, Simon ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: So much for the whole system
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsSuccess regime plans to 'cement' links between trusts
North Cumbria proposals include a formal management link between trusts and Newcastle FT to run some clinical services Other ideas include: a new academic centre for rural health and care to attract clinical staff A “clinical task force” to address urgent staffing gaps and develop new care models “Helimedicine” ...
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NewsRob Webster to lead STP footprint
Departing NHS Confederation chief executive Rob Webster is to lead the West Yorkshire sustainability and transformation plan.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Let's hold hands
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsNHS England denies government pressure over £8bn funding call
NHS England has denied it was “leaned on” by government to reduce its request for NHS funding growth.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Conflicts of interest are about to become very uncool indeed
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsRevealed: Leaders named for eight major STP patches
Work to plan the five-year transformation of NHS services in two of England’s biggest cities is to be led by local authority chief executives, NHS England revealed this afternoon.
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NewsMapped: The 44 confirmed STP footprints
HSJ’s map reveals the configuration of sustainability and transformation plan footprints, or health systems, across England.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Forty-four shades of grey
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsStevens: 44 transformation patches will cover England
Half of sustainability and transformation plan patches are led by CCG chiefs NHS England expects to impose a lead for a small number which have no suitable leader Simon Stevens says STPs will be “umbrella plans” There will be 44 sustainability and transformation plan footprints, with half of ...