All articles by Dave West – Page 45
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NewsNHS funds will subsidise councils' services, CCG leaders believe
Mandatory budget pooling with councils will improve care outside hospital, local commissioning leaders believe.
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NewsSurge of concern about commissioning support relationships
There is strong support among local leaders for changes to the nine-month-old commissioning system, including support arrangements and NHS England’s responsibilities.
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NewsListen: Next NHS England chief on future healthcare
Listen to the incoming NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, who will replace Sir David Nicholson in April, talk about innovation and the future of healthcare in a speech in Qatar yesterday.
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NewsExclusive: Health Act to be changed to boost joint commissioning
The Health Act 2012 is set to be changed to make it easier for clinical commissioning groups to come together with each other – and with NHS England – to jointly commission services, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs seek responsibility for GP services
Clinical commissioning group representatives have called on NHS England to support CCGs taking a greater role in primary care, following their first major survey of the organisations.
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NewsCCGs to be 'assured' each quarter
Clinical commissioning groups will be rated each quarter on their effectiveness across six domains under an NHS England assurance framework to be published today.
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NewsNHS to create 'world's largest safety programme'
The largest single patient safety improvement programme in the world will be created by NHS England in response to the Francis report, the director overseeing it has explained.
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NewsNHS England reviews 'friends and family'
NHS England is reviewing the future use of the controversial “friends and family test”, while alternative patient experience measures have been adopted for two important performance frameworks.
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NewsFrancis response: New patient safety drive from NHS England
A major patient safety improvement programme and new incident report and alert systems are to be introduced by NHS England in response to the Francis inquiry.
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NewsNHS England to move into DH offices to save £1m
NHS England is to move its London office into a building with the Department of Health to save around £1m a year.
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NewsSignificant cut to GP performance pay requirements
The GP pay for performance framework has been significantly pared back, with some of the proceeds used to pay practices to provide more comprehensive care for those at risk of admission to hospital.
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NewsCCGs told to work together as 'too small' for major change
Most clinical commissioning groups will be expected to come together to draw up their critical long term service change strategies across larger patches approved by NHS England, under guidance seen by HSJ.
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NewsRefreshed mandate 'less like political shopping list'
The government has published its refreshed mandate for NHS England, apparently withdrawing or watering down a number of commitments following a struggle between the two organisations.
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NewsConfederation and FTN fill top posts
The two main NHS organisation representative bodies have announced senior appointments today.
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NewsMonitor suggests changing primary care payment
The health sector regulator has suggested primary care payment mechanisms and commissioning responsibilities should be reorganised, to improve contracting of walk-in centres.
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NewsExclusive: DH warned on barriers to migrants accessing care
An internal Department of Health report on health inequalities warned about barriers to migrants accessing care, only a month before the government announced it would extend charges for them, it has emerged.
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NewsPrimary care contracting faces cuts and possible outsourcing
NHS England’s primary care contract managers will be reorganised and reduced by September next year, with the services potentially being outsourced.
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NewsCCGs and NHS England report growing budget shortfalls
The number of clinical commissioning groups expecting to record a deficit at the end of this year has nearly tripled to 24, while NHS England is also expecting to overspend its own budgets by £93m.
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NewsHSJ commission to tackle "the major issue affecting NHS performance"
HSJ has launched a commission to investigate and help improve the hospital care of frail older people.
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NewsGovernment's candidate to be Monitor chair withdraws application
Dominic Dodd, the preferred candidate of the government to be chair of Monitor, has withdrawn his application after the Commons health committee refused to back him.