All articles by Dave West – Page 51
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NewsMinister seeks to defend lack of GPs in CCG lead role
Health minister Lord Howe has attempted to defend the health reforms against HSJ’s finding that fewer than a quarter of clinical commissioning groups will have a GP as their accountable officer.
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NewsCCGs reconsider staffing after running-cost funds reviewed
The NHS Commissioning Board has recalculated clinical commissioning groups’ allowances for running costs, prompting claims some may have to consider sacking staff they have just employed.
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NewsFormal assembly for commissioners will avoid 'usual suspects'
A formal national group for commissioning leaders launched today will help prevent NHS policy being developed only by the “usual suspects”, officials have said.
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NewsMandate approach will avoid perverse incentives
The government has rejected the use of fixed national targets in its mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board in favour of seeking continuous improvement against the NHS outcomes framework.
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NewsDH earmarks £2bn for commissioning system running cost
The government has set the limit for the NHS commissioning system’s running costs at £2bn for 2013-14, including £676m for the NHS Commissioning Board itself.
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NewsProviders to be judged on integration and deaths from poor care
NHS organisations will be judged by whether patients report their care as well integrated, and the number of deaths in hospital attributable to poor care, under the mandate.
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NewsAnalysis: mandate may allow space for CCGs' freedom
The first NHS mandate appears to allow leeway for clinical commissioning groups’ freedom, but there are suggestions some old style targets will remain.
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NewsGovernment reveals ‘historic’ first mandate
The government has published its first mandate for the NHS, in what it said was a “historic” moment.
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NewsExclusive: Hospital chiefs warned to check celebrities' access to patients
All NHS hospitals have been told to review their approach to giving celebrities access to patients in light of the allegations about Jimmy Savile
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NewsExclusive: CCG leaders favour integration over competition
The first survey of CCG leaders has found they want providers to work closer together
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CCG Barometer: CCGs fear political flak for controversial service shifts
Clinical commissioning group leaders are enthusiastic about their ability to improve services, including through controversial moves such as closing emergency services and limiting treatments, but they fear politicians will stand in their way.
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CCG Barometer: 'Weak support' a major concern for clinical commissioners
Weak support services could be one of the greatest barriers to clinical commissioning groups’ success and undermine attempts to control spending, CCG leaders fear.
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NewsExclusive: Jim Easton's commissioning board role to be split up
Jim Easton will not be replaced, and the functions of his department will be split between four of the other NHS Commissioning Board national directors, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHSJ Briefing: General practice service and policy - summary
Ie look at the growing pressure for general practice to meet rising NHS demand. Policy direction focuses on local commissioning board teams and CCGs working on a slow but steady path of improvement
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NewsExclusive: GP practices' huge income variation revealed
Some GP practices are paid substantially more than others, regardless of the number and type of patients they serve, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsRevealed: the cost of standardising practices' core income
Standardising practices’ “core” income would mean a shift in funding worth about a quarter of a billion pounds, HSJ has estimated.
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NewsHSJ Briefing: general practice services and policy
The growing pressure for general practice to meet rising NHS demand rests on a slow but steady path of improvement
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NewsUPDATED: Government seeks significant change to GP contracts
The government will seek to make significant changes to GP contracts in coming years, including standardising practices’ income and introducing a new set of community services, it has announced.
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NewsJeremy Hunt appoints special adviser on policy
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has appointed a special political adviser for policy.
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NewsOutside groups could vie with NICE over guidance
Professional organisations and interest groups could take on a formal role producing clinical commissioning guidance - potentially sidestepping the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.