All articles by David Williams – Page 21
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NewsExclusive: CCGs dip into non recurrent fund to stay in the black
Clinical commissioning groups are dipping into funds intended to be set aside for making one-off investments in order to stay in the black, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsExclusive: Huge variation emerges in CCGs' efficiency ambition
There is a 23-fold variation in the scale of clinical commissioning groups’ efficiency targets, with at least 11 groups planning to make savings of under 1 per cent, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAnalysis: Support units could be taken over by CCGs
NHS England could allow clinical commissioning groups to take ownership of their support service providers, rather than let the units be moved into the private sector, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDeadline pushed back for CSU tendering
Clinical commissioning groups will be allowed to delay formal procurement of their support services until 2016, under new guidance published this week by NHS England.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: CCGs could take over CSUs
NHS England could allow clinical commissioning groups to take ownership of their support service providers, rather than allowing the units to be moved into the private sector, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England forecasts 13pc savings plan shortfall
NHS England is predicting it will fall short of its efficiency savings target by 13 per cent in this financial year − a much bigger gap than that expected by clinical commissioning groups.
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CommentA merry-go-round of perverse incentives
Outcomes based commissioning. What could possibly go wrong?
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NewsRedistributing CCG funding could mean real terms cuts, NHS England warns
NHS England issues stark warning as it publishes details of potential winners and losers from proposed new funding formula
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HSJ Local
Wexham Park trust invests in A&E in urgent improvement bid
STRUCTURE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has announced a £3m investment in its emergency department in an attempt to improve facilities following a damning inspection report.
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NewsCCGs line up raft of 'prime contractor' deals
Dozens of clinical commissioning groups are devising innovative contracts in which a lead provider receives an outcomes based payment to integrate an entire care pathway, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsIntegration fund can be used to offset social care cuts
Councils will be allowed to use some of the government’s £3.8bn integrated care fund to protect existing social care services rather than fund service transformation, according to new guidance.
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NewsUPDATED: Treasury to divert £250m a year to high risk A&Es
The Department of Health is planning to spend £500m propping up urgent care services in the most pressured health economies between now and the next general election.
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NewsExclusive: CSUs hit by payroll failures
The business capabilities of some commissioning support units are being compromised due to ongoing payroll problems related to the transition to the new NHS organisational structure, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England 'cannot take control of trust investment plans'
Monitor believes NHS England would be overstepping its legal powers if it sought to take control of trusts’ investment spending, HSJ understands.
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NewsAnalysed: The future of acute services in east Berkshire
This week’s briefing examines the future of acute services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust
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HSJ Local
CQC report could cause Frimley Park to 'walk away' from takeover
STRUCTURE: A damning report about the standard of care at the troubled Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust could scupper a potential takeover from a neighbouring provider.
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NewsCCGs 'unable to fulfill statutory functions'
Clinical commissioning groups have told NHS England that they are unable to fulfill their statutory functions due to data privacy laws.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to take control of investment spending
NHS England is drawing up plans to centralise control of spending on estates and information technology in the health service, including proposals to sign off spending by bodies over which it has no formal power.
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HSJ LocalCouncil goes to judicial review over minor injuries unit move
STRUCTURE: A council is at loggerheads with local NHS bodies after applying for a judicial review to block a plan to move a minor injuries unit to a new facility just two miles away.
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HSJ Local
Councils in reconfiguration spat
STRUCTURE: A local authority is to seek a judicial review to prevent a minor injuries unit being moved into a neighbouring council’s area.