All Government/DH policy articles – Page 164
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NewsConsortia to 'challenge' GP practices on quality and productivity
The NHS commissioning board will be able to delegate its role of ensuring GP practices improve on quality of care and financial management to consortia themselves, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsDH asks if size limits should be set for GP consortia
The Department of Health will not be “unduly prescriptive” about the size of GP consortia, but has asked whether there should be a minimum or maximum population size set for the new bodies.
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CommentMark Britnell: PCTs can carve out a new role
Judging from the anxious reaction to the white paper this is not a time for the faint-hearted. It is time for bold leadership. For those who relish disruptive innovation, this is the time to seize the opportunities presented by discontinuity.
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NewsPCTs should ‘reinvent’ themselves, says Britnell
Primary care trusts should seek to reinvent themselves as social enterprises providing commissioning support to GP consortia, according to the architect of the world class commissioning programme.
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NewsConcerns over standard of specialist care
There are concerns over how specialised service commissioning will be controlled at regional level after strategic health authorities and primary care trusts are abolished.
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CommentMedia Watch: eye-watering, mouth-watering NHS cash
As the dust settles on last week’s health white paper, it seems the newspapers believe the reforms will lead to somebody somewhere making easy money.
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NewsQuality vascular surgery ‘requires centralisation’
Vascular surgery should be centralised before strategic health authorities and primary care trusts are abolished, the president of the Vascular Society has argued. Cliff Shearman’s comments follow the publication of an audit calling for greater centralisation to improve quality.
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NewsSir David praises 'heroic' PCT and SHA managers
Sir David Nicholson is “incredibly proud” of the “remarkable work” done by primary care trust and strategic health authority managers.
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CommentYour Humble Servant: Going La La
‘Up pops La La at the Royal Marsden Hospital, in Parliament and on Newsnight saying he had no idea it would come to this’
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NewsGP consortia will be a ‘minority’ interest
The burden of commissioning will fall on a relatively small number of GPs, a leading member of a right wing medical think tank has warned.
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NewsExperts respond to new NHS standard measures
The government has set out how NHS standards are likely to be measured in future, with a focus on how well treatments and care are working for patients.
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NewsWhitehall unlikely to meet saving target
Whitehall departments are unlikely to be able to deliver £35bn of value-for-money savings promised by the end of this financial year, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
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NewsLong term care funding commission set terms of reference
The government has set out the terms of reference for a commission on the funding of care and support, which will consider a range of methods including voluntary insurance and partnership schemes.
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NewsHealth outcomes consultation launched
The government has launched a public consultation aimed at defining how the NHS should be judged over healthcare outcomes for patients.
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NewsNHS Employers keeps £1.8m surplus in new DH deal
The Department of Health has agreed NHS Employers can use a £1.8m surplus from its core contract “to assist their cash flow and balance sheet position” and has signed a new deal with the organisation.
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CommentCally Bann: GPs are the masters of our destiny
Now we know. GPs are the masters of our destiny, but not until they are ready, which is sometime between lunchtime tomorrow and 2017. So, best not let the grass grow. Time to get the GP preparedness plan out the drawer.
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CommentGPs and QIPP: is there a doctor on board?
The quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) programme, a colleague once said, is like redesigning a plane while attempting to fly it.
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CommentTories’ NHS vision poses a screening programme test
With public health firmly on the agenda, what kind of role can we expect for screening?
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NewsGPs refuse to be Lansley's 'whipping boys'
GPs will refuse to become the “whipping boys” of the health secretary or independent board, a GP leader has warned.
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NewsNicholson tells chief executives: don't be defensive about change
Sir David Nicholson has told NHS managers not to become defensive about the enormous changes they will need to implement across the health system.