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HSJ Local
Leading vanguard will not procure contract as it 'would take longer'
One of the most advanced national vanguard projects has decided to form a multispecialty community provider through an alliance agreement rather than go out to procurement as it “would take longer”.
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HSJ LocalCCGs confirm plan for mega-merger
Three clinical commissioning groups that cover one of the most financially strained health economies in the country have proposed a full merger as part of a wider reconfiguration of services.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: GPs back CCG shake up despite 'no confidence' vote
Commissioners in Staffordshire have received endorsement from members for their plans to appoint a single accountable officer, despite GPs previously submitting a vote of no confidence in the CCGs.
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HSJ Local'Serious implications' as CCG ordered to pay full tariff rate to private provider
A CCG must pay an unexpected bill likely to run to millions of pounds, after a legal judgement that it had been wrongly undercutting tariff rates to an independent provider for three years.
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NewsExclusive: Naylor 'delighted' at £3.3bn private investment offer
Sir Robert Naylor has said he is “delighted” at an offer from three private property firms to invest more than £3.3bn in new NHS primary care facilities.
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NewsNHS England reveals first national contract for ACOs
A model contract for accountable care organisations in the NHS has been published for the first time, for use by both hospital and primary care led new models of care.
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NewsTrusts, council and GPs battle for £80m new care model contract
Two foundation trusts and a consortium formed by the county council and local GPs are set to compete for an £80m community services contract, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentReducing rising claims payments will not be achieved by improving patient safety
We need urgent legal reform to reduce the overall cost of litigation on the NHS which currently sits at a staggering £65 billion, writes Mike Devlin
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HSJ LocalVanguard turned to plan B after first model 'didn't work'
A national vanguard site has told HSJ that it has started “afresh” with its new care model after the version used in the first two years “didn’t work”.
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NewsNew BMA chief issues warning over CCG restructures
The current reorganisation of commissioning structures risks disrupting management support for GP practices, the BMA’s new lead GP has said.
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NewsPrescription changes would worsen health inequalities, warns BMA
The chair of the British Medical Association’s prescribing subcommittee has called for politicians to lead on changes to NHS prescriptions, which he claims could worsen health inequalities.
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NewsNHS trusts' spending grew faster than GPs' in 2016-17
Current spending on general practice grew by 2 per cent in 2016-17 – the largest cash terms increase in several years, but less than NHS trusts and almost flat in real terms – annual accounts suggest.
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NewsExclusive: NHS to recruit 2,000 GPs from abroad
NHS England will seek to recruit around 2,000 GPs from overseas, representing a huge expansion of previous efforts, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalGPs 'too tired' to work out of hours shifts
GPs in the Isle of Wight are “too tired” to staff its out of hours primary care service, commissioners have warned.
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CommentFive ways to reduce the costs of clinical negligence
Dr Matthew Lee tells how to tackle the issue of unaffordable indemnity and restore fairness to the civil negligence system
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NewsRevealed: £30m tender to recruit GPs from overseas
NHS England is preparing to tender a framework worth £30m for companies to source 500 GPs from abroad to help tackle the NHS’s shortage, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCQC criticises 'unsafe' digital GP service
The Care Quality Commission has uncovered unsafe prescribing practises at another digital health provider, including a doctor prescribing sleeping disorder drug to keep a person awake for work.
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HSJ LocalNew NHS-private partnership wins £48m contract
Acute trust forms part of consortium which wins contract CCG “delighted” with integrated nature of group’s bid Recent improvements made to 111 service after ‘inadequate’ rating in 2016 Commissioners have awarded a £48m contract for out of hours GP and 111 services to a consortium of public and ...
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HSJ LocalTop FT challenges CCG over 'unsafe' urgent care procurement
Northumbria Healthcare FT launches legal challenge over urgent care centre procurement process Trust says the cost savings required by North Tyneside CCG during the procurement as “unsafe and unsustainable” for the service CCG says the challenge meant a new contract with the preferred provider could not be signed Commissioners ...
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NewsExclusive: Single bid for biggest ever NHS contract
Manchester commissioners take forward single bid for £6bn contract Providers across the city have formed a consortium to bid for the contract The largest ever NHS contract on course to be awarded in early 2018 A single bid - from a consortium of existing providers - has been ...