Major reconfiguration aims to ease financial pressure
Leaders in the north east are drawing up plans to shake up emergency and elective care services as part of a second wave of hospital reconfiguration due for consultation next year.
Leaders of alliance trusts agree to full merger
Leaders of two acute hospital trusts have agreed to go ahead with plans to merge into one organisation.
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Revealed: Last ACO commissioner abandons contract plans
The last commissioner with advanced plans to award an accountable care organisation contract has scaled back its proposals, HSJ can reveal.
NHS leaders warn of 'significant risks' of blocking reconfiguration
Health leaders in the North East have warned councillors of the “significant risk” to protecting patient safety if they seek to block a reconfiguration of “vulnerable” acute services.
Hospital services centralised in North East shake-up
Commissioners in the North East have approved plans to shift a range of hospital based services from South Tyneside to Sunderland.
Fears over 'loss of momentum' for new care models as funding shifts
There is a risk of a “loss of momentum” in new care models ahead of a major shift in their funding in the next financial year, the GP lead for two national vanguards has warned.
Exclusive: CCGs across region refuse to commission flu antivirals
Clinical leaders across three sustainability and transformation partnerships are defying public health guidelines and refusing to commission flu antivirals, HSJ can reveal.
CCG given ultimatum to join regional committee
A clinical commissioning group has three months to decide if it will join the region’s strategic joint committee of CCGs.
Significant savings from mental and physical health integration pioneers
Providing talking therapies to patients with long term conditions saved nearly £200,000 for physical health services in one trailblazing site, data shared exclusively with HSJ shows.
Exclusive: Merger talks to create largest STP in the country
Health leaders are in discussions over merging three northern sustainability and transformation partnerships to create the largest in the country, HSJ can reveal.
Acute services could switch provider in major overhaul
Hospital based stroke, maternity, gynaecology and paediatric services could be shifted from South Tyneside to Sunderland as part of a major overhaul in services.
Twelve CCGs propose joint decision making across three STPs
Commissioning leaders across three sustainability and transformation partnership footprints are considering creating a joint commissioning committee with delegated decision making powers.
Exclusive: CCG planning for single £340m MCP contract
A leading vanguard project is planning to draw up a £340m contract to get a single provider to run its new care model by April 2018, HSJ can reveal.
Commissioners to take over leading CSU
A commissioning support unit is to be turned into a community interest company owned by its CCG customers, according to the region’s sustainability and transformation plan.
PHE-led panel calls for target to increase preventative spend
Public sector leaders should set a target for ”radically” increasing preventative spending and create a dedicated investment pot for it, according to a commission chaired by the Public Health England chief executive.
Concerns new GP alliance will 'adversely affect' services
PRIMARY CARE: A GP has resigned following the procurement of a primary care contract that merges three Sunderland practices.
CCG to re-tender GP contracts after attracting no viable bids
PRIMARY CARE: Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group has been forced to tender a contract for GP services across three practices for a second time since January after the first attempt attracted no viable bids.
CCG scrambles to find ‘emergency’ GP providers
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in the North East are urgently searching for providers to take on three “emergency” GP surgery contracts from March, with the provision of primary care services for over 13,000 patients at risk.
CCG allocations: winners and losers revealed
Six clinical commissioning groups will see real terms cuts to their core budgets next year, according to financial allocations published by NHS England.