All articles by Judith Welikala – Page 8
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NewsBirmingham health leaders back forward view care models
Healthcare leaders in Birmingham are already seeking to establish the new models of care provision proposed in last week’s NHS Five Year Forward View, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Foundation trust 'pauses' development of new hospital
STRCUTURE: North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust has shelved a plan to build a new hospital until after the next general election.
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NewsLabour 'still plans Health Act repeal'
Labour still intends to repeal the Health Act 2012 despite the shift in focus away from competition in the NHS Five Year Forward View, a shadow health minister has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalCCG announces bidders for £40m community services contract
COMMERCE: Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group has named the bidders to make it through the first stage of a procurement process for a £40m community and out of hours contract.
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NewsGPs hold only a quarter of accountable CCG roles
GPs occupy just a quarter of accountable officer posts in clinical commissioning groups, a comprehensive survey by HSJ has revealed.
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HSJ LocalTwo Essex CCG leaders step down
WORKFORCE: Two clinical commissioning group leaders in Essex have left their roles to return to full time general practice, their respective CCGs have said.
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NewsCCGs set for quality and outcomes framework responsibility
Clinical commissioning groups may be encouraged to take on responsibility for the quality and outcomes framework for GP practices within their area, under NHS England plans.
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NewsPremium payments to remain within general practice
GPs have cautiously welcomed official guidance that appears to ensure “premium payments” clawed back from GP practices can only be spent on primary care services.
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NewsCQC to inspect whole health systems
The Care Quality Commission will begin inspecting health systems across whole geographical areas from next year, its chief inspector of general practice has said.
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NewsStevens: Hospitals should open GP surgeries
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has proposed that some hospitals should be allowed to open their own GP surgeries.
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HSJ LocalCCG approves severe restrictions to IVF services
FINANCE: Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has approved plans to severely restrict access to specialist fertility services.
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NewsHunt commissions independent study into GP capacity
The health secretary has commissioned Health Education England to conduct an area by area examination of general practice capacity
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NewsCameron: We will protect the NHS budget
The prime minister has announced at the Conservative Party conference that he would “protect the NHS budget and continue to invest more” in the next parliament
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NewsCouncils call for primary care commissioning role
Councils in London have asked to be given greater involvement in the commissioning of primary care.
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HSJ LocalCouncil spends over £10K in attempt to block maternity downgrade
STRUCTURE: A Yorkshire council spent over £10,000 on a failed attempt to prevent the downgrade of maternity services plans at a local hospital, papers reveal.
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NewsAll practices to publish earnings under new GP contract
Every general practice will be required to publish the average earnings of their GPs as part of the new contract announced today.
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HSJ LocalWest Hertfordshire announces senior appointments
WORKFORCE: West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust has announced a number of senior appointments.
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HSJ LocalCambridge University Hospitals in row over withheld payments
PERFORMANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has clashed with commissioners over £1m withheld from the trust for failing to meet a target it believes it met.
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HSJ LocalKing's Lynn to remain in special measures
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has recommended that Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust remains in special measures.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners should join CQC inspections, says CCG leader
A clinical commissioning group leader has called on the Care Quality Commission to allow CCGs to join inspections of their local hospitals.