All NHS Alliance articles – Page 2
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NewsHakin: pace of CCG development next year will 'be dramatic'
The Department of Health commissioning lead has warned that there will be a rapid step change in pace to establish clinical commissioning groups, equivalent to a “very big train coming down the track”.
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NewsGPs claim CCGs are being 'bullied and coerced' by PCTs
A survey of doctors involved in emerging clinical commissioning groups has found 60 per cent report “being coerced or bullied” in how they set up the organisation, according to a new survey.
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CCGs 'feasible' if covering 100,000 or more
Clinical commissioning groups will need a population of at least 100,000 to be able to carry out all their statutory functions, a report commissioned by the Department of Health has found.
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NewsGP commissioning leaders: CCGs should not set referral limits
GPs should not be set referral limits or caps, but must be free to decide NHS spending priorities, two of the biggest supporters of the commissioning reforms have told HSJ.
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NewsCCGs call for more choice over commissioning support
Clinical commissioners have called on ministers to allow them to access a greater variety of commissioning support, as soon as possible.
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NewsThird of CCGs reluctant to become statutory bodies, PM warned
The prime minister and health secretary have been warned that a third of clinical commissioning groups would rather not become statutory bodies because of the burden of bureaucracy involved.
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NewsExclusive: few GP commissioners in DH top leaders list
Only 4 per cent of people on the Department of Health’s list of the 918 NHS most talented leaders deemed capable of senior roles are GPs, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLansley told CCGs are frustrated over commissioning support
Clinical commissioners have told health secretary Andrew Lansley that they are frustrated with the support they are being offered, and called on him to ensure they can operate freely.
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NewsNHS Alliance and NAPC unite to 'champion' clinical commissioning groups
Two health organisations have joined forces to champion clinical commissioning and the groups tasked with carrying it out.
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NewsExclusive: fixed costs leave CCGs just £9 per head for commissioning
The average clinical commissioning group could be left with just £9 per head of population to spend on the commissioning process, once fixed costs have been accounted for, according to HSJ analysis.
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News'Crude' spending estimates risk CCGs' funding
Future commissioners could face “catastrophic consequences” if a rushed attempt to map current spending on GP practice populations leads to inaccurate funding allocations, experts have warned.
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NewsDH reveals authorisation 'journey' for CCGs
The Department of Health has set out key details of the authorisation process for clinical commissioning groups – but stopped short of providing a clear list of requirements or a “bar” for approval.
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CommentMichael Dixon: it's time for general practice to get real
I faced a difficult career decision 28 years ago. I wanted to go into general practice, but should I opt for a rural practice, where biomedicine had a clearer role, or for inner city practice, where needs were greater but medicine seemed less important?
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NewsCancer tsar calls for radiotherapy investment
Investment is needed in new radiotherapy technology but both commissioners and the public need to be convinced of the benefits, according to the cancer tsar.
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News'NHS England' name plan stirs controversy
A proposal for the NHS Commissioning Board to be known as “NHS England” is attracting criticism for inflating the organisation’s role and power.
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NewsExclusive: GP commissioning consortia boards must contain a doctor and nurse
David Cameron has announced a radical reworking of the government’s NHS reform plans which will give hospital doctors and nurses mandated places on GP commissioning consortium boards.
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NewsConsortia authorisation 'window' risks quality
The short “window” to authorise commissioning consortia could undermine quality, according to one of those working for the Department of Health on the reorganisation.
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HSJ KnowledgeAre commissioners in it for the long haul?
Long-term conditions are likely to take centre stage as GPs get to grips with commissioning - but reforming care for patients with chronic diseases may require changes closer to home, says Alison Moore.
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NewsNicholson must 'prove he trusts' GP commissioners
Potential consortium leaders will “walk away” unless they are handed sufficient autonomy, leading GP commissioners have warned the NHS chief executive.
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NewsMajor questions remain over commissioning, say insiders
Major questions remain over the successful formation of commissioning consortia, despite the fast spread of “pathfinders”, according to those overseeing the process.
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