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NewsRevealed: One in 10 CCGs flout key NHS spending pledge
One in 10 clinical commissioning groups have cut their mental health spending according to new figures from NHS England, more than double the previous year.
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HSJ LocalChief executive appointed for largest CCG
A substantive chief executive has been appointed to run what will be the largest clinical commissioning group in England when it is formed via a three-way merger in April.
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HSJ LocalClinical chair appointed for biggest CCG merger in the country
Three merging Birmingham and Solihull clinical commissioning groups have appointed local GP Peter Ingham as their new clinical chair.
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NewsExclusive: Mergers involving 11 CCGs get green light
NHS England has approved unprecedented changes to clinical commissioning groups across the country, consolidating 11 CCGs into four, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCSU blunder leads to hundreds of missed continuing healthcare alerts
Alerts for hundreds of continuing healthcare patients went undetected because an IT system was left “unmanned” for months.
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HSJ LocalMerger CCGs appoint interim after failing to recruit permanent chief
Birmingham and Solihull’s merging clinical commissioning groups have appointed their first joint chief executive on an interim basis, after failing to find a permanent candidate.
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HSJ LocalPlans confirmed for biggest ever CCG merger
A merger of three clinical commissioning groups would streamline commissioning across Birmingham and Solihull with some functions shifting to accountable care organisations.
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NewsMental health beds shortfall puts patients at 'intolerable' risk
Forward Thinking Birmingham service under pressure little over a year after controversial shake-up of mental health in the city Birmingham and Solihull CCGs plan extra funding for adult mental health following critical independent report Demand for adult mental health beds outstrips contracted supply by 50 per cent Lead provider ...
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NewsDame Julie Moore to take over STP
Dame Julie Moore is to be confirmed as the new lead for the Birmingham and Solihull sustainability and transformation plan.
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Finance woes hold up biggest CCG merger in England
CCG’s, set to merge next year, have delayed the appointment of a single accountable officer Birmingham and Solihull CCGs fail to agree combined financial plan Solihull CCG facing a deficit of £2.1m and QIPP savings target of £18m Progress towards a merger creating the biggest clinical commissioning group ...
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NewsNHS England sets new rules for CCG mergers
Clinical commissioning group mergers must create footprints that help deliver sustainability and transformation plans, and which are “future proofed” for the emergence of accountable care providers, under new NHS England guidance.
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NewsCity becomes the first to publish its full STP
Birmingham and Solihull STP published despite NHS England request to delay publication Single ‘lead provider’ for maternity care is mooted STP leads say there is ‘no expectation’ that the acute bed base in the system will reduce Four acute trusts will have a shared back office function and centralised ...
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NewsNHS funding pressure pushes up council overspend
Efforts to bolster the struggling social care system in Birmingham while the city’s sustainability and transformation plan focuses on dealing with NHS funding pressures have pushed the council’s projected overspend this year to £35m, it has emerged.
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NewsMerger CCGs appoint joint chair for new board
Three clinical commissioning groups have appointed a chair for a new joint board being established ahead of their planned full merger.
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NewsExclusive: Birmingham CCGs plan to merge by April 2018
Three Birmingham CCGs to merge by April 2018 CCGs will form a “joint commissioning board” from October The board will appoint a single “transitional chair” Three Birmingham clinical commissioning groups are planning to merge in April 2018, HSJ understands.
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News16 CCGs launch integrated NHS 111 and urgent care services
Sixteen West Midlands CCGs launch integrated NHS 111 and out of hours service Care UK to deliver NHS 111 services across the region Seven urgent care providers have formed an alliance agreement to integrate with 111 services Patients can access social care through new 111 service Sixteen West ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: More good CCGs will merge than bad ones
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: CCG merger on the cards, and a staffing guidance row
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsExclusive: Three commissioners consider merger to form biggest CCG
Three clinical commissioning groups in Birmingham and Solihull are in talks to work much more closely together and are considering a merger
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NewsRoyal college lambasts CCGs over restricting access to surgery
Six clinical commissioning groups have been accused of ignoring or misrepresenting clinical guidance in order to restrict access to vital surgery.