All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 113
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NewsGovernment ‘manager bashing’ to hide Conservative failings on NHS, says Confed chief
Ministers, including the health secretary are bashing managers and exploiting the culture wars to try to ‘explain away’ the crisis in the NHS instead of facing up to the problems 12 years of Conservative-led government have created, NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor has told HSJ.
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NewsNew national ‘commercial function’ will be built ‘by the NHS for the NHS’
A new ’central commercial function’ will take command of NHS procurement strategy in an effort to improve how the service buys goods and services, NHS England chief commercial officer Jacqui Rock has told HSJ.
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CommentNeurological care is being rationed unfairly
Georgina Carr speaks about the lack of access and planning in neurological care within the NHS and emphasises the need to build on existing initiatives
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LeaderThe Messenger review is a con
“NHS to face biggest shake-up of leadership in decades”, declared the Financial Times – the paper with perhaps the most stringent editorial standards in the world – of Wednesday’s Messenger review. The Daily Telegraph also hailed it as “a landmark report”, while the BBC described how health and social care ...
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News‘Deeply disappointing’ ICS strategy criticised by council
An integrated care board’s plans to work with the public and patients have been attacked as ‘deeply disappointing’ and ‘box ticking’ by the chair of a local authority oversight committee.
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Expert BriefingThe four trusts with worrying waiting lists
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman
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NewsTrusts may have to close services to make savings, say NHS leaders
The tight financial envelope facing the NHS could force trusts to close services in some areas and ‘streamline’ them to single sites, NHS Providers has warned.
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NewsNHSE extends Capita primary care contract for £94m
NHS England has extended Capita’s primary care support services contract for three more years for £94m.
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NewsGovernment plans ‘single set of management standards’ for the NHS
A government review of health and care leadership has recommended a single set of ‘core leadership and management standards’ for NHS managers.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Tide finally turning on physical checks
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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CommentNHS England’s PCN contract is working against the Fuller review
There is a stark contrast between the themes of the Fuller Stocktake report and NHS England’s primary care network contract, writes Dr Joe McManners
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NewsFour trusts failing government’s free parking commitment
Four trusts are not providing free car parking to those identified as needing it, despite this being a government commitment, HSJ has established.
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NewsMajor trust reports huge jump in two-year waiters, against national reduction
A large NHS trust has reported a huge jump in patients waiting more than two years for elective treatment, bucking the national trend which shows numbers reducing.
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NewsUPDATED: Cancer provider collapses despite NHS catch-up drive
A private cancer diagnostic and treatment provider which last year signed a ‘game-changing’ elective recovery deal with an NHS trust has collapsed and is set to be liquidated.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Regulator intervenes on ‘chaotic’ A&E
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Ali Parsa is back in the news
This week our focus is on new ways of delivering care in the NHS.
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NewsMay, Powis and Hartley given top Jubilee honours
NHS England’s national medical director and chief nurse are among the health service staff who have been recognised for their services in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours List.
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News‘Impossible’ to improve delayed discharges as picture worsens
The number of patients stuck in hospitals despite being ‘medically fit’ to leave has continued to increase in recent months, leading to warnings from NHS Confederation that trusts are finding it ‘impossible’ to make progress on reducing the numbers.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The swollen centre
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by primary care reporter Shruti Sheth Trivedi.
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NewsHospital seeks ‘non-medical consultant’ to supervise A&E
A hospital is seeking to appoint an advanced clinical practitioner to work on its emergency department “consultant rota”, meaning they would likely be able to supervise its emergency department in place of a medical consultant.