All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 148
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NewsNHS chief calls on PM to take urgent action over children hit by covid
A trust chief executive and NHS national lead has accused government of denying requests to hold a press conference with children, and called for an “urgent” plan to overcome absence from school due to covid self-isolation.
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CommentICSs should focus on relationships as much as governance
Integrated care systems must combine the software of relationships with the hardware of governance, writes Sir Chris Ham
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Matt Hancock’s tech legacy assessed
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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NewsNHSE suspects trust managers abused position and acted in their own interests
NHS England/Improvement has set out suspected major governance failings, and a breach of the management consultancy cap, by an acute trust.
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CommentThe 20 ‘wildcards’ the NHS’s new bosses should listen to
We’re on course for the two most directly powerful people in UK healthcare — health secretary and NHS England chief executive — to undergo a change in the space of five weeks. They could learn quickly and stay focused by getting out and speaking to our 20 ’wildcards’, chosen as ...
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NewsRevealed: NHSE plan to drive change in £17bn ICS procurement systems
NHS England will intervene to provide ‘extensive’ support to those health systems that must upgrade their procurement functions to meet new operating standards, according to internal documents seen byHSJ.
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CommentSajid Javid’s in-tray
Richard Sloggett shares his insights on the newest appointment of Sajid Javid as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
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NewsRevealed: How ICS performance will be judged
NHS England has revealed how it will measure integrated care systems’ performance and determine the level of support and oversight they need.
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CommentWe need a more compelling vision for the NHS reforms than simply 'undoing Lansley'
With the forthcoming health bill set to be introduced to Parliament in the next few weeks, and more technical guidance on the reforms due from NHS England soon, there is limited time to set out a much needed for vision for the changes they will bring, by Richard Murray, Charlotte ...
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NewsGovernment could ‘distract from care’ with health bill rows, NHSE warns
NHS England has called for the government’s forthcoming health and social care bill to be developed in a ‘spirit of listening [and] consensus’ or risk becoming ‘a distraction from our focus on improving NHS care’.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Hoping for another ‘Rashford moment’
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ performance, recovery and workforce correspondent Nick Kituno, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies ...
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CommentThe government's NHS data strategy missed the boat on transparency
The new data strategy is once again a lost opportunity to advance the transparency agenda – providing accessible performance data on hospitals and all other care settings, writes Alex Kafetz
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HSJ LocalHospital and primary care leaders at odds over ICS boundary changes
Primary care leaders in Essex and Suffolk are at loggerheads with some of their acute counterparts over proposals which would make integrated care systems coterminous with the county council boundaries.
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CommentWhat HIV care can teach us about treating long covid
To successfully rehabilitate long covid patients, we should learn from existing best practice in long-term conditions care such as HIV, writes Charlotte Augst
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HSJ PartnersNew Hospital Programme - a unique opportunity to transform NHS infrastructure
Matthew Hunter highlights the key considerations around procurement and construction, estates and service change, and consultation, drawing on lessons from the current New Hospital Programme projects
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NewsCouncil chief executive applies to be next NHS England CEO
A leading council chief executive has applied to succeed Sir Simon Stevens as the chief executive of NHS England, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: A new era dawns for specialised services
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsMultiple reports of problems with new payment and pension system
There have been multiple reports of problems with a new pension and payment system introduced for GPs.
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NewsNational guardian quits
The NHS ‘national guardian for freedom to speak up’ has announced she is stepping down after five years in the role.
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NewsICS boundary changes will worsen patient care, Hancock warned
Plans to change integrated care systems’ boundaries risk worsening patient care, the health secretary is warned today.