All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 188
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GP pay for performance framework suspended
The quality outcomes framework incentive programme for GPs will be among requirements on GP practices that will be temporarily suspended as part of the NHS’ effort to remove “routine barriers” to the national covid-19 response.
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Payment by results suspended
The financial targets for NHS trusts as well as the established payment system under which money flows through the system have been suspended by national leaders, while the biggest health policy decisions have been put on hold.
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Covid-19 staff rules relaxed after ‘disaster’ concern
NHS staff can stay in NHS-reimbursed hotels to enable them to continue to work and avoid the national 14-day household isolation policy, NHS England has announced today.
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NHS to free up 30,000 beds for coronavirus
The NHS is targeting freeing up 30,000 beds by postponing all non-urgent elective operations and discharging all inpatients who are “medically fit to leave”.
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CQC advisers redeployed amid covid-19 outbreak
The Care Quality Commission has said it will send special advisers to other parts of the NHS as they continue to be challenged by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Groundbreaking digital service launch falls foul of coronavirus pandemic
The launch of an enhanced service across two counties has been delayed because of the coronavirus crisis.
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Trust rankings put on hold over ‘unprecedented’ covid-19
Acute trusts have been told not to submit efficiency data to NHS England/Improvement until at least May amid increasing supply pressures.
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Junior doctors’ rotations paused amid covid-19 pandemic
Junior doctors’ rotations have been put on hold as the NHS continues to prepare for combating the coronavirus pandemic.
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ConfedExpo cancelled because of covid-19 outbreak
One of the biggest events in the healthcare calendar has been cancelled because of concerns about covid-19.
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Comment
‘What have Nobel Prize winners ever done for us?’
The idea of collective management of finite resources and adopting a culture of stewardship can lead to sustainable governance. Explain Dr Tim Wilson, Nick Relph and Dr Joe McManners.
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CQC suspends routine inspections amid covid-19 outbreak
The Care Quality Commission has suspended its routine inspections due to the coronavirus outbreak following pressure from system leaders and NHS bosses, HSJ understands.
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Exclusive: Winners and losers from £3bn spent on ‘transformation’
Less than a third of the £9.2bn pot earmarked to potentially be used for “transformation” over the last three years has been used for that purpose – with more than half England’s health systems receiving under £25m.
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Podcast
HSJ podcast: The great coronavirus reconfiguration
This week’s HSJ Health Check podcast examines what will probably be the largest ever, rapid-turnaround reconfiguration of NHS and care services, in preparation for the spread of covid-19.
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NHS leaders call for financial targets to be scrapped ahead of covid-19 surge
Senior healthcare leaders have called on ministers to scrap their financial and efficiency targets as they scramble services to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Two in five acute trusts missing key efficiency target
More than a third of acute trusts are still missing an efficiency target set back in 2016.
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Waits drift upwards as lack of focus continues
Waiting times are creeping up as waiting list management processes wither
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Trust changes strategic priorities ahead of critical CQC report
A trust has made changes to its nursing strategy ahead of a Care Quality Commission report which is expected to be highly critical of aspects of its care.
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Exclusive: NHS prepares to cancel elective ops in readiness for covid-19 surge
System leaders are telling hospitals to prepare for a potential suspension of all non-emergency elective procedures which could last for months, as they get ready for a surge in coronavirus patients.
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GPs vote down ‘Trojan horse’ PCN scheme
GPs have voted to reject the primary care network contract signed by the British Medical Association and the NHS, delivering a blow to the crux of the long-term plan.
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Chancellor lifts capital budget by £1bn next year
The Department of Health and Social Care’s budget for capital investment will be lifted by £1bn in 2020-21 compared to previous plans.