All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 202
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NewsCCGs must visit out of area patients every two months
Commissioners must carry out regular visits to patients with learning disabilities or autism who are place in out of area hospitals, NHS England has said.
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NewsTrusts told to maintain ‘peak’ beds throughout whole year
Hospitals must reduce bed occupancy to below 92 per cent and improve their A&E performance against a benchmark based on how they have fared this year, according to planning guidance published today.
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News18-week target will not be axed in 2020-21
The 18-week target will be used to measure NHS performance on elective care for at least another year, NHS England medical director Steve Powis has revealed.
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NewsNHSE appoints chief commercial officer after 14-month search
NHS England/Improvement has made its interim chief commercial officer permanent after a 14-month search.
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NewsPlanning guidance full coverage: £1bn linked to ‘system performance’
Half of the centrally held financial support available to NHS providers will be tied to the performance of their wider system, in new rules outlined by regulators.
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NewsTrust stripped of ‘outstanding’ rating amid culture concerns
A trust battling allegations it led a “witch-hunt” to try and identify a whistleblower has today been stripped of its “outstanding” rating by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsCommissioners eye service cuts in face of £27.9m deficit
A West Midlands clinical commissioning group is mulling service cuts as it comes up against a £27.9m in-year deficit.
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NewsAll but two health systems now have an independent chair
Almost every health system now has an independent chair in place or are actively recruiting to the post, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsMinisters order probe into trust’s alleged ‘witch-hunt’ of whistleblower
NHS national bosses have been ordered by ministers to launch a “rapid and independent” review into a trust amid concerns over how it handled an alleged “witch-hunt” for a whistleblower.
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Exclusive: Trusts set to be let off £10bn debt
NHS providers that owe the government a combined £10bn would see the debts converted into a form of investment that does not have to be repaid, under plans being discussed by national leaders.
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NewsReduced role of CCGs risks losing ‘grit in the system’
A reduced role for commissioners within integrated care systems creates a risk that essential “grit in the system” could be lost, warned the outgoing boss of NHS Clinical Commissioners.
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NewsTrusts: Lack of time and staff mean safety alerts go unaddressed
Trusts have blamed a lack of time and staff capacity for long delays in implementing national safety alerts, according to a report shared with HSJ.
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NewsNew chief for challenged system covering 1.8m
A director at KPMG is set to take over as the accountable officer for the single clinical commissioning group due to be formed in Kent and Medway, which will be the largest outside London.
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HSJ LocalNeighbouring FTs miss financial plan by £24m
Two acute trusts in Derbyshire have fallen £24m behind their financial “control totals” and admitted they will miss their year-end plans.
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NewsTrust abandons Experian credit checks after outcry
A trust director has said he “struggles to defend the logic” behind the decision to routinely share patients’ identities with a major credit check firm.
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NewsUp to 100,000 on antipsychotics with no review
A national strategy is needed to tackle health risks linked to antipsychotic drugs because current policy is letting tens of thousands of people fall through the gaps, commissioners in London are warning.
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NewsNHS England hires panel to set ‘net zero carbon’ date
An expert panel will this year set “a practical, evidence-based and ambitious date for the NHS to reach net zero” carbon dioxide emissions, NHS England has announced.
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NewsLocal NHS must give more support to PCNs, says government adviser
Local leaders have not provided enough support or investment to primary care networks, according to a senior GP who led a government review.
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NewsFraudsters impersonated four NHS CEOs to steal their salaries
Fraudsters tried to steal the salaries of four NHS chief executives during the last financial year by impersonating them in emails, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentTrust is as important as money or staff for community services reform
Trust is needed as well as money and staff to deliver an unprecedented reform in community servicesservices, writes Matthew Winn as NHS England’s national director.