All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 207
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News‘Widespread vacancies’ putting vulnerable children at risk
“Widespread vacancies” and a lack of child protection roles in NHS organisations are putting vulnerable children at risk, a report has found.
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NewsOutgoing NHSE director voices concern over 'crucial' service changes
Older people’s care specialists, including an outgoing national clinical director, have raised concerns about “rowing back” on long-term plan commitments on community services.
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Expert BriefingA PCN storm
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 correspondent, Jack Serle.
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NewsA&E medics tell Hancock: No evidence yet for replacing four-hour target
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has contradicted Matt Hancock’s suggestion that the four-hour target should be replaced, saying there was no evidence yet of a viable replacement.
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CommentFive resolutions to improve the care of young cancer patients
Sasha Daly outlines the top priorities that the new government should pursue to improve the lives of young people with cancer across the UK
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NewsExclusive: NHS England spends millions to send patients private over winter
NHS England and Improvement have allocated millions of pounds to outsource elective and diagnostic work to the independent sector, in an attempt to keep waiting lists down during the winter, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTwo services face axe from embattled GP contract
NHS England is planning to drop altogether two of the five services it wanted primary care networks to deliver in 2020-21, in response to outcry from GPs, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrusts find workaround solution for failed NHS provider
The board of a failed NHS trust will be re-established because of complexities involved in formally transferring its assets — although the new directors will not be responsible for running services.
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NewsCoroner raps trust for not realising woman was in ‘imminent danger’
A coroner has criticised an ambulance trust after it took nearly four hours to reach a woman who had taken an overdose.
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: Scaling up joint working in health and local government
A panel of experts explored the common themes in successful joint working and how best practice can be replicated and scaled up
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NewsTrust blames behaviour ‘from top of the NHS’ for bullying
Leadership behaviour from the “very top of the NHS” has led to an increase in bullying, according to an official strategy document produced by an acute trust.
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NewsNew GP network rules face rewrite as criticism mounts
NHS England looks likely to row back quickly on its proposed requirements on GPs and primary care networks, after a deluge of strong opposition from GPs and others.
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NewsNHS declares victory on MRSA and takes fight to E coli
Trusts and clinical commissioning groups face new annual targets designed to combat rising levels of four bloodstream infections, but sanctions relating to MRSA and C difficile could be scrapped.
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CommentWaiting list would need to shrink to 2015 levels, to re-achieve 18-week waits
Four years of waiting list growth would need to be undone to achieve the NHS Constitution standard again, says Rob Findlay
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NewsOutrage at NHSE decision to delay new medication reviews
People with learning disabilities or autism will continue to suffer “serious side-effects” amid further delays to a national programme aimed at stopping overuse of medicines to control their behaviour, a former national clinical director has warned.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Is the centre finally about to get serious on workforce?
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 workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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NewsNHSI loosens leash on teaching trust
Regulatory measures placed on a major teaching trust have been lifted by NHS Improvement – but the regulator remains concerned over the organisation’s finances and cancer performance.
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NewsRecord collapse in emergency care performance
The NHS saw a record decline in emergency care performance during the last three months, official data published today reveals.
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NewsWatchdog tells NHS England to improve monitoring after "devastating" care failure
NHS England has been urged to start monitoring eye health follow-up appointments at trust level after a 34-year-old woman lost her sight following 13 months of delays to her care.
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HSJ PartnersFilling the data gap to improve outcomes for patients with blood cancer
A new online blood cancer dashboard aims to fill the current information gap and support service improvement in blood cancer across England