All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 241
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NewsNHS England digital chief moves to digital GP company
NHS England chief digital officer Juliet Bauer is leaving to work for one of the new digital GP companies working on NHS contracts, focusing on NHS partnerships.
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NewsCCG allocations revealed: The winners and losers
New funding allocations which favour areas of extreme deprivation will see some clinical commissioning groups receive cash growth of up to 15 per cent next year, with others receiving increases of less than 5 per cent.
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NewsNew fines for leaving patients waiting more than a year
NHS providers and commissioners will both face fines for each patient waiting more than a year for treatment, according to new plans.
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NewsExclusive: Government cuts real terms NHS spending, but boosts cash
The government will give the NHS £2bn less in real terms, over the next five years than it previously said, having pushed back the planned funding growth, HSJ can reveal. However, cash will increase by £1.5bn over that period.
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CommentStreamlining procurement is not a pretext to exclude non-NHS providers
Procurement must be about identifying and securing the best possible services for patients, whether from NHS, independent sector, voluntary, or social enterprise providers. By David Hare
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Seven things you might have missed in the long-term plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsKit procurement troubles slow down cancer test rollout
The rollout of a new bowel cancer test in England, which was due to start late last year, has been held up because supplier contracts for testing kits have not been signed.
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NewsNHS bosses to push for hot-cold site splits
NHS bosses will encourage more hospitals to separate urgent and planned services onto “hot” and “cold” sites, according to the NHS long-term plan.
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NewsExclusive: Spend on 'vital' community services cut by a fifth
The rate of spending on community mental health teams has fallen by a fifth in real terms since 2012, according to analysis seen by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Hidden epidemic 'dwarfing harm by hospital superbugs'
Harm done to NHS patients who deteriorate from spending too long in hospital has hit “epidemic” levels which “dwarf the damage done by hospital acquired infections”, a senior national adviser to the NHS has warned.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: New year, new appointments
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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CommentMake equal partnerships with other sectors for the long-term plan to succeed
The long term plan has a wash of warm words about working with the voluntary and community sector but no definite intent to direct commissioning pounds that way, notes Don Redding
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Long term plan offers short term fix
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsNHS long-term plan: Full coverage
HSJ’s comprehensive full coverage of the important changes proposed in the NHS long-term plan,which was published today.
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NewsNHS could take over key public health functions
The NHS and government will look at funding key public health services from the NHS budget, the long-term plan has said.
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NewsNHS to incentivise more doctors to become generalists
Doctors will be provided with new incentives to take on more generalist roles and shift dominance away from “highly specialised” ones, according to the long-term plan for the NHS.
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NewsProfessional registration for NHS managers signalled by long-term plan
Formal regulation of senior NHS managers could be introduced to improve their standing and help fill the most difficult jobs, according to the NHS long-term plan.
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NewsNo commitment on waiting time targets in long-term plan
The NHS long-term plan has set no commitment on when the service will get back to meeting its core statutory access targets.
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NewsGovernment asked to rip up Lansley competition rules
The NHS is asking the government to rip up key parts of the Lansley Act on competition, the long-term plan has revealed.
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NewsAll GPs expected to sign up to 'network contracts'
GPs will sign new “network contracts” as part of NHS England plans to extend the scope of primary and community services.