All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 256
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NewsExclusive: NHS England told to act on internal review to end 'avoidable harm'
Spinal patients have been exposed to “avoidable harm” due to “wholly unacceptable” delays in their treatment, according to an unpublished NHS England report.
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NewsCCG orders trust to axe 'unaffordable' waiting list blitz
Commissioners have told a local hospital trust to close a temporary operating theatre opened to reduce elective waits because it was proving too expensive.
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NewsNew data reveals 'shocking' uptake of yearly health checks
Nearly half of people in England with a learning disability did not receive an annual health check last year, new data has revealed.
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NewsPilot surgery service to close treatment gap
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust could become one of the first hospitals to offer thrombectomies for stroke patients outside a neuroscience centre as part of a six-month pilot.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts 'limiting access' to psychosis services
Struggling community teams have resorted to “limiting access” to services for seriously ill patients as investment fails to reach the front line, an official report has claimed.
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NewsNHSE tech exec 'categorically ignored' rival provider, MP claims
An MP on the health committee said he had received a complaint from a tech company that said they had been “categorically ignored” by the NHS England director at the centre of a revolving door controversy.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: All change at the top
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNational radiotherapy plan 'impossible to realise' without more funding
Consolidation of radiotherapy services “will be impossible” without more money, a royal college has warned.
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NewsTrust seeks £34m in emergency capital
A trust is seeking £34m in emergency capital funding to help tackle its ailing infrastructure.
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NewsRevealed: New central IT system could 'jump start' backward trusts
NHS England is considering funding a nationally-available electronic patient record system, to help dozens of trusts still heavily reliant on paper to catch up.
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NewsSummary care record to be replaced, says NHS digital chief
The national summary care record system will be replaced by more detailed national “longitudinal” patient records for direct care, planning and research, Matthew Swindells has said.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: You NHSXy Thing
Andy Cowper on Matt Hancock’s push to create NHSX, a new digital unit in government
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NewsOfficials drawing up new workforce funding asks
Officials will identify “further opportunities” for easing the NHS’s workforce shortages which require additional government funding, in time to set out the asks in the spring, according to a document seen by HSJ.
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NewsCommunity health spend cut while primary care boomed - new data
Community health service spending by the NHS has been cut over the past two financial years, while primary care saw large real terms increases, according to data newly released by NHS England.
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CommentWorking towards a paradigm shift in outcomes for lung cancer
Dr Mick Peake notes that a multipronged and co-ordinated approach to the management of lung cancer can help the UK improve its survival rate
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NewsMerge more health quangos, says Lord O’Shaughnessy
A recently departed health minister has called for the merging of more national health bodies, and said fragmentation at the centre is slowing down much-needed transformation.
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NewsAcute trusts to benefit most from new tariff
Changes to the tariff this year would increase revenue for 137 NHS providers and reduce it for 47 compared to 2018-19 prices, according to consultation documents released by regulators.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Five questions about ICS development
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by commissioning correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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NewsStroke units could close under new NHS England plans
A planned major reorganisation of stroke services could see the number of acute units in England cut by more than a third, with patients going to more specialised centres, HSJ understands.
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'Poor forecasters will be back of queue for capital', NHSI warns
Regulators have warned NHS trusts their future bids for capital funding could be deprioritised if they submit inaccurate spending forecasts for the remainder of 2018-19.