All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 260
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NewsNHS could get new access targets in October
New and revised access targets which result from the review being undertaken by NHS medical director Steve Powis could be applied as early as next October, HSJ understands. The targets will join a range of new performance measure set out in NHS England’s 2019-20 planning guidance.
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Every health economy to get 'system control total'
Every health economy must produce a “system operating plan” and will be set a shared financial “control total” for 2019-20.
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NewsPlanning guidance: NHS England tightens spending restrictions
NHS England is set to increase rules for clinical commissioning group spending on mental health services and implement stricter controls on those failing investment standards, new planning guidance has revealed.
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NewsTrusts and CCGs to pick Brexit leads as NHS steps up ‘no deal’ prep
All NHS organisations must nominate a senior responsible officer for Brexit preparation as soon as possible, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.
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Planning guidance: Hospital ‘recovery fund’, trusts to break even, allocation reset
National leaders are set to announce changes to commissioning allocations expected to favour more deprived areas - and will tell all hospital trusts to deliver financial balance within two years, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS will still be short of nurses in five years, Dalton warns
It will be more than five years before the number of nurses the NHS needs are available to it, the chief executive of NHS Improvement has warned senior NHS leaders.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Rating the Russell era
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsRushed IT framework 'favours incumbent suppliers'
NHS England has been accused of favouring big tech suppliers in its flagship digital provider programme, after companies seeking inclusion were given less than a week to submit comments.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Waiting to get real
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentWe need a reset on the NHS’s haphazard approach to allocating capital funding
David Williams says the NHS’s process of allocating capital is indiscriminate and opaque with no obvious prioritisation for the type of work being funded
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NewsRegulators intervene in 52-week wait payment dispute
National regulators have stepped in to resolve a multimillion pound dispute between commissioners and a struggling trust over its backlog of patients awaiting treatment.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Cyber fatigue
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners backtrack on service cut after public outcry
CCGs in Derbyshire have backtracked on proposals to cut a mental health service for people with severe needs, following local public outcry.
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NewsWaste firm accused of overcharging NHS by £30m
NHS chiefs have accused a clinical waste disposal firm of overcharging the health service by around £30m over the last six years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS long-term plan delayed until January
There is only an “outside chance” the overdue NHS long-term plan will be published this year, HSJ understands.
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NewsRevealed: Vital STP projects face doubt after £1bn fund snub
An £84m urgent and emergency care transformation in Middlesbrough, system wide cancer reconfiguration in South Yorkshire, and a large elective care centre in Norfolk were among projects which missed out on recent government funding.
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NewsReview makes multiple criticisms over screening failures
Jeremy Hunt’s statement in Parliament about failures in the national breast screening programme was based on incorrect information from Public Health England, according to an independent review published today.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Time for difficult decisions
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping policy, providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsSpecialist hospitals face losing £27m under new tariff plans
Children’s trusts could lose up to £27m under new tariff proposals for 2019-20, senior NHS managers have revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator tells trusts to set diversity targets
NHS organisations will have to set their own targets for black and minority ethnic representation across leadership teams and the broader workforce in NHS Improvement’s new workforce equality strategy.