All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 269
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No funding cuts this year for missing DTOC targets
Councils that failed to meet nationally imposed targets for reducing delayed transfers of care by September will not face any financial sanctions in 2017-18, but could see an impact on their funding next year, NHS England has confirmed.
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Expert Briefing
CCG mergers - will there be a flurry or a snowstorm?
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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Exclusive: Multiple CCGs consider minimum waiting times
An increasing number of clinical commissioning groups are considering the introduction of controversial minimum waiting times for “non urgent” NHS procedures, despite clinical and legal concerns, HSJ has learned.
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STPs to buy consultancy and tech from 'one stop shop'
NHS England is developing a new “one stop shop” framework for local health systems to buy products and services ranging from workforce advice to IT systems.
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Winners of NHS contract disputes worth millions revealed
NHS England has released details of three arbitration cases between commissioners and trusts, which were arguing over millions in funding.
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RTT, cancer and A&E waits - September 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for September 2017.
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HSJ Local
CCGs handed legal directions after deficits slide
Two clinical commissioning groups in Sussex have been given legal directions after their forecast deficits increased by millions of pounds after just seven months of the financial year.
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Comment
Support local leaders or risk having no leaders in future
The NHS’s current management approach favours the stick rather than the carrot, leading to huge pressures on local leaders and could undermine the success of STPs, warns Helen Buckingham
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Exclusive: Commissioning leaders complain of 'return to command and control'
Leaders of clinical commissioning groups and senior officials in NHS England have complained of “confusing accountability” and a return to “command and control” management, according to a new report by the Nuffield Trust.
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CCGs spend millions on consultancy for stalled reconfiguration
Commissioners in north west London spent £36m on consultancy firms over the last four financial years – including millions on service redesign recently stalled by NHS Improvement.
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NHS England accused of 'smoke and mirrors' over £1bn fund
NHS England has been accused of using ‘smoke and mirrors’ in its spending of the £1bn primary care fund promised in 2014 by the British Medical Association.
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Quarter of hospital patients denied rapid review – even on weekdays
More than a quarter of patients do not see a consultant within the first 14 hours of admission, new data from NHS England reveals.
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Comment
Sharp fall in elective admission rate
September’s admission rate was sharply down on recent years. However, waiting list management recovered, enabling a slight improvement in waiting times to 20.3 weeks. That’s still well above 18 weeks though, and the trend remains up.
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Trusts could face regulatory action over out of area placements
Trusts could face regulatory action for not reducing the time people spend being treated at mental health inpatient units miles away from home, HSJ can reveal.
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Accountable care providers may gain access to NHS pension
The government has launched a consultation to make it easier for independent providers and organisations involved in new care model and accountable care contracts to have access to the NHS pension scheme.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Shelford Group trust risks £96m deficit
A Shelford Group trust has revealed a £31.8m deterioration in its financial position after carrying out a re-forecast ordered by NHS Improvement.
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HSJ Local
NHS England and NHS Improvement recruit regional 'winter director'
NHS England and NHS Improvement have appointed a joint “winter director” to oversee London’s accident and emergency performance.
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Exclusive: NHS England appoints new medical director
Professor Steve Powis, the current medical director of the Royal Free Foundation Trust, has been appointed to replace Sir Bruce Keogh at NHS England, HSJ understands.
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Comment
Stevens' mission on NHS funding will go on beyond the budget
Simon Stevens’ funding call ahead of the budget has grabbed headlines, but why was it necessary and how will it go down in Whitehall?
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Stevens: Waiting list will hit 5 million by 2021 without extra money
The elective waiting list will balloon to 5 million patients by 2021 and ambitions to improve mental health and cancer care will be jeopardised unless the NHS gets a major funding boost in line with pre-2010 increases, Simon Stevens has warned.