All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 280
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Second NHS ‘devolution’ deal aims for 2018 launch
Work is underway on formal delegation arrangements for the second major NHS “devolution” project, with the aim of going live next April.
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NewsCouncils to set own targets for cutting delayed transfers
Councils will be told to set new targets for reducing social care-related delayed transfers, as part of new government measures aimed at speeding up discharge from hospital.
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NewsNHS England and NHS Improvement reveal joint regional restructure
NHS England and NHS Improvement have appointed two joint regional directors, in order to “test a more integrated approach” between the two organisations.
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NewsFlagship digital fund finally reaches 'exemplar' trusts
NHS England starts releasing digital funds to “exemplar” trusts after delay Acute trusts get money first, mental health exemplars will be funded later in the year First cash released to trusts from £1.3bn Paperless 2020 fund Trusts selected under the NHS’s flagship digital programme are finally receiving millions ...
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HSJ LocalSTP lead and long-serving acute chief to step down
Wider Devon STP lead - and long-time chief executive - stands down Angela Pedder retiring after more than 40 years in the NHS CCG chief officer Janet Fitzgerald also resigning for health reasons Angela Pedder, leader of the Devon “success regime” and STP and previously a long-serving acute ...
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NewsNational IT chief points to tougher line on cyber security
Trusts will likely face stricter cyber security standards after the WannaCry attack, while there may be additional funding to help improve resilience in some areas, a national NHS IT chief has said.
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HSJ LocalServices set for closure rated 'outstanding'
Specialist mental health services which are due to be closed by NHS England have been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsSome STPs 'still squabbling about invoices' says Swindells
NHS organisations in a “significant number of STPs… are still squabbling about last year’s invoices”, one of the NHS’s most senior national directors has said.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief and STP lead steps down to focus on national role
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust
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NewsExclusive: Legal change 'needed for STP next steps'
Legal change is needed for sustainability and transformation partnerships to be successful, a leading think tank has said.
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NewsExclusive: 'No way' NHS should ask for extra funding before tackling waste
The surgeon leading the national programme to reduce clinical variation in the NHS says there is “no way” he would ask for extra funding until the service improves efficiency and quality of care.
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NewsRevealed: £30m tender to recruit GPs from overseas
NHS England is preparing to tender a framework worth £30m for companies to source 500 GPs from abroad to help tackle the NHS’s shortage, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSavings drive softened after 'top-down pressure' complaints
NHS regulators have moved to clarify instructions that were issued to struggling health economies after local leaders complained of excessive “top-down pressure” and unrealistic expectations of the financial savings they were expected to deliver.
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NewsExclusive: NHS ‘needs £100m’ social care boost to hit A&E target
Clifford Mann says extra social care cash needs to go on DTOCs or NHS won’t meet A&E goal NHS England A&E lead says huge boost in emergency staff needed Mann urges HEE to extend emergency medicine recuitment programme NHS bosses must persuade councils to spend £100m of new ...
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Expert BriefingMental health is a Cinderella no more
This is HSJ’s new fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.
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NewsMental health workforce needs “greater than” PM’s promise
Claire Murdoch says more than 10,000 staff are needed to implement the forward view for the sector Her comments follow Theresa May’s pledge last month that 10,000 more staff will be employed by 2020 Ms Murdoch said the actual number will need to be “greater” but would not say ...
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Mental health 'must be protected' from capped expenditure savings drive
Struggling NHS regions subject to the capped expenditure programme should not attempt to reduce deficits by cutting mental health, according to national mental health director Claire Murdoch says capped expenditure regions should deliver the commitment of the mental health forward view She also says the centre would not expect ...
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NewsExclusive: 11 providers given £300m commissioning budget
NHS England confirms second wave of sites to take on devolved tertiary mental health commissioning powers The 11 new sites will be given devolved commissioning responsibility for low and medium secure adult or tier four child and adolescent mental health services The 17 sites will all be live by ...
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Mapped: Cash-strapped CCGs fail to hit spending standard
Commissioners in deficit or under financial pressure are less likely to meet mental health investment standard, new research finds Royal College of Psychiatrists analysis is based on FOI requests to all 209 CCGs The number of CCGs failing to raise mental health budgets each year by the same percentage ...