All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 293
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NewsSuccess regime region faces major services shake-up
One of the success regimes to turnaround troubled health economies has proposed a major overhaul in the way healthcare is delivered across its patch, including significant changes to emergency, community and maternity services.
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NewsHunt warned over rhetoric on foreign doctors
NHS Improvement chair Ed Smith intervenes in Brexit debate He warns overseas staff must not be left feeling “demoralised and diminished” Letter follows Jeremy Hunt’s announcement to make NHS “self-sufficient” in doctors Patient safety could be put at risk if overseas staff are left feeling “demoralised and diminished” ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Mad fer mergers
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsNHS England delays draft new care model contract
NHS England has confirmed there will be a delay in the publication of the multispecialty community provider draft contract, despite leading vanguard sites progressing with procurement for their MCP providers.
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NewsGPs not returning to work due to 'huge' insurance costs, charities warn
Returning GPs use commercial insurers at “huge cost” following rejection from major mutual insurers NHS England asked to “streamline” retraining process as “excessive” delays cause “financial hardship” for returning GPs Induction and refresher scheme “too slow and bureaucratic ” says RCGP “Excessive” delays in retraining and “huge” indemnity ...
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NewsExclusive: Charity loses legal challenge to NHS England drug decision
Hepatitis C Trust loses legal challenge to NHS England’s decision to cap access to new drugs for the disease Judge rules decision to roll out treatments via “monthly run rate” is “legitimate” and “rational” Charity argued that capping therapy approved as cost effective went against NICE rules The ...
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures CCG must 'think the unthinkable' to avoid £31m deficit
Shropshire CCG reports £12.2m deterioration from plan in first four months of the year Legacy debts and acute provider overspends are largest cost pressures CCG faces a year-end deficit of £31m if it fails to make sufficient savings Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group is facing a potential £31m deficit ...
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NewsDeep dive review launched as CCG finances worsen
CCGs have overspent planned budgets by £160m in the five months to September Seventy-seven were overspent against plan, compared to 45 at the end of July Deep dive review by NHS England will “test the robustness” of the overall forecast National leaders have launched a “deep dive” review ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Five CCGs consider joint chief across STP patch
Five CCGs consider move to single joint chief officer CCGs say they are reviewing “a number of ways” to collaborate North Central London STP is led by Royal Free chief executive David Sloman Five clinical commissioning groups are considering a move to a single chief officer across their ...
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CommentThe planning guidance: Christmas come early or winter of discontent?
While early publication of the planning guidance is helpful, there is much to be done about fulfilling competing demands with stretched resources
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NewsLandmark patient data probe sparks 'serious concerns'
NHS accused of wrongly sharing hospital data of 1.2m patients Privacy group says NHS’s hospital data does not comply with anonymisation standards NHS Digital says it does comply with standards Researchers raise “serious concerns” about impact on life saving studies The UK’s data watchdog is set to make ...
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NewsSimon Stevens: There's no new reform plan for the NHS
Simon Stevens says there is “no new reform plan for the NHS” and the government wants it to “get on with” reshaping services NHS England chief executive says “minimum efficient scale of some acute services” has increased Applications to split into subdivisions could result in “modest adjustment” in STP ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS free to 'abandon payment by results'
NHS England and NHS Improvement “entirely open” to health economies dropping payment by results, says Simon Stevens Follows planning guidance proposals for whole system control totals NHS England chief executive says alternative proposals must “stack up in the round” The NHS England chief executive has said he and ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: NHS finance Battleships
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsCCG and advisers accuse each other over £750m contract collapse
Review lays bare chaotic process which led to £750m contract collapse Cambridgeshire CCG and its advisers blame each other for failure on key issues Concerns raised about process and budget set by CCG to deliver deal NHS England says it will scrutinise big contracts more closely in future ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: MCPs don't just need assurance - they need a failure regime
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.
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HSJ LocalStaffing and leadership monitored at private hospital in special measures
NHS England is closely monitoring staff “capacity and capability” at Huntercombe Hospital in Stafford after damning CQC report One ward remains closed and two have capped capacity CQC has completed a follow-up inspection, which the hospital says found improvements The “capacity and capability” of staff at the Huntercombe ...
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NewsJunior doctors strike action called off
Junior doctor strike action which was planned for the next three months has been suspended, the British Medical Association announced this evening.
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NewsNHS England targets 'long tail' of specialised provision
Service reviews planned to cut “long tail” of providers doing small amounts of specialised work Prosthetics, spinal cord injury and paediatric burns services could be reconfigured in 2017-18 STPs must set out plans for collaborative commissioning with NHS England in cancer, mental health or learning disabilities NHS England ...
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Extra mental health cash 'must not be used to bail out other services'
New funding for transforming mental health services must not be used to balance the books in other services or plug deficits and savings need to be reinvested back into the sector, NHS England has said.