All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 343
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HSJ LocalLondon health devolution pilots on the horizon
NHS England says London needs a different approach to health devolution to Greater Manchester
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CommentThe NHS must employ more people with disabilities
How disabilities impact on the NHS workforce
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HSJ PartnersChallenging CQC ratings: a system stacked against the provider
Avoiding reputational damage through a rating review
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HSJ LocalVale of York GPs have ‘no confidence’ in CCG savings plans
FINANCE: GPs have told the leaders of Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group that they have ‘no confidence’ in the CCG’s management of the group’s financial rescue plans.
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NewsMapped: Acute care vanguards revealed
Thirteen bids have been chosen to take forward NHS England’s vanguard for future models of acute care.
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NewsStevens: 'Decisive action' needed to keep NHS in the black
The NHS will struggle to stay in the black this year unless ‘decisive action’ is taken to reduce the cost of temporary staffing, the NHS England chief executive has warned.
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NewsLocal NHS control could be 'more delegation than devolution'
NHS England has outlined the principles and criteria it would use to approach future calls for devolution of health services.
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NewsNHS property company shrinks capital spending forecast by £60m
The government owned company that manages thousands of primary care premises has reduced its capital spending forecast by £60m compared to last year’s plans, HSJ has learned.
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NewsProbe launched into first C difficile increase in eight years
The public health watchdog has launched an investigation after the number of C difficile incidents in the English NHS rose last year for the first time since 2007.
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CommentA formal competitive tender process is not always necessary
Ensuring compliance when commissioning services
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NewsExclusive: Lack of interest delays support service procurement
A major procurement of commissioning support services in the north of England has been delayed after an initial lack of interest from suppliers.
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NewsTreasury may redefine NHS ringfence, think tanks warn
The Treasury may redefine the ringfence on NHS spending to apply only to NHS England’s commissioning budgets – leaving billions spent on public health, training and research unprotected in the coming spending review, health think tanks have warned.
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NewsExclusive: Tim Kelsey to leave NHS England
Tim Kelsey, one of NHS England’s most high profile board members, is leaving the organisation to take a new job in Australia.
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NewsHSCIC chief promises commissioners easier data access
Commissioners will be better able to obtain and use patient data from 2017, the chief executive of the Health and Social Care Information Centre has told HSJ.
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NewsBirmingham CCG removes £4m integration savings from QIPP plan
FINANCE: Commissioners in Birmingham have removed from their annual efficiency plan this year’s expected savings from the better care fund because the financial gains were unlikely to be realised this year.
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NewsMidlands trust chief executive joins national A&E support team
The chief executive of South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has joined a new emergency support team set up by the national regulators and the Department of Health.
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NewsCCGs give scathing assessment of CSU competition process
Commissioners in the South West have given a damning verdict of NHS England’s lead provider framework for commissioning support services. They say it is likely to land them with a worse service that costs more.
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NewsNational maternity review accused of ignoring patient voices
Patient safety campaigner James Titcombe has stepped down from NHS England’s national maternity review amid concerns it is failing to follow an evidence based approach and is excluding patients who have suffered harm.