All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 360
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NewsWaiting list grows despite £250m government push
The NHS waiting list for planned care has grown to over 3 million, despite a drive to admit more patients for treatment over the summer months.
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NewsSpecialised services worth £600m could be handed to CCGs
Clinical commissioning groups should be handed responsibility for commissioning specialised services worth more than £600m, NHS England has recommended.
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LeaderWeak spending pledges mean more rationing and tighter control
The debate about NHS finances is changing
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NewsSpecialised commissioning plan 'shifts risk to providers'
A plan by NHS England to clamp down on growth in spending on specialised services during 2015-16 will shift financial risk onto providers, potentially pushing even more acute trusts into deficit.
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NewsLib Dems reveal mental health funding boost and waiting targets
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today announce £120m investment in mental health services and the introduction of waiting time targets for the sector.
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Supplements‘We wanted to give something back’
Leaders use their collective talents to help a charity
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NewsPatient data sharing pilot CCGs unveiled
NHS England has chosen six clinical commissioning groups for the next phase of its controversial Care.data patient record sharing initiative.
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CommentLib Dems join the pre-election bidding war but will voters listen?
Both major parties’ pledges are implausible
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NewsMonitor increases scrutiny of FTs' financial position
Monitor will scrutinise foundation trusts more closely by requiring monthly finance reports, as pressure on NHS finances grows.
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NewsPremium payments to remain within general practice
GPs have cautiously welcomed official guidance that appears to ensure “premium payments” clawed back from GP practices can only be spent on primary care services.
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NewsNHS England changes will 'give CCGs freedom'
Job cuts and reorganisation at NHS England will free CCGs to become local leaders, an internal document setting out the commissioning body’s planned reform has said
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NewsExclusive: NHS England could curb access to NICE approved drug
Patients could be denied access to a groundbreaking drug that cures Hepatitis C because the NHS cannot afford it, HSJ has learned.
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NewsStevens: Hospitals should open GP surgeries
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has proposed that some hospitals should be allowed to open their own GP surgeries.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners set out 'deep concerns' over East London trust
PERFORMANCE: City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group has highlighted ‘deep concerns’ about the quality of services provided by Barts Health Trust.
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SupplementsFacilities management special report: Integrate the estates
Boosting integration through smarter use of estates
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NewsCouncils call for primary care commissioning role
Councils in London have asked to be given greater involvement in the commissioning of primary care.
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NewsRevealed: NHS England's new area team structure
HSJ can reveal the 12 area teams that will be created as part of NHS England’s upcoming major restructure.
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NewsAll practices to publish earnings under new GP contract
Every general practice will be required to publish the average earnings of their GPs as part of the new contract announced today.
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SupplementsEstate management special report: Changing rooms
The use of buildings can be more cost effective