All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 378
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CommentPooling funding is the only way forward
We are at a critical time for health and social care
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CommentMore patient data ultimately means better care
Help us get a complete picture of the care the NHS delivers
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HSJ Local
Never events at Barts Health Trust
Three never events have been reported by Barts Health Trust according to newly released data from NHS England’s that aims to provide detail on medical incidents that should not occur if proper practice is being followed.
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HSJ Local
Public healthcare shunned for private in east London
GPs and patients in east London may be choosing private treatment because of dissatisfaction with services at Barts Health Trust, according to Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group’s latest board papers.
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HSJ Local
Eight patients left on trolleys for over 12 hours
Eight patients at King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust were left to wait on a trolley for over 12 hours over the Christmas period, according to NHS England data.
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NewsQuarter of in-deficit CCGs lose out under new funding policy
More than a third of clinical commissioning groups that are underfunded according to the new NHS allocations formula will be even further behind their target share of funding by the end of 2015-16, HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ PartnersInnovative use of data can improve end of life care
A shift in thinking can lead to a better patient experience
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NewsAnalysed: Practices urged to work at greater scale
NHS England’s planning guidance, which calls for GP practices to “work at a greater scale”, will not mean the end of single-handed practices, the national body has said.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Board level culture undermines paperless ambition
Senior managers’ lack of knowledge about the clinical and cost benefits of improved IT systems is hindering progress towards the health secretary’s ambition for a paperless NHS, an exclusive HSJ survey suggests.
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NewsFinnamore bought by health giant
The health and social care consultancy Finnamore has been bought by the firm GE Healthcare, one of the world’s largest health technology companies.
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NewsA&Es meet four-hour target
Accident and emergency departments together managed to meet the four hour waiting time target between October and December, according to NHS England data.
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NewsInfluential MP to demand greater CCG accountability
An influential Conservative MP is planning to raise concerns in the Commons about a lack of accountability in the reformed NHS, and the government potentially missing commitments to improve cancer outcomes.
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NewsRoyal college condemns obesity surgery stand-off
The Royal College of Surgeons has condemned a stand-off between local and national commissioners over surgery for the morbidly obese.
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NewsPatients asked to opt out or be included in database
NHS England has begun sending leaflets out to every household in England to inform residents that information from their patient records will be used in a national database unless they actively opt out.
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NewsUpdated: Full list of NHS recipients of honours
The chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust has been awarded a knighthood in the new year’s honours list.
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NewsFinancial implications imminent for east London reorganisation
The reorganisation of cancer and cardiac services in east London is taking shape with the financial implications set to be laid out at the end of this month.
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NewsNHS England would 'very rarely' close a GP practice
The deputy medical director of NHS England said it would only close a GP practice if it was “at the extremes of immediate public safety”.
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: October 2013 data
Interactive maps of local NHS waits around England, showing the pressures and one-year waits, with links to all the detail by organisation and specialty.
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Blogs
Waiting list grows in October for first time
For the first time since records began, the English waiting list grew in October. Still, 18-week waits were steady. One-year waits probably got worse.
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CommentWhat Simon Stevens should focus on in 2014
Another Simon Stevens has some thoughts for the new NHS England chief