All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 388
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CommentDon't be deceived by the rhetoric of reconfiguration
Picking apart the devices being used to warp the debate
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NewsIntegration fund can be used to offset social care cuts
Councils will be allowed to use some of the government’s £3.8bn integrated care fund to protect existing social care services rather than fund service transformation, according to new guidance.
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HSJ LocalMonitor probes alleged competition rule breach
A health regulator is to investigate complaints over whether NHS England breached competition rules for commissioning cancer services.
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NewsChief nurse says major problems now harder to hide
England’s chief nursing officer Jane Cummings has said it is now much harder for an NHS hospital to “hide” poor staffing on the scale seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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CommentMichael White: Poulter the procurement the champion
Dr Dan wants NHS England to raise its game
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NewsExclusive: NHS England chief executive job description
NHS England is advertising for an “honest, open and transparent” individual to become its chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England apologises after major complaints 'backlog'
National officials have apologised “unreservedly” after the handling of thousands of complaints about GPs and dentists was delayed following the handover to the reformed NHS system.
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NewsUPDATED: How HSJ has covered the NHS 111 rollout debacle
A round-up of HSJ’s comprehensive coverage of the problematic NHS 111 rollout, from its announcement in 2010 to the most recent developments
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CommentMoney doesn't equal power to patients
Provider compensation for missing waiting targets will not ‘empower’ patients
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Plan to change gender reassignment surgery guidelines is dropped
NHS England has shelved proposals to change how it commissions gender reassignment surgery following clinicians’ concerns
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NewsExclusive: Dalton reveals he is not applying for NHS England job
Former NHS Commissioning Board chief operating officer Ian Dalton has ruled himself out of contention for the NHS England chief executive’s job.
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LeaderTransparent info is still cause for complaint
Access to NHS information has become more difficult
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HSJ Local
East Kent chalks up worst inpatients FFT response rate
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust scored an average of 50 for accident and emergency and 70 for inpatients in the “friends and family” test over the first quarter of 2013-14.
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NewsPush for payment by results reform gathers pace
NHS England wants to investigate the scope for scrapping payment by results for some services as early as 2015-16, its director of strategic finance has told HSJ.
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NewsJust over quarter of CCGs have conditions remaining after review
A small group of clinical commissioning groups remain under legal direction by NHS England, largely because of concerns about governance and leadership, following a review of authorisation conditions.
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Property transfer could expose NHS to hefty tax bill
The Department of Health’s decision to transfer a £3.6bn portfolio of NHS properties to a private company may have exposed the health service to a hefty VAT bill, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England 'cannot take control of trust investment plans'
Monitor believes NHS England would be overstepping its legal powers if it sought to take control of trusts’ investment spending, HSJ understands.
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NewsGrant: CCGs will influence integrated care budgets
Clinical commissioning groups will have some control over new pooled health and social care budgets but the extent has yet to be decided, according to Sir Malcolm Grant.