All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 394
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Oxfordshire's 'outcomes-based commissioning'
Will Oxfordshire’s new approach transform services?
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NewsNHS England area teams told to lead A&E recovery
NHS England’s local area teams have been given less than a month to develop accident and emergency “recovery plans” for their patch, the organisation’s interim deputy chief executive has announced.
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NewsAddressing hearing loss services 'could save £28m'
The health service could save £28m by introducing a “joined up approach” to diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss and dementia, a charity has said.
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HSJ Local
Virgin wins fifth prison healthcare contract
COMMERCIAL: Virgin Care has won a contract to manage comprehensive primary care services for prisoners at HMP Bullingdon, in a deal worth £6.6m to the private provider over three years.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers want CCG topslice to fund health and social care integration
Part of clinical commissioning groups’ budgets – potentially worth more than £1bn – should be used to fund integration with council-run social care services, Norman Lamb has told HSJ.
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NewsMedics slam radiotherapy 'red tape'
A group of doctors has claimed in a letter that changes to NHS commissioning is delaying radiotherapy treatment and putting patients’ lives at risk.
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NewsNHS England could 'manage' 111 market
NHS England is to conduct an urgent review of the sustainability of NHS 111 and the market of providers as the timetable for full national roll-out of the service slips further.
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NewsOne in 10 NHS England posts unfilled as system went live
One in 10 posts at NHS England was unfilled as the organisation took its full powers, despite an “intensive recruitment programme”, board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Imperial clinician appointed national obesity and diabetes director
WORKFORCE: Dr Jonathan Valabhji lead clinician for diabetes Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has been appointed national clinical director for obesity and diabetes for NHS England.
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HSJ Knowledge10 Priorities for commissioners from April
Tasks at the top of the in-tray for organisations taking control next week
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NewsExclusive: Dramatic increase in emergency 12 hours 'trolley waits' uncovered
Pressure on accident and emergency departments has seen a large increase in the number of hospital trusts reporting patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted, an HSJ analysis has found.
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Blogs
Your 18 week waits: February 2013 data
The local picture on one-year and 18-week waits across England, updated with the latest data.
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Blogs
One-year waits race towards zero
One year waits continue to fall sharply. 18 week waits, and the waiting list overall, are steady. Orthopaedic long-waits are deteriorating.
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HSJ KnowledgeCCGs and procurement in their first 100 days
The new groups have to hit the ground running
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LeaderCan the NHS still deliver major service change?
A new review raises questions over reconfiguration
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NewsNHS England plans to lead 'radical' service change
NHS England is planning to continue the health service’s current savings drive after 2015, and to recast it as a programme of “ambitious and radical” service change led by its area teams.
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CommentStill no change in NHS finance after Francis
The post-Francis world is still worringly ‘business as usual’
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NewsNurses to get 360-degree feedback in drive to improve appraisals
Nurses are to be asked to give feedback about the performance of their colleagues and seniors to contribute to appraisals, as part of a series of initiatives announced to improve nursing care quality.