All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 396
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NewsExclusive: NHS England IT system not ready for switchover
NHS England will not have its own fully functioning IT system for up to six months after it takes on its full responsibilities next week, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England pledges 'presentational consistency' with DH
The NHS Commissioning Board has said it will need to have “presentational consistency” with government policy as it adopts the name NHS England.
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NewsFair playing field review targets commissioner behaviour
Monitor this week published a suite of recommendations aimed at encouraging commissioners to allow providers to compete more to supply NHS care. The healthcare sector regulator concluded opportunities to compete were being “unduly limited” by existing commissioning practices.
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Some commissioning groups face deficits in first year, officials admit
Some clinical commissioning groups are forecasting they will record deficits in their first year of operation, just days before the new groups take control of NHS budgets, the NHS Commissioning Board has confirmed.
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NewsExclusive: Details on surgeon rankings plans revealed
Fresh details about how rankings of individual consultants on metrics such as how many patients die in their theatres each year will be devised have been shared with HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Oxford doctor takes national role
WORKFORCE: A doctor from Oxford University Hospitals Trust has been appointed a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham Cross City CCG authorised with nine conditions
STRUCTURE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group has been authorised with nine conditions.
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NewsNHS national communications director resigns
Colin Douglas, director of NHS communications for the Department of Health, has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCommissioning board and Monitor: competition 'not about ideology'
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board this week issued a joint statement of intent on how competition would work in the reformed health service, amid continuing political controversy about the government’s NHS competition regulations.
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NewsExclusive: Weakest CSUs given three months to improve
Struggling commissioning support units are to be given just three months to improve their business practices or face intervention by the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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NewsFifteen CCGs given legal directions by commissioning board
Fifteen clinical commissioning groups will be subject to close oversight and control by the NHS Commissioning Board as they take over budgets next month
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NewsExclusive: Board seeks vital legal permission over sensitive data
The NHS Commissioning Board is to apply for a legal exemption to enable vital information to flow lawfully around the reformed NHS commissioning system from 1 April.
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HSJ Knowledge
Clinical commissioners can help shape primary care
CCGs can enhance general practice’s future if it lets them
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NewsExclusive: National chief GP appointed by commissioning board
The NHS Commissioning Board had appointed a deputy medical director for primary care, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCommissioning board names Barbara Hakin as interim deputy chief
The NHS Commissioning Board has announced that Dame Barbara Hakin will step up to be its interim chief operating officer and deputy chief executive.
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HSJ KnowledgePatients and quality are the focus for CCGs
Francis provides an opportunity for the NHS to reassess its priorities
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NewsKelsey plans action on health technology education
The NHS Commissioning Board will work with a charity to offer 100,000 people access to training in online health literacy over the next year, it has announced.
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NewsBoard approaches Mark Britnell over deputy chief role
Former NHS director general Mark Britnell has been approached about the possibility of becoming the NHS Commissioning Board’s deputy chief executive, it has emerged.