All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 396
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NewsExclusive: Cash penalties axed for care fund failure
The Department of Health has scrapped plans to withhold money from areas that fail to deliver performance improvements through joint commissioning with local authorities.
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NewsExclusive: National bodies back community services plans
Efforts to develop quality indicators and a tariff payment system for community services providers have taken a leap forward after winning the support of the main national health leadership organisations, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsRCGP chair backs co-commissioning of general practice
The chair of the Royal College of GPs has backed the co-commissioning of general practice by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsDH tightens grip on informatics policy
The Department of Health has strengthened its grip on the NHS’s informatics policy by making a key policy group directly accountable to itself, HSJ has learned.
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NewsInformation centre strategy signals ‘turf war’ with NHS England
The Health and Social Care Information Centre is drawing up a technology strategy in a move predicted to put it on a collision course with NHS England.
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NewsGP practices 'receiving £258m for no identified purpose'
NHS England has spent about £258m a year on GP services with no identifiable justification, a review has found.
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NewsCCGs urged to use freedoms to set prices following tariff row
NHS England and Monitor have said clinical commissioning groups can set their own prices for mental health and community services following claims that there is an institutional bias against the sector.
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HSJ KnowledgeEqual access to the NHS: the next step
A new system can create a fairer NHS for patients
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NewsNational equality lead resigns following tribunal ruling
NHS England has announced that its national lead for equality and diversity Paula Vasco-Knight has left her post.
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NewsPrince Charles backs hospital income link to food quality
Prince Charles has encouraged NHS organisations to introduce pay for performance for the quality of hospital food.
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NewsMonitor competition probe closed after NHS England changes process
Monitor has closed its investigation into the commissioning of specialist cancer surgery services in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, after NHS England said it would change its process.
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NewsAlert system will name and shame unsafe providers
The names of organisations that fail to comply with patient safety alerts are to be published online each month as part of a revamped warning system being introduced by NHS England.
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NewsTrust 'hid nepotism claim' against national equalities chief
South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust attempted to cover up a report that contained accusations of “nepotism” against its chief executive, who also holds a major NHS England role, a tribunal has found.
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CommentPatient feedback will help improve maternity services
First friends and family test results released
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HSJ Local
Specialised services reconfiguration expected in Essex
Negotiations are underway over the future configuration of specialised services in Essex, HSJ understands.
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NewsPathology services 'need to be more transparent'
Pathology services need to become more transparent and be subjected to better safety checks, an NHS England commissioned review has recommended.
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LeaderHunt tries to keep it simple, but NHS England has other ideas
Health secretary has to engage with system level change
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NewsTariff talks fail to reverse 'negligent' policy
Talks over plans to impose 20 per cent higher efficiency targets on mental health and community trusts have ended without agreement, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts face new emergency department standard
NHS England is looking to develop accident and emergency standards that are “far more meaningful” than the current target of treating, admitting or discharging 95 per cent of patients within four hours, it has been disclosed.