All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 397
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NewsExclusive: Senior NHS Direct leaders warned 111 was unsafe but were overruled
Senior directors at NHS Direct warned it was not safe to go live with one of its biggest NHS 111 contracts but were overruled, HSJ has learned.
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NewsManaging director resigns as NHS Direct losing more than £1m a month
NHS Direct is losing £1.5m a month and is likely to exit the NHS 111 market by the end of the year. The director charged with leading its 111 work has resigned following disciplinary action being initiated, HSJ understands.
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NewsRicketts 'sceptical' about CCGs relying on in-house support
NHS England’s director of commissioning support strategy has indicated he is “deeply sceptical” that clinical commissioning groups can function at their best without buying in support services.
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LeaderUnpicking the great CCG budget 'swindle'
A fog hangs over the commissioning budget of the NHS
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NewsNHS England probes 'new urgent care system'
NHS England was today expected to set out the next stage of a review of urgent and emergency care services.
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Quarter of CCGs facing financial 'difficulty'
About a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are facing “real difficulty “ in “making ends meet” this financial year, the NHS England finance director has said.
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NewsStruggling CSUs set to be told to outsource or lose accreditation
NHS England aims to provide CSU quality assurance
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NewsLibel conundrum leads to confusion over patient feedback plan
Mixed signals over comment moderation
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LeaderLeader: Rivals battle to be the public's champion
Winning public support in the NHS policy war
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NewsThree waves of integration pioneers are predicted
There are likely to be another two waves of integration pilots, with a total of about 30 areas becoming integration “pioneers”, an NHS England official has revealed.
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NewsGeneral practice safety reporting to be investigated
Low rates of reporting patient safety incidents in general practice are to be investigated by NHS England, the organisation’s director of patient safety has told HSJ.
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NewsNicholson attacks criticism of GPs and 'tyranny' of politics
Outgoing NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson launched a sustained attack on the political debate around the health service in his farewell speech to the NHS Confederation.
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CommentDelivering a new NHS strategy means busting some myths
We need to have radical service change
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NewsBennett questions Nicholson strategy
Monitor chief executive David Bennett has said the scrapping of the purchaser-provider split envisaged by Sir David Nicholson may not be in NHS England’s power.
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Nicholson: Transferring NHS funds to social care would mean 'radical changes' to hospitals
The government must accept “radical changes” to hospital services if it diverts more NHS funding to shore up the social care budget, the head of the NHS England has said.
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LeaderLeader: Nicholson urges NHS to begin creative phase
David Nicholson is ‘not reaching for the pipe and slippers’
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NewsExclusive: Sir David Nicholson announces major review of NHS strategy
NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told HSJ it is time to question whether “the straightforward commissioner-provider split” is the best way to organise care for some communities.
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NewsNicholson says 'becoming the story' after Francis part of retirement decision
Sir David Nicholson has admitted that his “becoming the story” after the Francis report publication contributed to his decision to announce his retirement.
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HSJ Local
A&E plans to be developed following West Midlands 'crisis' letter
PERFORMANCE: Clinical commissioning groups and hospital trusts across the West Midlands are drawing up plans to manage peaks accident and emergency demand after clinical leads at 18 emergency departments said they could not guarantee safe patient care.
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NewsA&E performance tracker: Improvement continues at end of May
Accident and emergency performance has again improved on the previous week’s position, the latest data shows.