All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 400
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NewsHunt: NHS 'should go' paperless by 2018
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced the NHS “should go paperless” by 2018 as he outlined his digital records vision for the health service.
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NewsCommissioners have rationed cataract surgery on inferior evidence, Keogh admits
Around half of all primary care trusts have restricted access to cataract surgery, with the majority basing their decisions on inferior clinical evidence, the medical director of the NHS has told MPs.
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Blogs
A guide to the NHS Commissioning Board’s Everyone Counts
A review by the King’s Fund policy director Anna Dixon of the planning guidance for CCGs the board released in December.
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NewsGeographical variation in new drug uptake revealed
The huge disparity in uptake of medicines and technologies across the NHS has been laid bare by the first “innovation scorecard”.
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NewsNicholson 'really sorry' for HR problems
NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told HSJ he is “really sorry” for the poor experience suffered by NHS staff whose jobs are under threat as a result of the reforms. However, he claimed that given the scale of the change, the human resources pprocess had been ...
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NewsSir David embraces partnership but 'hasn't given up on grip'
The NHS commissioning board will not operate a “hierarchy of deference” but its chief executive has not “given up on having a grip”.
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NewsNicholson: leading hospitals to be reshaped by commissioning board
The board will use its position as “a big, powerful commissioner” to reshape England’s largest teaching and specialist hospitals, says Sir David Nicholson.
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NewsNicholson argues he should survive to implement Mid Staffs recommendations
NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson believes he should survive any criticism levelled at him by the forthcoming report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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CommentCommissioning board makes its move
Is the board’s rejection of the CCG funding formula a declaration of independence?
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NewsRedundancy threat for 3,500 NHS managers
Around 3,500 NHS managers were told over Christmas that they are at risk of redundancy, HSJ has learned.
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NewsProviders 'nervous' about commissioning board role in contract disputes
NHS providers have called for clarification about who will arbitrate in contract disputes with commissioners once strategic health authorities are abolished.
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HSJ Local
North and West Reading CCG authorised with 14 conditions
STRUCTURE: North and West Reading clinical commissioning group has been authorised with 14 conditions, more than any other CCG in the first wave of authorisation.
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HSJ Local
Newbury and District CCG authorised with five conditions
STRUCTURE: Newbury and District Clinical Commissioning Group has been authorised with five conditions.
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NewsCameron demands extension of friends and family test
The prime minister has given his backing to plans to roll out the friends and family test to primary care, as part of a package of measures to be unveiled today to improve the quality of services.
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NewsProblem CCGs face 'greater scrutiny'
Clinical commissioning groups with financial problems or a major reconfiguration in their area will be subject to additional checks by the NHS Commissioning Board, guidance says.
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NewsChief executives not confident on out-of-hours safety
Chief executives have significant doubts their hospitals are as safe at weekends as they are in the week, the latest HSJ/Capsticks survey reveals.
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News
'Inherent conflict of interest' in specialised services commissioning
The small number of clinicians involved in providing some specialised services can lead to a conflict of interest, a patient group has warned.
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NewsPatient voice 'lost' in rush to specialised commissioning
A “ridiculously short” timeframe for consultation on plans for the future design of specialised services including rare cancers and neurosurgery has left insufficient time for meaningful patient engagement, patient groups have claimed.
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NewsMcKay: More jobs in system than staff at risk
There are likely to be more jobs in new NHS organisations than there are people in posts being axed, HSJ has been told.
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Comment
Readers' letters - 20 December 2012
Reaction to the impact on general practice of a new funding formula and the future budget for specialised commissioning. Plus why front line nurses are not to blame for a lack of compassionate care