All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 417
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NewsSHA clustering arrangements announced
Clustering arrangements for strategic health authorities will see the country divided into the South, the Midlands, London and the North, it has been announced.
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NewsSir David sets out single commissioning vision
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has jump-started development of the reformed commissioning system, publishing details of his emerging national board and telling primary care trust clusters to follow a “single operating model” for the next two years.
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NewsNHS managers to face tighter checks on behaviour
Managers will be forced to comply with a nationally defined set of ethical, behavioural and technical standards through their employment contracts, under plans being drawn up.
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NewsDH publishes full Commissioning Board plans
The Department of Health has published the proposed role and structure of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsCommissioning primary care plans still in development
The government has not yet decided whether clinical commissioning groups can take on management of general practice contracts, the responsible Department of Health has said.
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NewsPublic health policy 'update' paper expected next week
An “update” on the government’s public health proposals is due to be published next week, health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsResponsible officers to sit with commissioning board
Primary care responsible officers will probably sit with the NHS Commissioning Board, the Department of Health figure in charge of the policy has confirmed.
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CommentPower to the patients: promised improvements to patient choice need backing up
A change in what “choice” represents in policy has great potential for patients. Now that change needs to be backed with a firm will to implement it, writes Health Foundation chief executive Stephen Thornton.
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NewsConfed chief cautions over the dangers of centralisation
The chief executive of the NHS Confederation has warned of the dangers of excessive centralisation and bureaucracy as a result of the health service reforms.
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CommentAndrew Lansley: the strength of feeling shows why we had to listen
Readers of HSJ will need no reminding that the NHS Future Forum recently published its recommendations on the Health and Social Care Bill. Nor that parliamentary scrutiny has begun on its amendments.
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Speculation begins over Commissioning Board top jobs
After the NCB’s draft structure was revealed by HSJ earlier this month, speculation has begun over who will be chosen to fill the roles.
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NewsReforms could put patient safety focus in danger
Changes to the NHS could see patient safety suffer as dedicated standards organisations are replaced by NHS Commissioning Board functions, an HSJ Resource Centre feature discovers.
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NewsSir Bruce appoints lead for clinical networks scrutiny
Clinical networks are likely to emerge in three main forms and work under a new operating model that is being developed, NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has revealed.
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News'NHS England' name plan stirs controversy
A proposal for the NHS Commissioning Board to be known as “NHS England” is attracting criticism for inflating the organisation’s role and power.
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NewsCommissioning board draft structure revealed
The NHS Commissioning Board will have 3,500 staff and be led by a team of five executive directors, according to a leaked draft plan.
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CommentNorth divide to be united under NCB plans
NHS North East and North West are to be united – along with NHS Yorkshire and the Humber – HSJ understands.
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NewsHealth secretary gains powers over NHS Commissioning Board in amended bill
The health secretary is to be given the power to intervene in “particular cases” of “significant failure” by the NHS Commissioning Board, under the newly amended Health Bill.
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NewsHealth Bill: changes risk ‘paper duties’ and central pressure
Changes to the health bill risk propagating procedural requirements and increasing pressure on the health secretary to intervene, a lawyer has warned.
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NewsDH to 'rely' on local pricing to extend community services competition
The Department of Health will be “heavily reliant” on locally set prices to encourage competition from “any qualified provider” in community services, it said this week.
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NewsExclusive: NHS faces 'big problem' if reform timetable slips - Nicholson
The NHS faces a “big problem” if there are further delays to the timetable for developing clinical commissioning groups or moving to an all foundation trust system, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told HSJ.