All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 429
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NewsLevy on trusts to replace central NHS training funds
The £5bn central education and training fund will be replaced with a levy on NHS providers, under government proposals announced today.
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NewsPCTs identify roles to hand on speedily
Primary care trusts should be allowed to give up responsibility for maintaining lists of all GPs working in their area, as well as a range of other duties, as soon as possible, according to the Primary Care Trust Network.
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NewsRCN 'extremely disappointed' at lack of nurse inclusion in reforms
Government reforms will “struggle to succeed” without more engagement with nurses, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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NewsMore criminals will get psychiatric help
Teams to divert criminal offenders with mental health needs to NHS services will be rolled out nationally by 2014, the government has announced.
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NewsDanger consortia will overlook networked services
Measures must be put in place to ensure that networked hospital services covering large geographical areas are not overlooked when GPs take responsibility for commissioning, surgeons have warned.
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NewsKey details added to radical reform plan
The government has added key details to its plans for wholesale reform of the NHS, while committing to pressing ahead with the changes.
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NewsHSJ exclusive: Lansley appoints first commissioning board chief
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has formally appointed Sir David Nicholson as the first chief executive of the NHS commissioning board.
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NewsWhite paper response: 'We were right to embark on this journey'
The government has handed maternity to commissioning consortia and given councils formal scrutiny powers to cover NHS funded services in changes outlined in its response to the white paper consultation.
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NewsConsortia should share finance directors, says NHS finance chief
Some commissioning consortia are likely to share finance directors, the deputy NHS chief executive has confirmed.
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NewsPCT chiefs help drive new structure
Five primary care trust chief executives have left their organisations for full time roles developing the new commissioning infrastructure.
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LeaderBattleship Lansley ploughs on through the fog of reform
HSJ readers will be familiar with the tensions inherent in the government’s reforms which are now beginning to leak into the public ken.
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NewsMP questions strategic health planning base
It remains unclear who would be responsible for vital strategic health planning during the transition to commissioning consortia and beyond, a shadow health minister has warned.
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Comment'Don't allow healthcare and public health improvement to be divided'
The raison d’être of local government is that elected councillors best represent residents’ concerns.
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NewsPathfinder consortia revealed
HSJ has obtained the names of the 54 organisations that will spearhead the government’s plans to hand commissioning over to GP consortia.
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NewsPCT chief execs leave for national roles
Three primary care trust chief executives have left their organisations for full time roles developing the new commissioning infrastructure.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving quality and productivity in the NHS
Penelope Dash and Ben Richardson offer practical advice for how to use current policy thinking to boost care and cost-effectiveness
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NewsLansley moves to replace Monitor chair
The health secretary will begin recruiting a new chair of Monitor in the next few weeks and make an appointment early next year, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Fundamentals of the NHS - conference sessions
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Fundamentals of the NHS conference.
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NewsCommissioning board chief exec not in post until October
The chair and the chief executive of the proposed independent NHS commissioning board are unlikely to take up their roles until autumn next year, HSJ understands.
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CommentOur lives are in the cancer detectives’ hands
Helping GPs to hone their skill at identifying cancer early will go a long way to improving survival rates