All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 50
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NewsExclusive: Funding for winter clinics axed despite NHSE backing
Community clinics credited with easing pressure on A&E and GP practices nationally last winter have not yet been funded for this year, and are struggling to run a full service, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Baby steps again on specialised services
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsFour-plus pathway patients account for 700k of waiting list
New data suggests around 700,000 cases on the elective waiting list relate to patients who are on at least four different pathways, and NHS England says personalised care plans must be developed to treat them more efficiently.
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NewsThree million callers fail to get through to GP every month, government research reveals
One in 10 people attempting to contact their GP practice do not manage to get in contact, while a further 6 per cent are only told to try again another day, according to new official survey findings commissioned by the government.
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NewsDon’t panic when staff leave, NHSE advises managers
New NHS England guidance has advised line managers to ‘remain calm’, ‘not panic’, and ‘show kindness’ when handling staff resignations.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: What an election year will mean for the NHS
This week Annabelle and James are joined by Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The new 2,000
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsElectives and capital to be cut after Treasury refuses £1bn strike cash plea
The NHS’s work to bring down the 7 million elective waiting list is being curtailed, after the Treasury refused to fund most of a £1bn NHS deficit driven by strikes.
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CommentTackling healthcare inequality does not mean prioritising the poor
Ruth Robertson highlights how tackling inequalities in waiting lists calls for inclusivity in addressing disparities amid the growing backlog
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NewsNHSE failing to hold trusts to account on inequalities, study finds
NHS England ‘lacks a clear vision’ on a key part of its health inequalities agenda and is not holding trusts to account for delivering an ‘inclusive recovery’, a study by the King’s Fund has concluded.
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News‘Excess deaths’ due to A&E delays rise by nearly a third in one year
Long waits in A&E departments may have caused around 30,000 ‘excess deaths’ last year, according to new estimates.
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NewsNHSE’s ambulance lead joins trust board
NHS England’s lead for ambulance services and other ‘out-of-hospital urgent and emergency care’ is leaving to take up a deputy chief executive role in the ambulance sector.
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NewsDirector drafted in to £120m deficit trust as part of NHSE rescue deal
An acute trust facing a potential £120m deficit has appointed an interim finance director from a specialist provider on a one-year secondment.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: ICS shuns ‘payment by results’ in favour of own model
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsStevens hits out at raft of ‘pound foolish’ government decisions
‘Chronic short-termism’ by government is undermining the nation’s ability to respond to another pandemic, a previous NHS England chief executive has said.
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NewsPritchard warns strikes threaten elective targets and safety
NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard has warned that meeting key elective recovery targets to eliminate 65-week waiters by March and ensure the waiting list is falling by next year is becoming “increasingly challenging”.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The rise and rise of the hospital group
As an increasing number of hospitals appoint shared CEOs and chairs – and more large “groups” are created – we discuss the benefits and drawbacks to this new(ish) way of running things.
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NewsHospital management criticised over helipad death
A trust failed to identify risks associated with a helipad in one of its car parks, contributing to the death of an elderly woman who was blown over as a heavy search and rescue helicopter came into land.
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NewsSpecialised delegation delayed again for largest ICBs
Several of the largest integrated care boards will not be given responsibility for specialised services – as was previously planned — in April next year, they have said.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The workforce plan is still unfunded and uncosted
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.