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    HSJ Awards

    HSJ Value Awards 2021: HSJ Value Pilot Project of the Year

    2021-09-02T23:01:00Z

    WINNER: Tower Hamlets CCG (EQUIP & Patient and Public Engagement Team), The Barkantine Practice, Tower Hamlets ELFT Recovery College, Well Communities University of East London, NHS England Always Events, Tower Hamlets CVS, Tower Hamlets Council (Public Health), Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham, Tower Hamlets Health Watch, Darzi Fellowship Programme ...

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    News

    Revealed: Two regions dominate rankings for late cancer diagnosis

    2019-09-06T11:44:00Z

    Just two regions account for nine of the 10 worst performing clinical commissioning groups for late detection of cancer, according to official data.

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    Expert Briefing

    The biggest set of mergers for a decade

    2019-06-13T09:19:00Z

    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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    News

    CCG allocations revealed: The winners and losers

    2019-01-11T11:00:00Z

    New funding allocations which favour areas of extreme deprivation will see some clinical commissioning groups receive cash growth of up to 15 per cent next year, with others receiving increases of less than 5 per cent.

  • Claire Murdoch
    News

    Revealed: One in 10 CCGs flout key NHS spending pledge

    2018-09-14T11:34:00Z

    One in 10 clinical commissioning groups have cut their mental health spending according to new figures from NHS England, more than double the previous year.

  • Human hip
    News

    Revealed: More older people waiting in pain for urgent hip operations

    2018-02-12T06:00:00Z

    More older patients are waiting too long in hospital before treatment for painful and crippling hip fractures, new data reveals, potentially undermining “compassion and dignity” for patients.

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    News

    Significant savings from mental and physical health integration pioneers

    2017-12-14T11:00:00Z

    Providing talking therapies to patients with long term conditions saved nearly £200,000 for physical health services in one trailblazing site, data shared exclusively with HSJ shows.

  • Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
    News

    Winners of NHS contract disputes worth millions revealed

    2017-11-15T13:20:00Z

    NHS England has released details of three arbitration cases between commissioners and trusts, which were arguing over millions in funding.

  • Surgery
    News

    STP region aims for huge savings across elective care

    2017-11-10T06:00:00Z

    Commissioning leaders are aiming to save £50m a year by standardising policies in elective care across their sustainability and transformation partnership footprint.

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    HSJ Local

    CCGs to share chief officer

    2017-10-30T15:09:00Z

    A single chief officer has been appointed across neighbouring clinical commissioning groups in West Yorkshire.

  • Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
    HSJ Local

    Major hospital shake-up delayed because reducing beds is 'unsafe'

    2017-05-09T14:25:00Z

    CCGs and acute trust halt plans to cut 171 beds Major reconfiguration of acute and critical care will now be phased in by autumn Dewsbury Hospital to retain 100 more beds than originally planned A major reconfiguration of critical care in Yorkshire has been delayed after commissioners agreed ...

  • wheelchair
    News

    Thousands of disabled people forced to wait months for wheelchairs

    2017-03-21T22:00:00Z

    Between October and December, 21 per cent of children and 15 per cent of adults waited more than 19 weeks for wheelchairs to be delivered Waiting times of nine weeks-plus for wheelchair prescription and then delivery Longest waits for those with high or specialist needs for prescriptions and delivery ...

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    HSJ Local

    CCGs to join up for STP-wide commissioning

    2017-03-15T07:00:00Z

    All CCGs in West Yorkshire and Harrogate STP patch sign up to form a joint commissioning committee The 11 CCGs have signed a memorandum of understanding and terms of reference NHS England needs approve the changes to CCG constitutions necessary for the committee to make decisions on behalf of ...

  • Breast cancer radiology
    News

    Revealed: Significant variation in A&E cancer diagnoses across England

    2017-02-21T10:54:00Z

    Cancer diagnosis in accident and emergency departments are three times more likely in some parts of England than others, HSJ analysis reveals.

  • medicine
    HSJ Local

    CCGs to impose temporary ban on prescribing expensive treatments

    2017-01-17T06:30:00Z

    CCGs agree 18 month moratorium on individual funding requests as part of £1m savings package Greater Huddersfield and North Kirklees CCGs have approved the proposal, which is expected to save £750,000. Plans to stop prescribing products such as gluten free foods are expected to save a further £283,000 a ...

  • Rob Webster
    HSJ Local

    Big STP plots 'accountable care organisations' across 2.5m patch

    2016-11-14T12:51:00Z

    New commissioning structure a key plank of West Yorkshire and Harrogate STP Plans include strengthening the region’s joint committee of CCGs and setting up ACOs to manage capitated budgets for their local populations West Yorkshire and Harrogate STPs focus on nine specialist areas, with local areas drawing up own ...

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    News

    Seven councils reject STP submissions

    2016-11-03T12:22:00Z

    Hammersmith and Fulham, and Ealing councils reject north west London STP Both local authorities say they oppose the downgrade of Charing Cross Hospital assumed in the plan Leaders of the five west Yorkshire councils say they have not been given proper scrutiny of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate plan ...

  • Waiting room
    News

    Analysis: CCGs with biggest increases and decreases in GP access

    2016-07-25T12:16:00Z

    Bexley CCG sees biggest increase in patients unable to get GP appointments Most improved group on access to appointments was Slough CCG Recruitment cited as most common problem by CCGs HSJ analysis has identified the clinical commissioning groups with greatest improvements and biggest declines in patient access to ...

  • A&E
    HSJ Local

    A&E shake-up needs £490m 'external funding support'

    2016-01-19T10:41:00Z

    Huddersfield to lose emergency services despite being twice the size of Halifax Plan will ensure full use of PFI buildings at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax CCGs say plan will maintain high quality services using the resources available STRUCTURE: Commissioners may consult on plans to reconfigure acute services ...

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    News

    Exclusive: GP groups cover most of England but ‘lack ambition and priorities’

    2016-01-06T07:00:00Z

    Large scale GP provider groups operating in 82 per cent of England’s CCG areas There are 268 federations up and running, HSJ research suggests It is estimated that these organisations cover 41 million patients Four fifths of clinical commissioning groups have at least one large scale GP provider ...