All Primary care contracts and commissioning articles – Page 26
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NewsDo GPs have 'the balls' to decommission hospital care?
GPs must not “shirk” the challenge of downsizing NHS hospitals, GP and health commentator Phil Hammond argues in this week’s HSJ.
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Comment'Time to scrap GP exception reporting'
We must now scrap exception reporting by GPs in the quality and outcomes framework.
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NewsConsortia need strong support and to integrate, finds Nuffield research
Research on clinical commissioning groups in the US suggests young consortia in the UK need a lot of support and must work with other sectors if they are to survive.
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NewsMajor questions remain over commissioning, say insiders
Major questions remain over the successful formation of commissioning consortia, despite the fast spread of “pathfinders”, according to those overseeing the process.
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News'Stalinist' controls grip expiring SHAs
The Department of Health has handed the NHS a set of 116 performance measures and 24 further priorities for 2011-12, as its “Stalinist controls” on the transition process become clear.
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NewsNicholson: NHS commissioning board will step in if consortia falter
In the first interview since his appointment as chief executive of the NHS Commissioning Board, Sir David Nicholson has outlined the measures it could take against poorly performing commissioning consortia.
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NewsCancer strategy relies more heavily on charities
Cancer networks are to lose guaranteed funding while the government will rely on investment from charities to achieve its ambition for one to one cancer care.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe four challenges facing consortia
In the first part of their series on commissioning, Stephen Hill and colleagues look at how GPs can add value to the process
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NewsPCT directors warned over cluster job conditions
Primary care trust directors are being warned not to move into new cluster roles without firm assurances about pay and job descriptions.
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NewsMPs: NHS white paper lacked 'credible plan'
The Commons health committee has strongly criticised the government’s approach to NHS reform - particularly its “surprise” announcement of the abolition of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities.
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NewsUS health giant Humana to pull out of UK
The giant American private healthcare firm Humana plans to pull out of the NHS commissioning support market and wind down its UK business within six months, HSJ has learned.
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NewsThree single-practice consortia made pathfinders
The average population size among pathfinder commissioning consortia remains large, but there are three single-practice groups among those announced today.
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NewsHealth secretary announces 89 more pathfinders
More than half the English population is covered by pathfinder commissioning consortia after the Department of Health announced a further 89.
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NewsCameron steps in to defend health reforms
The prime minister has defended his government’s NHS reform proposals, saying there is “no quiet life option”.
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NewsNHS London buys in support for consortia development
NHS London has contracted a KPMG-led partnership to support consortia development.
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HSJ Knowledge'Through the lens of commissioning consortia the world seems quite different'
To flip or not to flip, that was the wicked question challenging my overloaded synapses recently. In Cambridgeshire we set off down the GP consortium route over a year ago, delegating responsibility to growing numbers of commissioning consortia.
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NewsUncertain future for cancer networks
Cancer networks look set to lose their government funding and be encouraged to become social enterprises under the new cancer strategy.
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NewsConsortia commissioning benefits 'poorly defined'
The government and local NHS leaders need to better demonstrate the benefits and purpose of consortia commissioning, work by the NHS Alliance has found.
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NewsBMA leadership defends its response to reforms
The British Medical Association leadership has defended its engagement with the government’s health reforms after criticism from some members, but says it will be “stepping up” its lobbying.
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CommentGPs will walk a tightrope between making or buying
Giving GPs freedom to innovate while protecting patients will be a difficult balance