All Specialised commissioning articles – Page 17
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News
Revealed: the 24 CCGs forecasting deficits in their first year
There are now clinical commissioning groups expecting to finish their first year of operation in the red in each of the four English NHS regions, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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NewsControversial radiotherapy on offer to patients again
Cancer patients who were denied access to a cutting edge therapy under NHS England’s specialised commissioning policies will be able to access it again if they agree to take part in a clinical trial.
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HSJ Local
CCG leader voices anger over specialised service budget transfer
FINANCE: Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group has expressed irritation at NHS England’s decision to reduce the CCG’s budget by £3.4m in a transfer to specialised services.
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CommentNHS England ‘land grab’ causes dismay
Providers are unhappy with specialised commissioning policy
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NewsInnovation fund axed amid confusion over specialised services
NHS England has scrapped a £50m fund designed to promote innovation as part of a flagship government policy - just two months after its launch.
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NewsExclusive: Race 'a factor' in variability of sickle cell services
Wide variations in the quality of services for patients with rare blood disorders are at least partly a result of their prevalence among ethnic minority communities, HSJ has been told.
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NewsMPs warn on drugs for rare diseases
Patients with rare diseases could be denied access to cutting-edge therapies because of changes to the way drugs are funded, MPs have warned.
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HSJ Local
Specialised commissioning cash risk for Southampton CCG
FINANCE: An estimate of the topslice of clinical commissioning group budgets to pay for specialised commissioning could lead to “unforeseen financial pressures” in Southampton if it turns out to be incorrect.
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Comment
Readers’ Letters – 21 June 2013
Specialised commissioning has been largely absent from NHS reform debate
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News
Quarter of CCGs facing financial 'difficulty'
About a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are facing “real difficulty “ in “making ends meet” this financial year, the NHS England finance director has said.
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HSJ Local
South Lincolnshire coughs up £5.6m for specialist services
FINANCE Recent board papers for South Lincolnshire CCG reveal that the organisation has had £5.6m removed from its baseline to fund specialised services that will transfer to NHS England.
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HSJ KnowledgeAchieving clinical consensus to inform commissioning
The role played by the Cardiac Network
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HSJ KnowledgeIncreasing patient involvement in care pathways
Enhancing partnership working in mental health
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