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Tag Archives: NHS England Area Teams
Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework (NHS England)
Summary Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework organisations were appointed last month to supply commissioning support services to the NHS in England. CCGs are expected to use the Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework (LPF) to assist with tasks including finance, contracting, … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
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Tagged BDO, Bob Ricketts: Director of Commissioning Support Services, Capita Business Services Limited, CCG Clinical Leads and Accountable Officers, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support, Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework, Commissioning Support Providers, Commissioning Support Services, Commissioning Support Tools, Commissioning Support: Lead Provider Framework (LPF), Dr Foster, End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1), End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): Capita Business Services Limited, End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): MBED (Consortium Comprising Mouchel BDO Engine and Dr Foster), End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): NHS Arden-GEM Partnership (AGP), End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): NHS Central Southern CSU, End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): NHS North East London CSU, End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): NHS North of England CSU (NECS), End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): NHS South and West Commissioning Support Alliance (SaWCS), End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): NHS South East CSU, End to End Commissioning Support (Lot 1): Optum, Engine, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Handbook for Buying Commissioning Support from LPF, Ian Dodge: NHS England's National Director of Commissioning Strategy, Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b), Integrated Commissioning Support, Make Share Buy Summary Guide (LPF), MBED (Consortium Comprising Mouchel BDO Engine and Dr Foster), Medicines Management (Lot 2a), Medicines Management (Lot 2a): Capita Business Services Limited, Medicines Management (Lot 2a): NHS Arden-GEM Partnership (AGP), Medicines Management (Lot 2a): NHS Central Southern CSU, Medicines Management (Lot 2a): NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, Medicines Management (Lot 2a): NHS North East London CSU, Medicines Management (Lot 2a): NHS North of England CSU (NECS), Medicines Management (Lot 2a): NHS South East CSU, Medicines Management (Lot 2a): Optum, Mini Competition Process, Mini-Competition, Mouchel, NHS Arden-GEM Partnership (AGP), NHS Central Southern CSU, NHS Change Model, NHS England Area Teams, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Improving Quality, NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, NHS North East London CSU, NHS North of England CSU (NECS), NHS North West CSUs (NWCSUs), NHS Right Care, NHS South and West Commissioning Support Alliance (SaWCS), NHS South East CSU, OJEU Procurement Process, Optum, Outcome-Based Commissioning, Resources for CCGs, Service Redesign, Supporting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b): NHS Arden-GEM Partnership (AGP), Supporting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b): NHS Central Southern CSU, Supporting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b): NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, Supporting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b): NHS North East London CSU, Supporting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b): NHS North of England CSU (NECS), Supporting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b): NHS North West CSUs (NWCSUs), Supporting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b): NHS South and West Commissioning Support Alliance (SaWCS), Supporting Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Individual Funding Requests (IFR) (Lot 2b): NHS South East CSU
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Dementia Ambassadors: New Help For GPs and Patients (NHS England)
Summary NHS England has appointed seven clinical experts in dementia, or “dementia ambassadors”, to offer one-to-one support for CCGs and GP-led local health committees. These seven ambassadors are to be based in London, the south, the north, the midlands, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Barriers to Early Diagnosis, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Dementia Ambassadors, Dementia Toolkit for GPs, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Dr Nick Cartmell: Clinical Advisor for Dementia in the South, Dr Sunil Gupta: Clinical Advisor for Dementia for Midlands and East, Early Diagnosis, General Practice, General Practice in England, GP-Led Commissioning, GP-Led Local Health Committees, GP-Led Service Developments, GPs, Local Area Teams (LATs), NHS Area Teams (ATs), NHS England Area Teams, NHS England Regional Offices, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Regional Dementia Prevalence, Strategic Clinical Networks, Strategic Clinical Networks for Mental Health Dementia and Neurological Conditions, Timely Diagnosis, Timely Referral
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Commissioning for Quality (NHS England / Commissioning Assembly)
Summary An interactive web resource “Commissioning for Quality: Views from Commissioners” is based on the Commissioning Assembly’s analysis of CCG quality frameworks and strategies (and the literature). It has been launched to help commissioners with quality improvement and assuring the … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 2013/14 NHS Standard Contract, Assessing Quality, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCG Outcomes Indicator Set, CCG Outcomes Indicator Set (CCGOIS), CCG Quality Frameworks and Strategies, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Effectiveness, Clinical Quality Framework, Clinical Quality Review Visits, Commissioning Cycle, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Commissioning for Quality: Key Messages for Commissioners, Commissioning for Quality: Views from Commissioners, Commissioning for Value, Commissioning Levers, Data Sources for Commissioners, Decommissioning, Decommissioning Services, Dorset Pain Society, Dr Paul Husselbee: NHS Southend CCG, End-User Experience, Energising Excellence Model, Expert Patient Groups, Friends and Family Test, Governing Body Assurance Framework, Healthwatch, High Quality Commissioning, Improving Patient Safety, Information Governance, Key Lines of Enquiry, KLOEs: Key Lines of Enquiry, Leadership for Quality, Learning from Complaints, Local Authorities, Making it Real, Missed Opportunities in the Commissioning Cycle, Monitor, National Quality Board, National Quality Board (NQB), NHS Commissioning Assembly, NHS Commissioning Assembly CCG Development Working Group, NHS Corby CCG, NHS Crawley CCG, NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG, NHS England Area Teams, NHS England: Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Area Team, NHS England: Lancashire Area Team, NHS England: Shropshire and Staffordshire Area Team, NHS England’s Area Team in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, NHS England’s Lancashire Area Team, NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG, NHS Nene CCG, NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG, NHS North Kirklees CCG, NHS Somerset CCG, NHS South Tees CCG, NHS Southend CCG, NHS Standard Contract, NHS Standard Contract 2013/14, NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA), NHS Wakefield CCG, North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), NQB: National Quality Board, Participation, Patient Experience, Patient Participation, Patient Participation Groups, Patient Safety, Performance Incentives (CQUINs QOFs and Quality Premiums), Public Health England Intelligence, Public Participation, QSGs: Quality Surveillance Groups, Quality, Quality and the Commissioning Cycle, Quality Assurance Visit (QAV) Process, Quality Improvement, Quality Premium, Quality Premium Payments, Quality Surveillance Groups, Quality Surveillance Groups (QSGs), Quality Working Group of the NHS Commissioning Assembly, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), Through the Gate, User Experience, User Participation, Walking the Service (Look and See)
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Overview of General Practice in England (House of Commons Library / BBC News / BMA / NAO / BMJ / Nuffield Trust)
Summary This House of Commons Library briefing note supplies information on NHS primary medical services provided by GPs in England. It has been updated to cover elements of the new GP contract; including the introduction of named GPs for people … Continue reading →
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Tagged 24/48 Hour GP Access Targets, 24/7 Urgent GP Services, 5000 More GPs by 2020 and Surgeries Open Seven Days Per Week ("Surreal Obsession" BMA Claim), 7 Day Primary Care, Access to Dental Services, Access to General Practice, Access to GP Services, Additional Workforce (New Deal), Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) Programme, Ageing Population, Ageing Workforce, Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS), AT Medics (London), £1 Billion for Infrastructure (New Deal), BBC Health News, BBC Politics News, BMA General Practitioners Committee (GPC), BMA's "Surreal Obsession" Attack on 5000 More GPs by 2020 and Surgeries Open Seven Days Per Week, BMA: British Medical Association, BMJ, Booking Appointments, British Journal of General Practice, British Medical Association (BMA), British Medical Association Annual Conference (June 2015), British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research: University of Cambridge, Care Coordination for Complex Individuals: Greenwich, Care Integration, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Quality Commission’s Inspection Framework, Carr-Hill Formula, ChenMed (US), Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Clinical Responsibility for Patients (Choosing Wisely and New Deal), Commissioning and Funding of GP Services, Community Education Provider Networks (CEPNs), Conservative Conference (Birmingham: September 2014), Contractual Levers and National Targets, CQC Inspections of GP Surgeries, Data and Metrics to Assess Quality in General Practice, David Cameron, Demand, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Department of Primary Care: University of Exeter, Dr Chaand Nagpaul: British Medical Association, Dr Maureen Baker: Chair Royal College of General Practitioners, Dr Maureen Baker: President of Royal College of General Practitioners, Dr Michael Florin (Sale: Greater Manchester), Dr PJP Holden and Partners (Matlock), Dr Srinivas Dharmana (Liverpool), Emergency Admission Avoidance: Nene CCG, Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Services, EMIS Web, English General Practice Patient Survey (GPPS), English GPPS, Enhanced Services from GPs, Exeter Medical School, Extended Hours, Extended Hours Incentives, Extended Opening Hours, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Family Doctors, Federations, Financial Micro-Incentives, Flexible Working, Franchises: Practices Working in Partnerships, Funding GP Practices in England, Future of General Practice Survey (2015), Future of Urgent & Emergency Care Services in England, General Medical Services (GMS) Contract, General Practice, General Practice in England, General Practice Performance Data, General Practice Role in Public Health and Prevention (New Deal), General Practices, General Practitioners Committee (GPC), GenerationQ, Golden Hello Payments for Doctors to Work in Deprived Areas, GP Access, GP Contract, GP Cooperatives and Out-of-Hours Services, GP Expenditure and Earnings, GP Morale, GP Out-of-Hours Services, GP Out-of-Hours Services Provided by Commercial Companies, GP Patient Survey (GPPS), GP Patient Survey 2013-14, GP Recruitment, GP Services, GP Training, GP Training Opportunities, GP Training Places, GP Training Statistics, GP Workforce, GPPS 2012-2013, GPs, GPs Pay, Greenwich Coordinated Care, Greenwich Coordinated Care Pioneer Programme, Health Behaviour Research Centre: University College London, Holistic Care, House of Commons Library, ICM Research, ICMUnlimited, Improving Access to GP Services (New Deal), Improving General Practice, Improving Quality in General Practice, Improving the Quality of Care in General Practice, Independent Contractor Status of GPs, Information and Data Linkage to Support Transformation, Inner North West London Integrated Care, Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Interoperable Electronic Health Records, Ipsos Mori, Leadership Development, Local Integration, London Innovation Challenge, London Strategic Commissioning Framework for Primary Care Transformation, Long Hours and Constant Demands, Long-Standing Health Conditions (LSHCs), LSHC: Long-Standing Health Condition, Maureen Baker: Royal College of GPs, Medical Students' Perceptions of General Practice (Transformation), Minimum Practice Income Guarantee, Minimum Practice Income Guarantee (MPIG), Minor Injury Units, Minor Injury Units (MIUs), Mobile (Tablet) Consultations, Multidisciplinary Team Working: Inner North West London, Named GPs, Named GPs for Over-75s, National Audit Office (NAO), National Audit Office on Out-of-Hours GP Services, National General Practice Profiles, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Nelson Medical Practice (London), New Deal for General Practice, New Deal for General Practice (June 2015): Department of Health, New General Medical Services (nGMS) Contract, NHS 111, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), NHS Dental Access, NHS Dental Services, NHS Direct and NHS 111, NHS England Area Teams, NHS England GP Patient Survey., NHS England Regions, NHS England Single Operating Model for Primary Care, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement’s Productive General Practice Programme, NHS Nene CCG, Numbers of Patients Registered at GP Practices, Online Consultations, Online Patient Access to Summary Medical Records (Primary Care), Out of Hours GP Services, Out-of-Hours General Practice, Patient Choice, Patients Unable to Obtain General Practice Appointments or Convenient Appointments, Personal Medical Services (PMS), Primary Care Clusters, Primary Care Collaboratives, Primary Care Infrastructure Fund, Primary Care Transformation: NHS England London, Primary Medical Care Functions Delegated to Clinical Commissioning Groups, Prime Minister's Challenge Fund, Priory Avenue Surgery (Caversham: Reading), Professor Martin Roland: Workforce Mix Review for Health Education England, Professor Steve Field: Former Chief Inspector of General Practice (CQC), Programme of Support for Struggling Practices (New Deal), Q Research Database, Quality and Continuity of Care for Vulnerable Patients (New Deal), Quality and Management Analysis System (QMAS), Quality and Management Analysis System (QMAS): Aggregated Data on All NHS GP Practices, Quality and Outcomes Framework Reduced by Over a Third, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF): Tick-Box Culture, Queen’s Nursing Institute (2013): on Confusion of Titles and Roles in Community Nursing Workforce, Radbrook Green Surgery (Shrewsbury), RAND (Santa Monica), RCGP's Recruitment Video, Realistic Timeframes (for Transformation), Rebecca Rosen: GP Lead for Greenwich Coordinated Care Pioneer Programme, Rebecca Rosen: Senior Fellow in Health Policy at Nuffield Trust, Reducing the Reporting Burden (New Deal), Reduction in Bureaucracy, Responsible GPs, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of General Practitioners’ Curriculum, Same-Day Consultation Requests in General Practice (ESTEEM Trial), Same-Day GP Telephone Consultations, Scaled-Up Networks, Service Integration, Seven Day Primary Care (New Deal), Seven Days 12-Hours a Day Access to GPs (Policy Commitment), Seven-Day GP Access, Seven-Day GP Access by 2020, Single Operating Model for Primary Care, Smart Phone Consultations, Social Prescribing, Social Prescribing (New Deal), Social Prescribing: Removing Barriers With Other Sectors (Social Care or Community Care or Mental Health Providers), Special Measures for GP Practices, St Thomas Health Centre (Exeter), Staffing Changes (2010-14), Strategic Commissioning Framework for Primary Care Transformation in London, Super Partnerships of GPs, Super-Surgeries, Support for New Models of Care (New Deal), System Integration, Telemedicine Consultations, Telephone Consultations, Telephone Triage for Management of Same-Day Consultation Requests in General Practice (ESTEEM Trial), Transformation in GP Training, Transformation in GP Workforce Development, Transforming General Practice, Transforming General Practice... Levers for Change Policy Briefing (Nuffield Trust), Transforming Primary Care, Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services, United States, University College London, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School, Upskilling of GP Workforce, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Urgent and Emergency Services, Urgent Care Centres, Urgent Care Services Outside of Hospitals, USA, Vitality GP Super-Partnership in Sandwell and Birmingham, Vitality Partnership, Waiting Times, Walk-in Centres, Walk-in Centres (WiCs), Watford Care Alliance Network of Practices, Whole System Integration, Workforce
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Clinical Commissioning Groups (Regional Voices / VONNE / House of Commons Library / NHS England / NHS Clinical Commissioners / ICSA / NICE / King’s Fund)
Summary The Regional Voices network in the North East, VONNE, has produced briefings to help the voluntary sector to understand the reformed health and care system. While they contain region-specific information for the North East, they are of nation-wide interest … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abolition of PCTs, Accountability, Accountability and Assurance, ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations), Active Involvement Groups, Additional and Tendered Services, Advisory Committee of Resource Allocation (ACRA), Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS), Alternatives to A&E, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, AREA Formula: 2003/4 to 2007/08, Assessment and Treatment Centre (ATC) at Bassetlaw Hospital, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO), Average PCT Funding Allocation Per-Head, Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group, Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group, Bassetlaw Hospital, Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, Blackburn and Darwen CCG, Bradford CCGs' Dementia Map, Bradford City, Bury CCG, CARAN Formula: 2009/10 Onwards, CCG Allocations for 2014/15 and 2015/16, CCG Commissioning Responsibilities, CCG Development Learning Exchange, CCG Development Support, CCG Funding Allocation Growth Projections, CCG Funding Allocations, CCG OIS Advisory Committee, CCG OIS Indicator Programme (NICE), CCG Outcome Indicator Set (CCG OIS), CCG Overspends for 2013/14, CCGOIS: Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set, CCGOIS: Formerly the Commissioning Outcomes Framework, CCGs in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Central Norfolk CCGs, Christchurch Commissioning Locality, City and Hackney CCG, Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (CCGOIS), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Leadership, Clinical Networks, Clinical Networks and Senates Core Support Team Structure, Clinical Senates, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Commissioning, Collaborative Models of Delivery, Collaborative Working, Commissioning, Commissioning and Funding, Commissioning Based on Outcomes, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning Guidance for Older Care Home Residents, Commissioning Support, Committee on Standards in Public Life, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Engagement, Community Involvement, Community Mental Health, Community-Based Services (formerly Local Enhanced Services (LES)), Complaints Handling, Contracting for Additional Services, Corby CCG, Corby Clinical Commissioning Group, Core GP Contract, Credible Planning, Credible Plans, Crossman Formula, Dartford, Direct Access to Specialist Care, Doncaster CCG, Dragon’s Den Style Panel (Oldham CCG), East and North Hertfordshire CCG, East Lancashire CCG, Eastern and Western Devon CCG, Enhanced Services (Formerly Directed Enhanced Services (DES)), Enhanced Services from GPs, Excellence in Commissioning, Falls Prevention Programmes, Family Care Networks, Federations, Formal Complaints, Frail Elderly Care Pathway (Northumberland), Framework of Excellence, Framework of Excellence in Clinical Commissioning, Framework of Excellence in Clinical Commissioning for CCGs, Funding Formulas, General Medical Services (GMS), General Practice, Good Governance, Good Governance for Clinical Commissioning Groups, Governance and Accountability, GP Contract, GPs, Gurkha Integration Fund, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Board Collaboration, Healthier Perspective: RAISE, History of Allocation Formulas in the NHS, Honesty, House of Commons Library, ICSA: Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Improving Outcomes, Improving Patient Safety, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Integrated Working, Integrity, Joined-Up Care, Kingston CCG, Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group, Lakeside Plus, Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group, Leadership, Leadership for Quality, Leadership in Health Care, Leadership in Social Care, Leadership in the NHS, Leeds South and East CCG, Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group, Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group, Library Standard Note on NHS Commissioning, Local Enhanced Services, Local Leadership, Local Public Health, Multi-Professional Clinical Leadership, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service, Newcastle upon Tyne, NHS Clinical Commissioners, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), NHS Commissioning Budget, NHS Commissioning Support Units, NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Dartford Gravesham and Swanley CCG, NHS Dorset CCG, NHS Durham Dales Easington and Sedgefield Clinical, NHS England Area Teams, NHS England CCG Development Team, NHS Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Lambeth CCG, NHS Newcastle North and East Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Newcastle West Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS South Tees CCG Community Innovations Fund, NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Vale of York CCG, NHSCC: NHS Clinical Commissioners, NICE CCG OIS Indicator Programme, NICE CCGOIS Advisory Committee, Nolan Principles, North East, North East CCGs, North East Essex CCG, North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG, North Kirklees CCG, North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS), North Staffordshire and Stoke Hub, North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups, Northern, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, Northern Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group, Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group, Norwich CCG, Nottingham City CCG, Objectivity, Oldham CCG, Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group, Openness, Outcomes, Outcomes-Based Commissioning, Outcomes-Based Contracts, Patient Complaints, Patient Engagement, Patient Experience, Patient Involvement, Patient Safety, Payment Models, PBRA Formula, Personal Medical Services (PMS), Population Health Perspective, Population-Based Capitated Contract, Portsmouth CCG, Portsmouth City Council, Primary and Secondary Care, Primary Care, Primary Care Alternatives to Emergency Hospital Admissions, Primary Care Provision, Primary Care Trusts and Weighted Capitation Formula, Professional Standards Authority, Professional Standards Authority (formerly the Commission for Health Regulatory Excellence), Proposed Person-Based Resource Allocation (PBRA) Formula, Provider Engagement, Public and Patient Involvement, Public Health, Quality of Care, RAWP Formula: 1977/78 to 1988/89, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Very Short Stay Admissions by Care Home Residents, Regional Voices, RoR Formula: 1990/91 to 1995/96, Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, Selflessness, Seven Principles of Public Life (Nolan Principles), Seven-Day Consultant-Delivered Care, Seven-Day Services in the Community, Seven-Day Working, Shifting Accountabilities, Short Stay Admissions by Care Home Residents, Stonewall, Structural Instability, Succession Planning and Leadership Development, Support to Care Home Residents, System Leadership, TELEDerm Technology, Tower Hamlets and Newham, Tower Hamlets CCG, Transformational Leadership, Transparency and Accountability, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, User Complaints, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations and Disability Groups (VODG), Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector for Policy Makers and Commissioners, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, VONNE: Voluntary Organisations Network North East, Wakefield CCG, Walk-in Centres, Walk-in Centres (WiCs), Warrington CCG, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire CCG, Windsor Ascot and Maidenhead Clinical Commissioning Group, Windsor Ascot and Maidenhead Clinical Commissioning Group (WAM CCG), Wirral CCG, York Formula: 1996/97 to 2002/03
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Government Response to House of Commons Health Select Committee Report into Urgent and Emergency Services (Department of Health)
Summary The government has responded to the House of Commons Health Select Committee (HSC) report into urgent and emergency services (including A&E). “The government agrees with many of the Committee’s recommendations. The response outlines how the health system is responding … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged A&E Pressures, Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Ageing Population, Alternatives to A&E, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Ambulance Services, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), APR: Review of Foundation Trust Annual Plans (by Monitor), Avoidable Admissions, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Seven Days a Week, Challenges of Urgent and Emergency Care, CIP: Cost Improvement Plan, CoSRR: Continuity of Services Risk Rating, CPT: Contingency Planning Team, Delayed Discharges, Development of Urgent Care Board Plans, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Bed Use, Emergency Care, Emergency Departments, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Services, Exceptional Items: One-Off Income or Costs, foundation trust, Foundation Trusts: Performance Review, FRR: Financial Risk Rating, Funding, Funding of Urgent Care Board Plans, GRR: Governance Risk Rating, Health Select Committee, Hospital Beds, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Emergency Departments, House of Commons Health Select Committee (HSC), Inpatient Beds, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integration, Integration of Primary Secondary and Community Care, Local Urgent Care Boards, Marginal Rate Emergency Tariff, Monitor, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Working, NHS 111, NHS England, NHS England Area Teams, NHS Foundation Trusts, NHS Funding, NHS Tariffs, Partnership and Collaboration, Patient Discharge, Patient Flows, Post-Discharge Support, PPE: Property Plant and Equipment, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Primary Care, Root Cause Analyses, Safe Staffing, Simplifying Commissioning, Specialist Centres of Care, Staffing Levels, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Urgent and Emergency Services, Urgent and Emergency Services: Government Response to HSC Report, Urgent Care Boards, Urgent Care Centres, Urgent Care Plans, Vulnerable Older People, Vulnerable Older People’s Plan, Whole System Patient Flows
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Clinical Commissioning Groups: Improvement in General Practices (King’s Fund / Nuffield Trust)
Summary The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust have been working jointly to assess the implementation and role of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The first of a series of reports examines the development of CCGs up to March 2013; i.e. just … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), King's Fund, National, NHS, NHS England, Nuffield Trust, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Ten Priorities “Prescription” for Urgent and Emergency Care (RCP / House of Commons Health Select Committee / Department of Health / BBC News)
Summary Challenges faced by urgent and emergency care services include: Rising demand and an ageing population. Lack of comprehensive, effective alternatives to hospital admission seven-days a week. Complex discharge issues. Handover and patient flow. Recruitment into emergency and acute medicine. … Continue reading →
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