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The NHS Mandate: a Mandate from the Government to NHS England, April 2013 to March 2015 (Department of Health)
Summary This updated mandate describes the renewed ambitions for the health service, for the period 2013 – 2015. As with previous editions, it is structured around the five key areas where NHS England (previously called the NHS Commissioning Board) is … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Assessment and Diagnosis, Avoidable Harm, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Community Mental Health Services, Department of Health Policy Strategy & Finance, Diagnosis and Assessment, Digital Technology, Dignity, Dignity in Dementia, Emerging Technology, Experiences, FFT: Friends and Family Test, Finance, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Freeing the NHS to Innovate, Friends and Family Test (NHS), GP Practice, GPs, Health Care Reform, Health Reform, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Information Technology, Innovation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Recovery, Mental Health Services, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Modified Rankin Scale, Mortality, Mortality Rates, New Technology, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Constitution, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS Friends and Family Test, NHS Mandate, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Patient Experience Framework, NHS Reform, NHS Reform in England, NHSCB, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Public Health Reform, Public Service Reform, QIPP, Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), Reform, Safeguarding, User Experience
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NHS Commissioning Board Renamed as NHS England (NHS Commissioning Board)
Summary The NHS Commissioning Board is about to change its name to NHS England, from April 1st 2013. NHS England carries overall responsibility for a £95 billion NHS commissioning budget. “The main aim of NHS England is to improve the health … Continue reading
Potential Conflicts of Interest Among CCGs / GP Commissioners (BBC News / BMJ)
Summary An investigation reported in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that more than one-third of GPs on the boards of new NHS commissioning groups in England could have potential conflicts of interest. According to the BMJ, 426 (36%) of the 1,179 GPs it investigated in … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BMJ, British Medical Journal (BMJ), CCGs, CCGs with Notable Conflicts, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinically-Led Commissioning, Code of Conduct, Commissioning Dementia Care, Commissioning Excellence, Commissioning Task, Conflicts of Interests, GP-Led Commissioning, GPs, NHS Blackpool CCG, NHS Chiltern CCG, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Leicester City CCG, NHS Oldham CCG, NHS Southwark CCG, NHSCB, Openness, Practice Based Commissioning (PBC), Primary Care Commissioning (PCC), Scrutiny, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Value in Commissioning
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Narrative on Person-Centred Coordinated (“Integrated”) Care (NHS CB / National Voices)
Summary The NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB) commissioned National Voices to develop a narrative for integrated care from the viewpoints of patients and service users. This was done in partnership with the Local Government Association with support from the Department of Health and Monitor. Note: Feedback and comments on … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, National Voices, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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NHS Standard Contract 2013/14 (NHS Commissioning Board)
Summary This contract is for use when commissioning healthcare services. It reflects the Everyone Counts: Planning for Patients 2013/14 report. The CQUIN Table of Goals includes: Friends and Family Test. NHS Safety Thermometer. Dementia Case Finding. VTE. Full Text Link (a) … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 2013/14 NHS Standard Contract, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning Task, CQUIN Frameworks, CQUIN: NHS Safety Thermometer, Dementia Case Finding, eContract Portal, eContract Portal: My eContracts, eContract Portal: The Learning Zone, FFT: Friends and Family Test, Friends and Family Test (NHS), High Quality Commissioning, NHS Commissioning Board, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Friends and Family Test, NHS Safety Thermometer, NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN, NHS Safety Thermometer Goal, NHS Standard Contract 2013/14, NHS Standard eContract portal, NHSCB, Standard eContract portal, VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), VTE CQUIN
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Consultation on Additional Indicators for the 2014/15 Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is consulting opinion on the 32 CCG outcomes indicators for inclusion in the 2014/15 Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (CCGOIS); formerly known as the “Commissioning Outcomes Framework”. The consultation … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NICE Guidelines, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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