Archive for October 2011

Interview – Mike Farrar, chief executive, NHS Confederation

by Andy Cowper on 27th October 2011

Mike Farrar is chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents the management of NHS organisations. He is a former strategic health authority chief executive, and is widely regarded as an able communicator of policy issues and capable manager of political situations. Farrar talked to Achieving Commissioning Excellence editor Andy Cowper about the impact of... Read more »

Achieving Commissioning Excellence news review October 2011

by Andy Cowper on 18th October 2011

Achieving Commissioning Excellence presents a new monthly news summary of clinical commissioning issues for readers. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful.   … Professor Malcolm Grant nominated NHS Commissioning Board chair Health secretary Andrew Lansley last week nominated Sir Malcolm Grant, current chair of University College London and a lawyer and academic by background as... Read more »

Interview – Andrew Taylor, NHS Co-Operation and Competition Panel

by Andy Cowper on 18th October 2011

Prior to his departure to become chief information officer of McKessen, the chief executive of the NHS Co-Operation and Competition Panel Andrew Taylor made time to give Achieving Commissioning Excellence an interview on key issues for commissioners. The CCP’s role is to advise the Secretary of State for Health and Monitor on the application of... Read more »

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