by Andy Cowper on 30th November 2011
Dr Michael Dixon’s speech can be found here. He ended by reading a message from PM David Cameron, and introduced conference chair Professor Chris Ham, who, noting Dixon’s rhetoric about tumbrels and late 18th century France, quipped about “the revolutionary – or is it revolting? NHS Alliance”. Life and death on a budget – keeping... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 30th November 2011
BREAK THROUGH – NHS Alliance Fourteenth Annual Conference Wednesday 30th November 2011 Dr Michael Dixon, Chair, NHS Alliance Welcome friends and colleagues to this fourteenth NHS Alliance Annual Conference. I am delighted that so many of you have been able to make it here to Manchester on the day of the largest... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 24th November 2011
The Clinical Commissioning Coalition formed by the NHS Alliance and National Association of Primary Care has issued a draft discussion document on CCG size and configuration issues. From preliminary discussions and cost analysis the Coalition’s paper, CCGs – addressing outstanding size and configuration issues notes that a CCG with less than approximately 100k population may be too... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 24th November 2011
by Andy Cowper, editor, Achieving Commissioning Excellence The NHS Operating Framework 2012-13 is now published, and can be downloaded through the link below. NHS Operating Framework 2012-13 A summary of key points in the 2012-13 NHS Operating Framework, and quotes with analysis follows. CCG management budget to be £25 / unweighted head of population,... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 11th November 2011
Below follows the text of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s speech to the NAPC conference on 2 November 2011 It is always a pleasure to be here at the NAPC. To be in the company of future leaders – and increasingly the present leaders – of the NHS. A lot has changed since I attended this... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 9th November 2011
Achieving Commissioning Excellence presents a monthly news summary of clinical commissioning issues for readers. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful. Nicholson: CCGs should choose commissioning support At the National Association for Primary Care’s recent annual conference, NHS CE and CE-designate of the NHS Commissioning Board Sir David Nicholson responded positively to... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 9th November 2011
Mid-Staffs inquiry on commissioning 3 November 2011 The public inquiry into Mid-Staffordshire, chaired by Robert Francis QC, had a series of seminars, the final session of which was on commissioning. A variety of key figures from across the NHS as well as public observers, took part on a fascinating day of discussion. Robert Francis began... Read more »
