by Andy Cowper on 24th February 2012
The following is the official note of the ‘Implementing NHS reform’ meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on Monday 19 February 2012. A wide range of people representing the NHS were at the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today, including: the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians,... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 24th February 2012
NICE have issued a letter asking for CCG leaders and interested clinicians to help them with topic selection. The full NICE Topic Scopes 2012-13 FINAL document can be downloaded here. NICE Guide for commissioners – Topic scoping for 2012/13 This scope presents the topic scopes for 13 potential guides for commissioners. The scopes are presented... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 24th February 2012
Our next online moderated forum will take place here at 19.30-20.15 on Wednesday 29 February 2012. The theme is ‘choosing commissioning support – what to consider’. Confirmed participants include: Julie Wood, NHS Alliance national director of clinical commissioning; Dr Shane Gordon, chief executive of North East Essex CCG; and Andrew Fenton, chief information officer of... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 21st February 2012
Health Service Journal has obtained exclusive extracts from a letter to CCG leads from Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, offering reassurances that they will have significant levels of operational autonomy. Extracts from HSJ’s coverage read: “I know many of you may have read that you will be forced to fragment services, or to put services out... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 21st February 2012
Press Statement, 21 February 2012 In response to yesterday’s meeting between the Prime Minister, the Health Secretary and an array of health organisations including NAPC, the NHS Confederation and the NHS Alliance to discuss the NHS reform agenda and consequent improvements arising from the changes, Dr Charles Alessi, a senior member of the Clinical Commissioning... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 21st February 2012
Lansley, Grant, Bennett and Hakin to address Clinical Commissioning Coalition national event 24 April The Clinical Commissioning Coalition between NHS Alliance and NAPC is holding a national event on 24 April 2012 at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London. Speakers will include: Secretary Of State Andrew Lansley NHS Commissioning Board chair Professor Malcolm Grant Monitor’s... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 17th February 2012
The NHS Commissioning Board special health authority has published a Q&A to help pathfinder CCGs consider their commissioning support wants and needs. Commissioning Support Q&A – Feb 2012 – web.pdf version Commissioning Support FAQs – For NHS and local authority audiences 1. What is commissioning support? Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS said that clinical... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 10th February 2012
The new Clinical Commissiuoning Coalition working paper on CCG size, shape and configuration, CCG_size_shape_configurationFinal‘Clinical Commissioning Groups: size, shape and securing localism’, is now available for discussion and comment. This document has now been shared with those CCG leaders who have helped shape it for comment, and has also been signed off by the NHSA /... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 4th February 2012
A rough transcript of key points from the NHS Commissioning Board board meeting 2 February 2012. Chairman Malcolm Grant warns of potential turbulence facing the Health And Social Care Bill in the House of Lords; and stresses that the nature of the NHS Commissioning Board’s preparatory work is conditional on the legislation, which could change.... Read more »
by Andy Cowper on 2nd February 2012
The DH has published its briefing notes on the latest (incomplete) proposed amendments to the Health And Social Care Bill. Please note that all amendment numbers in this document relate to the list published on the DH website on February 1, 2012 Briefing notes on Government amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill: Lords... Read more »
