Professor Sir Bruce Keogh to investigate hospital outliers
As announced in today’s Prime Ministerial statement on the Francis Report, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh is to lead an investigation into hospitals that are persistent outliers in hospital performance and...
View ArticleDavid Nicholson message on the Francis report
The publication of the Francis report into the failures at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust is an important moment for the NHS. The only acceptable legacy is that the NHS learns and changes. In this video...
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Bulletin for proposed CCGs: Issue 28, 7 February 2013
Contents Welcome from Barbara Hakin NHS Commissioning Board responds to the Francis Report 2013/14 NHS Standard Contract published Consultation on 2014/15 CCG Outcomes Indicator Set CCG VAT...
View ArticleSir Bruce Keogh announces final list of outliers
On 6 February, in response to a request from the Prime Minister, Sir Bruce Keogh (the Medical Director) announced an investigation into hospitals that are persistent outliers on mortality indicators....
View ArticleSecuring Excellence in Commissioning NHS Dental Services
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has today published Securing Excellence in Commissioning NHS Dental Services. From April 2013, the NHS CB will take commissioning responsibility from primary care...
View ArticleLocal Authorities – Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny Regulations
The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 have now been published. The publication of these regulations provide a step forward in enabling...
View ArticleOffender health care IT services: Operating model published
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has today published a document setting out setting out how the management of IT systems will be organised for offender health care from April 2013. Securing...
View ArticlePatient-led assessments of the care environment (PLACE)
Today Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, has written to NHS leaders introducing the new system for assessing the quality of the hospital environment from April 2013. Patient-led...
View ArticleHave your say on the narrative for person-centred, coordinated care
There is still time to have your say on the narrative for person-centred, coordinated care by the end of the month. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) and...
View Article62 new clinical commissioning groups given green light to take control of NHS...
NHS Commissioning Board authorises third wave of clinical commissioning groups, taking total to 163, serving 42 million people Local clinicians have now been given the green light to take control of...
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