NHS England and Monitor have today launched a consultation on changes to the NHS payment system. The proposed changes for 2015/16 aim to incentivise the efficient provision of high quality care, while also encouraging the better management of an increasing demand for services. The package of proposals is an early opportunity to put into practice […]
This is to let you know about the next steps to help you plan and prepare to get the best results from the Commissioning Support Lead Provider Framework (LPF) which will open for use from 30th January 2015. The initial response from providers to the LPF was very strong and has been strengthened since the […]
Enabling people to take real control of their health and care is a central priority for all of us. That is the view of Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information who will be among the speakers at the 2014 Future of Health Conference being staged at the Kensington Olympia in London […]
Thinking like a patient, acting like a taxpayer – from NHS challenges to new solutions? We meet here in Liverpool at a defining moment in the history of our National Health Service. A time when the standards of care for the vast majority of our patients in the vast majority of our communities continues to […]
Stevens announces new option for local Clinical Commissioning Groups to co-commission primary care in partnership with NHS England. England’s 211 clinically-led local Clinical Commissioning Groups will get new powers to improve local health services under a new commissioning initiative announced today by NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens. Speaking to GPs and other NHS health […]
Following publication of NHS England’s Planning Guidance in December, four CCG leaders have agreed to give their perspectives on the planning process in their local health economies: Dr Nadim Fazlani, Chair, Liverpool CCG and chair of the NHS Commissioning Assembly CCG Development Working Group; Lou Patten, Chief Officer, Aylesbury Vale CCG; Jonathon Fagge, Chief Executive […]
The NHS Equality and Diversity Council (EDC) is currently undertaking a review of its function and working objectives and currently no formal meetings are scheduled until that review is complete. Together members continue to consider how they continue to work towards a vision of a personal, fair and diverse health and care system, where everyone […]