As she battles to balance the books, Louise Patten, a registered nurse and Chief Officer of Aylesbury Vale CCG, on the need for transparency across the health system: It’s payday again, so I pop down to my local secondary care provider and follow the ‘Pay Here’ signs. I note the monthly amount I have to […]
NHS England’s Deputy Medical Director, Mike Bewick, calls for GPs to help shape the future of primary care: As an experienced GP who has worked in both acute and primary care in Cumbria for over 20 years, I know too well the pressures facing colleagues across the country. GPs see over one million people every […]
NHS England is currently reviewing the local allocation of resources across the full range of its responsibilities, covering both allocations to CCGs and the budgets available for direct commissioning functions in area teams. As part of the review process, we will be holding four regional workshops for CCGs, CSUs, NHS England and other stakeholders to […]
NHS England is engaging with local communities, clinicians and stakeholders, about the best possible way to develop general practice for the future. NHS England wants general practice to play an even stronger role at the heart of more integrated out of hospital services that deliver better health outcomes, more personalised care, excellent patient experience and […]
The week of the 65th anniversary of the National Health Service (5 July 2013), NHS England has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing the gap in life expectancy – over 11 years for men and 10 for women – between the richest and poorest in the country. This focus on equal access and support from the […]
To make it easier for people living on or near the England-Wales border to understand how they can use health services, the governments and NHS bodies on either side of the border have made some agreements summarised in a Statement of Values and Principles. This Statement sets out the arrangements for delivering healthcare between the […]
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The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has published the single operating model for the commissioning of health care for the armed forces and members of their families who are registered with Defence Medical Services (DMS) GP practices. The Securing Excellence in Commissioning for the Armed Forces and their Families document sets out where commissioning responsibility […]
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