Proposals to update local accountability have been put forward as part of a consultation launched today on regulations governing local authority health scrutiny. The changes proposed in this consultation will update the arrangements and regulations for local authority health scrutiny and help to ensure that the interests of patients and the public are at the […]
Proposals for the final key elements of the authorisation governance process for CCGs, including the decision-making, moderation, conditions and support processes within the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB), have been published today. The information is in a paper to the NHS Commissioning Board Authority which will be asked to approve the proposals at its board […]
The next public board meeting will take place on Thursday 19th July 2012 from 1.15pm to 3.00pm in Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UE. If you would like to attend, please register your interest as places are limited. Please contact commissioningboard@nhs.net or call 0113 254 6515, by 12 noon on Wednesday 18th July. Please note that members […]
The first round of appointments to commissioning support service (CSS) managing director posts has been made by the NHS Commissioning Board Authority. Nine appointments have been made, while discussions are ongoing with others. The successful appointees, and their current CSSs, are: Robert Bacon – Birmingham, Black Country and Solihull Commissioning Support Service Stephen Childs – […]
The NHS Commissioning Board Authority is pleased to announce the following Very Senior Managers (VSM) posts have been recruited to: Commissioning Development Directorate: Rosamond Roughton will be Director for Commissioning Systems and Strategy, responsible for the translation of the NHS Commissioning Board strategy into the development of the commissioning system, and the running of the […]
The NHS Commissioning Board Authority Chief Executive David Nicholson and a ‘design group’ of 15 CCG clinical leaders have written to emerging CCG leaders this week to invite one senior clinical lead from each CCG to join a new NHS Commissioning Assembly. The executive team at the Board Authority and the group of CCG leaders […]
Lay Assessors on CCG authorisation panels The NHS Commissioning Board Authority is currently working towards the authorisation of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and would like to work with patients and the public to ensure they are ready to take up their new role from April 2013. CCGs are the new clinically-led and patient-focused organisations who will […]
Professor Grant talks about the experience and insight that the NHS CBA executives and non-executive directors bring to the Board, and how we will work with partners to drive improvements in outcomes for patients right across the NHS.
The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has published the single operating model for the commissioning of primary care services within the NHS. The new system will come into effect from 1 April 2013. At this date, the NHS Commissioning Board will take on many of the current functions of PCTs with regard to the commissioning of […]
The NHS CBA are at the NHS Confederation annual conference and exhibition this week. If you’re visiting the conference, please come along and see us on stand D32, where we’ll be running regular eXhibition eXchange sessions during the main breaks, covering the following topics: Commissioning Outcomes Framework Clinical networks and senates Commissioning Development Commissioning Support […]