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Clinical commissioning has place in future healthcare strategy, say sector leaders

Do clinical commissioning groups have a role in future strategic commissioning NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC), the membership organisation for...

Health professionals lack awareness of innovation campaigns

How much do healthcare professionals know about drives to take up innovative technologies Most healthcare professionals are ignorant of major...

Three Northern STPS in merger talks

Which three STPs are thinking of merging Health leaders are reported to have opened discussions leading to a merger of three northern sustainability...

More prevention for type 2 diabetes needed, says NICE

Will lifestyle courses reach enough people to reduce numbers of diabetes patients The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has...

CCGs pressed to implement peer review of referrals

Why is NHS England incentivising CCGs to implement clinical peer review of referrals NHS England officials have asked clinical commissioning groups...

First steps towards new NHS procurement and logistics models get underway

Will new model save the NHS money The Department of Health has put the £730m NHS logistics contract up for tender as part of its future operating...

Providers heading for £523m full-year deficit

How big will the deficit be for the provider sector in 2017/18 NHS providers' performance results for the first quarter suggest an aggregate...

Nuffield Trust suggests NHS budget goals may be impossible to meet

Why do policy analysts believe NHS trusts will fail to deliver sayings demanded by the DH A think-tank analysis of Department of Health accounts...

More people waiting over a year for surgery in Wales

How can hospital beds for planned surgery be better protected Figures published by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) show a 400% rise over the...

Competition authority clears Birmingham mega merger

Will the merger of two foundation trusts in Birmingham improve patient services The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the proposed...

How will the NHS’s Capped Expenditure Process (CEP) affect pharma?

Paul Midgley, Director of NHS Insight at Wilmington Healthcare, explains how pharma should tailor its approach Trusts and Clinical Commissioning...

NHS England describes contracting for accountable care models

How does NHS England describe the process of contracting for accountable care models NHS England has published a report on contracting for...

NHS trials PrEP for HIV

Could trial pave the way for large-scale HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis scheme A three-year trial will see 10,000 people at high risk of HIV infection...

NHS could save millions of pounds if general surgery procedures were improved, says report

Would implementing the recommended changes save money and improve patient outcomes The Getting It Right First Time programme (GIRFT) has said the...