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A recipe for baking in collaboration? NHS England and NHS Improvement’s proposals for new legislation

NHS England and NHS Improvement’s latest legislative proposals show a desire to fast forward the integration agenda, but without further detail it’s hard to reach a view. Richard Murray reflects on the proposals.
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By Richard Murray - 9 December 2020 6-minute read
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Commissioning is dead, long live commissioning

With collaboration and integrated care central to the long-term plan for the NHS, Ruth Robertson considers what the future holds for commissioning and commissioners.
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By Ruth Robertson - 14 March 2019
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Streamlining the organisation of the NHS without a top-down reorganisation

Chris Ham makes the case for aligning the work of NHS Improvement and NHS England.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 19 September 2017
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The future of NHS commissioning: no map or clear destination

Ruth Robertson asks how CCGs will be affected as accountable care organisations/systems and sustainability and transformation plans/partnerships are layered on top of an already complex NHS landscape?
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By Ruth Robertson - 18 September 2017
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Commissioning: barking up the wrong tree?

Faith in the purchaser/provider split as a key driver for reform is fast dissolving, argues Nick Timmins.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 5 June 2017
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Sending shockwaves through the NHS?

Ben Collins asks whether we are seeing the end of the purchaser-provider split as we know it.
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By Ben Collins - 24 March 2017
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Missing the wood for the trees

Ben Collins reflects on the reasons behind the failure of the UnitingCare contract, and lessons that have been learnt for commissioning in the NHS.
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By Ben Collins - 12 December 2016
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Put GPs at the centre of the NHS commissioning roadmap

Ruth Robertson outlines the importance of involving GPs in commissioning and planning in the NHS if we are to meet the challenges of transforming care and balancing finances.
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By Ruth Robertson - 12 July 2016
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Is strategic commissioning the future for the NHS?

Clinical commissioning is changing in response to financial and operational pressures, and the implementation of new care models. Chris Ham considers whether strategic commissioning is the way forward.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 1 June 2016
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Co-commissioning one year on: any progress?

How are new co-commissioning arrangements progressing, a year after their introduction? Chris Naylor considers the results of our survey of GP practices in six clinical commissioning groups, carried out with the Nuffield Trust.
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By Chris Naylor - 4 April 2016
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Is the purchaser–provider split dying?

Is the purchaser provider split dead? No. Is it dying? Quite possibly, says Nicholas Timmins.
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By Nicholas Timmins - 22 September 2015
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Paid for by the NHS, treated privately

John Appleby looks at how much non-NHS providers contribute to NHS care.
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By John Appleby - 11 June 2015
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Never a better time to make integrated care happen

Richard Humphries looks at the options for CCGs and local authorities to work together to deliver integrated commissioning of health and social care services.
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By Richard Humphries - 9 June 2015
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Co-commissioning: a new relationship between GPs and their CCG

Co-commissioning has arrived. Today 64 CCGs take on fully delegated responsibility for commissioning general practice, while 87 CCGs take on joint commissioning responsibilities working with NHS England.
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By Laura Bennett - 1 April 2015
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Tearing up the NHS competition rule book

Our briefing on procurement and competition law attempts something rare in the current debate: a purely technical discussion of whether an incoming government could dismantle the current rules given the relationships between UK and EU law.
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By Ben Collins - 18 March 2015
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The best of times, the worst of times: a personal view from the CCG front line

What are some the challenges currently facing CCGs? John Richards, Chief Officer of NHS Southampton City CCG, shares his thoughts.
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By John Richards - 26 January 2015
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Contracting for integrated care – what happens once the ink is dry?

Commissioners, providers and policy-makers are showing a lot of interest in new contracting models currently being implemented. However, the contract is often seen as an end in itself rather than a tool for encouraging new ways of working.
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By Rachael Smithson - 16 December 2014
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Transforming primary care

The new Department of Health document, Transforming primary care, mostly looks to improve services for those with the most complex needs. But what does it tell us about transforming primary care for the rest of the population?
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By Richard Murray - 16 April 2014
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Can Simon Stevens build a coalition for change?

Simon Stevens takes up his post as Chief Executive of NHS England today, with an inbox that will be full to overflowing. But what are the three issues that demand his immediate attention?
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 1 April 2014
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How engaged are CCG members one year on?

One year ago today, clinical commissioning groups formally took on their statutory responsibility for £65 billion of the NHS budget. So how do individuals in CCGs feel about engagement now?
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By Shilpa Ross - 1 April 2014
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