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Public health funding uncertainty is hitting hard

This article was first published on the LGC website. The lack of news from the government about the public health grant contrasts with the long term certainly it has given the NHS, writes Sally Warren.
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By Sally Warren - 31 January 2020
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Is the NHS being privatised?

The involvement of the private sector in the NHS is a hotly contested topic. We consider whether the NHS is being privatised.
17 October 2019
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The false promise of the self-improving health system

There is an urgent need to reform the system for paying and contracting for services in the NHS but new complex financial incentive schemes are not the answer, writes Ben Collins for HSJ.
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By Ben Collins - 1 April 2019
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Caution needed over ambitions for new primary care networks

It is critical that primary care networks are not set up to fail by taking on too many tasks too quickly.
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By Beccy Baird et al - 18 January 2019
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An open letter: a long-term funding settlement for the NHS

An open letter to the Prime Minister from The King's Fund, The Nuffield Trust and The Health Foundation about a long-term funding settlement for the NHS.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 6 June 2018
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Integrated commissioning: Beyond Barker

The current fragmented system of commissioning is clearly unsustainable. While the idea of integrated commissioning is an old one, the approach to achieving it must be decidedly new, writes Lillie Wenzel.
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By Lillie Wenzel - 19 August 2015
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Integration with health could be staging post to devolved public service budgets

As the post-election dust settles, the Queen’s speech confirms that the integration of health and social care continues as a headline policy commitment, with the better care fund and ‘DevoManc’ as flagship policies intended to make this happen. But will they be enough?
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By Richard Humphries - 10 June 2015
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Integrated care must start with a new single national framework

Rather than prescribe a one size fits all solution, an approach agreed locally by CCGs and local authorities is the best way forward for integrated care, says Richard Humphries.
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By Richard Humphries - 9 June 2015
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English devolution: local solutions for a healthy nation

This publication was commissioned by the Local Government Association to capture the thoughts of councillors, directors of public health, providers, commissioners, academics and other key opinion formers on the challenges and opportunities devolution could bring in terms of improving the public's health. Read David Buck's chapter.
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By David Buck - 9 June 2015
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Commissioning in the spotlight

New models of care have been introduced by the NHS five year forward view, but where do commissioners fit in?
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By Ruth Robertson - 23 April 2015
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Let the mavericks lead primary care service design

Rachael Addicott considers how forward thinking GPs can be more engaged in leading the radical service redesign that is required in primary care.
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By Rachael Smithson - 22 April 2014
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We have a radical plan for primary care

The King’s Fund proposes a radically new approach to commissioning and funding general practice to tackle the pressure of rising demands when resources are declining.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 19 February 2014
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Encourage GPs to take ownership of their CCG

Regardless of their shape or size, building and maintaining strong relationships with GPs is a key challenge for new clinical commissioning groups, write Holly Holder and Shilpa Ross
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By Shilpa Ross et al - 11 October 2013
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How local government's relationship with the NHS is changing

Relationships between councils and clinical commissioning groups are getting better, but there are big challenges ahead, says Richard Humphries.
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By Richard Humphries - 27 August 2013
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How to engage GPs in developing primary care

Clinical commissioning groups offer GPs the chance to be more involved in transforming primary care.
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By Shilpa Ross et al - 24 July 2013
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Can clinical commissioning groups transform the NHS?

There is a pressing need for clinical expertise to be harnessed more effectively in the commissioning of health services, and CCGs potentially provide a way through which this can happen.
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By Chris Naylor - 23 July 2013
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The next chief executive of NHS England

The next person appointed as chief executive of NHS England will essentially be the leader of the national health system, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 10 July 2013
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Resource allocation: a forgotten element of health policy

In austere times, the importance of resource allocation in the NHS should be clear for everyone − not just policy nerds − says David Buck
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By David Buck - 11 April 2013
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Future proofing the Quality and Outcomes Framework

We must make the Quality and Outcomes Framework fit for purpose in the era of multimorbidity and cost savings, says Veena Raleigh.
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By Veena Raleigh - 25 March 2013
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Setting objectives for the NHS Commissioning Board

One of the principal aims of England’s Health and Social Care Act 2012 is to distance politicians from the day to day management of the NHS. This aim is being pursued by the creation of the NHS Commissioning Board, which will take responsibility for allocating resources to clinical commissioning groups and commissioning some services directly.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 6 September 2012
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