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Should there be more discussion about the quality of leadership in the third sector?

Is enough emphasis and thought devoted to leadership styles, the culture this creates and whether this fully reflects the organisation’s aims and ethos?
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By Lisa Weaks - 1 September 2015
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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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Leading the technology revolution

We speak to Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information at NHS England, about the role of technology in improving care.
24 June 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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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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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 charities can ease the stress on the NHS

Local charities can relieve pressure on health services and provide cost effective joined up care in the community. But providers and commissioners are not always aware of what they can offer, says Lisa Weaks
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By Lisa Weaks - 26 July 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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New Year priorities for NHS under the microscope

John Appleby examines the New Year priorities for the NHS outlined in last week’s Operating Framework for 2008/09.
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By John Appleby - 19 December 2007
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Forging ahead with lessons from the future

Imagine being able to see the future and assess health needs and the repercussions of policy initiatives. Windmill 2007 did that and found some valuable pointers.
By Alaisdair Liddell et al - 5 July 2007
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Using statistics to detect poor practice

John Appleby explores the extent to which poor performance by individual clinicians could be reflected in data available from routine NHS statistics.
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By John Appleby - 2 June 2005
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