POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 21 MARCH 2013 All commissioning groups given the green light The NHS CB authorise 48 CCGs in the fourth and final wave of authorisation bringing the total to 211. However only 20% of all CCGs have been authorised without conditions with only weeks left before they take on their commissioning responsibilities on 1 April. Read more Share this article
21 MARCH 2013 Local policy changes require PCTs to go beyond legal duties in conducting NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) eligibility assessments for previously un-assessed period of care PCTs are currently suffering an onslaught of requests for retrospective assessments of CHC eligibility following the announcement of the deadlines for such requests by Sir David Nicholson in March last year. Share this article
21 MARCH 2013 Property all change the final word The majority of property will be going to NHS PS and will be managed through Local Area Teams. Those responsible for the day to day running of property will remain largely the same. NHS PS will take on some 3000 existing staff to provide a full range of support functions ensuring a seamless transition. Share this article
14 MARCH 2013 Revised competition regulations published This week saw the government publish the revised NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013. These regulations revoke the version published on 13 February which prompted concerns that the government had... Share this article
14 MARCH 2013 A new legal duty is on its way for CCGs The new duty will mean that by law CCGs will have to secure services in education health and care plans for children and young adults with special educational needs. This will include specialist services like physiotherapy and speech and language therapy. Share this article
7 MARCH 2013 Breaking news - campaign group wins legal challenge on stopping heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary Many of you will know that the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts has already fought a lengthy legal battle in relation to the proposed cessation of paediatric heart surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London - eventually winning its case in the Court of Appeal. Share this article
POSTED BY RONA MCPHERSON | 7 MARCH 2013 Pensions - new Fair Deal on the Horizon Under the current 'Fair Deal' scheme where public sector staff transfer out to a new provider of services the new provider must offer such staff a 'broadly comparable' pension scheme. Share this article
7 MARCH 2013 Direct payments for healthcare? As anticipated the Government has now launched a public consultation on changes to the regulations for direct payments for healthcare (one of three methods of offering an individual a personal health budget). Share this article
POSTED BY TANIA RICHARDS | 7 MARCH 2013 Government launches consultation on the coroner system The consultation paper sets out the Ministry of Justice's proposals for implementing the coroner reforms in Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. Share this article
7 MARCH 2013 Increased focus on commissioners in Coroners' Inquests Earlier this week, Mills & Reeve held two day-long events on Coroners' Inquests. Over one-hundred and twenty clients and contacts attended sessions in either Birmingham or London, for discussions on topics including disclosure of evidence to Coroners, preparing for hearings and proposals for change to the system. Share this article
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