1. NHS 111: getting lost in translation?

    Date:
    25/01/2012
    Summary:

    The new urgent care telephone number NHS 111 may have the potential to bring real benefits to the health care system but, according to a recent NHS Alliance survey, is in danger of ‘getting lost in translation’. The new clinical...[more]

  2. Current policy on specialists’ role in NHS reforms inadequate

    Date:
    13/01/2012
    Summary:

    Policy on the role of specialist doctors in the NHS reforms is not fit for purpose, according to a discussion paper published today by the NHS Alliance. [more]

  3. NHS Alliance welcomes government’s commitment to accessible medical record to all patients

    Date:
    24/12/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance has welcomed today’s Future Forum report which recommends that patients should have access to their health records online and the government’s commitment to make primary care records accessible from 2015. [more]

  4. National summit calls for Co-production for health - A new model for health & wellbeing in a radically new world

    Date:
    16/12/2011
    Summary:

    Creating a new co-production model is seen as the best way to delivering better health and wellbeing outcomes at the local level in the context of budget constraint - according to a new report released today...[more]

  5. NAPC/NHSA Coalition speaks out on commissioning support guidance

    Date:
    15/12/2011
    Summary:

    Yesterday, the Coalition has forwarded to the Department of Health its formal response on the Commissioning Support draft guidance Towards Excellence. A copy of the response is attached with this press release. [more]

  6. CCGs’ independence and self-determination crucial for local patient-centred NHS

    Date:
    14/12/2011
    Summary:

    CCG configuration should not be imposed on the back of speculation around management allowance, urges the Clinical Commissioning Coalition. [more]

  7. NHS Alliance announces 2011 Acorn winners

    Date:
    01/12/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance has announced the winners of this year’s Acorn Award at its 14th Annual Conference in Manchester.[more]

  8. Clinical commissioners are ready to lead

    Date:
    30/11/2011
    Summary:

    In his opening speech at the 14th NHS Alliance conference, chairman Dr Michael Dixon will talk about concerned CCG leaders, who are being excluded from crucial decision-making about how their organisations will be set up and run. [more]

  9. Co-production: giving communities a helping hand

    Date:
    30/11/2011
    Summary:

    Co-production* is an important factor in health integration. By empowering communities, it delivers improved health care, innovation and better outcomes for patients, according to a new report by the NHS Alliance and Turning...[more]

  10. Nurses ready to take on commissioning role

    Date:
    30/11/2011
    Summary:

    Unless policy-makers take active steps to ensure that the rhetoric of clinically-led commissioning reflects a multi-professional approach that put nurses at the heart of commissioning and delivery, the potential to improve health...[more]

  11. Rapid learning: driving up patients’ safety across out-of-hours services

    Date:
    29/11/2011
    Summary:

    A process for rapid learning: sharing experience when things go wrong in out of hours services, a paper that reviews the collaborative work of 10 out-of-hours providers over the past year, has been published today by the NHS...[more]

  12. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – PREVIOUS EMBARGOED HAS BEEN LIFTED :- Doctors leading NHS reform changes report coercion and bullying in way organisations are being set up

    Date:
    29/11/2011
    Summary:

    A new survey shows that clinical leaders in the new organisations set to take charge of the NHS in England report experiencing coercion or bullying over how their organisations are established. 60% of respondents to the question...[more]

  13. Clinical Commissioning Groups Addressing outstanding size and configuration issues

    Date:
    22/11/2011
    Summary:

    The Clinical Commissioning Coalition, set up by the NHS Alliance and the National Association of Primary Care, has published a discussion paper on CCG size and configuration issues. [more]

  14. Taking a hard look at urgent care

    Date:
    22/11/2011
    Summary:

    Creating an integrated urgent care, which is fit for purpose and delivers the best care for patients, requires a hard look at the current system and full involvement of general practice and clinical commissioners, a new report...[more]

  15. Clinical Commissioning Coalition demands equal relationship with National Commissioning Board

    Date:
    17/10/2011
    Summary:

    The new Clinical Commissioning Coalition, set up by the NHS Alliance and the the National Association of Primary Care, is demanding a new relationship between the National Commissioning Board and frontline clinical commissioners....[more]

  16. CCGs should not be bullied on size, says Clinical Commissioning Coalition

    Date:
    13/10/2011
    Summary:

    Clinical Commissioning Groups, not Primary Care Trust clusters or Strategic Health Authorities, should decide their appropriate size, says the NAPC/NHS Alliance Clinical Commissioning Coalition.[more]

  17. Clinical commissioning groups call for less bureaucracy, more involvement at local level and more support

    Date:
    27/09/2011
    Summary:

    Over one third of clinical commissioning groups have not been fully involved in shaping the commissioning support offer that has been put in place locally, according to a survey by the NHS Alliance/NAPC. [more]

  18. Secretary of State supports clinical leaders’ call for a clear vision, local autonomy and flexibility

    Date:
    15/09/2011
    Summary:

    Local focus, with national support – this was one of the key messages coming from clinical commissioning leaders at the first independent national conference for clinical commissioning, organised by the NHS Alliance and NAPC,...[more]

  19. Clinical commissioning coalition to set up steering group

    Date:
    14/09/2011
    Summary:

    Following the announcement of the launch of the independent coalition to support clinical commissioning and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), over the next coming weeks the NHS Alliance and the National Association of Primary...[more]

  20. Championing clinical commissioning groups

    Date:
    13/09/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS has served the population of this country well and, in terms of the quality of primary care delivered, remains among the leaders in world class provision. However, many things have changed since its inception in 1948,...[more]

  21. New Clinical Commission Coalition to champion CCGs

    Date:
    12/09/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance and the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) have joined forces to form an independent coalition to support clinical commissioning and Clinical Commissioning Groups[more]

  22. NHS Alliance calls for more CCG involvement in authorisation

    Date:
    26/08/2011
    Summary:

    NHS Alliance has called on the government to ensure that Clinical Commissioning Groups are fully involved in the authorisation process and modernisation plans. The organisation warns that CCGs are in danger of becoming peripheral...[more]

  23. NHS Alliance launches new website to support commissioning

    Date:
    12/08/2011
    Summary:

    NHS Alliance is today launching Achieving Commissioning Excellence (www.nhsace.com) – a new website to support the development of clinical commissioning.[more]

  24. Clincial Commissioning in Action

    Date:
    11/08/2011
    Summary:

    Calling all CCG Leaders[more]

  25. Break Through! NHS Alliance 2011 Conference

    Date:
    25/07/2011
    Summary:

    This year’s NHS Alliance Conference – Break Through! – will bring together influential clinicians, management and policy makers on a level playing field to explore the impact of the government’s NHS reforms. [more]

  26. Liberating practice management

    Date:
    21/07/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance has published today Liberating Practice Management: How to create a thriving practice in challenging times. [more]

  27. Clinical commissioning: Securing better outcomes for the NHS and its patients

    Date:
    18/07/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance, in partnership with NAPC, has published today a discussion paper, Clinical commissioning: securing better outcomes for the NHS and its patients. [more]

  28. The clinical commissioning genie is out of the bottle...

    Date:
    12/07/2011
    Summary:

    Despite a prolonged political process, the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) and NHS Alliance (NHSA) are delighted that plans which will ensure clinicians and their patients will be at the centre of future commissioning...[more]

  29. NHS Alliance invites entries for 2011 Acorn Awards

    Date:
    12/07/2011
    Summary:

    It is that time of the year again and the NHS Alliance is inviting entries for the Acorn Awards. [more]

  30. Alliance calls on government to ensure clinical commissioning groups’ independence

    Date:
    29/06/2011
    Summary:

    Following giving evidence at Health and Social Care Bill Committee, the NHS Alliance has called on the government to ensure that clinical commissioning groups are not over constrained or straight jacketed[more]

  31. Clinically-led commissioning must not be set up to fail

    Date:
    20/06/2011
    Summary:

    NHS Alliance has urged the government to ensure that clinical commissioners have sufficient headroom to bring about the urgent changes required by a modern NHS.[more]

  32. NHS Alliance statement: NHS Future Forum Report

    Date:
    12/06/2011
    Summary:

    Commenting on the NHS Future Forum Report, Michael Sobanja, chief executive of the Alliance, said: "The report's findings and recommendations show that the direction of travel is right. We are pleased to see that many of...[more]

  33. Breaking Through - How GP-led consortia can unlock the full potential of the NHS

    Date:
    02/06/2011
    Summary:

    Dr Michael Dixon, chairman of the NHS Alliance, today called on the Government to speed up the process of NHS reform in areas where GP-led consortia are ready, willing and able to get on with the job of improving services for...[more]

  34. NHS Alliance and NAPC in support of clinically-led commissioning

    Date:
    02/06/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance and the National Association of Primary Care have joined forces to support clinically-led commissioning. In a letter sent to Professor Steve Field, chair of the government's NHS Future Forum review, both...[more]

  35. Dial 111, is this the way forward?

    Date:
    01/06/2011
    Summary:

    A more meaningful and engaging discussion is needed regarding the models for implementing the new national three digit number (111) for patients in need of urgent care, says the NHS Alliance. [more]

  36. The government cannot afford to mess it up this time

    Date:
    12/05/2011
    Summary:

    “The NHS is facing one of its most severe financial crises yet and, unless clinical commissioning and leadership remains truly at the heart of the health reforms, patients will bear the brunt of a system that will become...[more]

  37. New Alliance network to support nurses’ commissioning role

    Date:
    11/05/2011
    Summary:

    The newly-launched NHS Alliance Nurses in Commissioning Network will serve as a platform for nurses to fully engage and contribute the debate on health reforms and ensure their views and role on clinical commissioning are...[more]

  38. Social enterprise – force for real change in the NHS

    Date:
    21/04/2011
    Summary:

    The government has announced that up to £10m in funding will be made available to help NHS staff who want to start social enterprises as part of the government’s Right to Provide agenda. But how much can the social enterprise...[more]

  39. No going back on clinical commissioning

    Date:
    19/04/2011
    Summary:

    As political dispute and speculation around the Health and Social Care Bill take centre stage, it is now time to give clinical commissioners all the support they can get and ensure that their opinions are heard, says the NHS...[more]

  40. PCT clusters – real change or same old structure in disguise?

    Date:
    08/04/2011
    Summary:

    PCT clustering could allow for the growth of GP Commissioning Consortia but, unless they have proper governance in place, there is a danger that they could be seen as old PCTs under a different name, says the NHS Alliance. [more]

  41. Public health under threat, says NHS Alliance

    Date:
    06/04/2011
    Summary:

    The proposed structure for public health delivery – put forward by the Government in a series of documents under the banner of ‘Healthy Lives’ – could results in a fragmentation of key functions of public health, warns the NHS...[more]

  42. Social enterprise: a third way for NHS providers

    Date:
    30/03/2011
    Summary:

    “The social enterprise model provides the right bridge between cooperation and competition in the NHS,” Dr Michael Dixon, chairman of the NHS Alliance, will say in his speech today at Practical approaches to setting up social...[more]

  43. Media Savvy Commissioners

    Date:
    28/03/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance has joined forces with Healthmediawareness to offer GP Commissioning Consortia leaders and their teams a bespoke media training course. [more]

  44. Patients and their care are not commodities

    Date:
    07/03/2011
    Summary:

    Comments by Monitor’s newly appointed chair David Bennett, comparing the NHS to utility companies and being ripe for dismemberment, are simply wrong. They illustrate the huge flaws in some of the more simplistic arguments for...[more]

  45. New agendas, new thinking, new responses

    Date:
    17/02/2011
    Summary:

    GPs lack clarity and understanding of how the new public health systems – health improvement, health protection, health services – will come together under the reformed NHS, according to a new report released today[more]

  46. Essential guide for GP Commissioning Consortia

    Date:
    14/02/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance’s NED Network has published Establishing Governance: essentials for GP Commissioning Consortia, which states that achieving the new health system can only be attained if there is effective allocation and...[more]

  47. NHS Alliance calls for reassurances around NHS reforms

    Date:
    09/02/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance has called on the Government to clarify major issues around the Health and Social Care Bill which could, otherwise, jeopardise the successful implementation of clinically-led commissioning, with significant...[more]

  48. GP Commissioning takes hold

    Date:
    17/01/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance has welcomed the announcement of the second group of GPs who will take the lead in the Government’s GP commissioning strategy. [more]

  49. GP Commissioning: Its not about power, its about health care

    Date:
    17/01/2011
    Summary:

    Committed frontline clinicians and their patients hold the key to a more progressive NHS, says NHS Alliance[more]

  50. Information revolution: now it’s time to put it into practice

    Date:
    13/01/2011
    Summary:

    The NHS Alliance has called on the Government to set up a solid strategy for patient information. [more]

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