NHS Clinical Commissioners president tells pharma to share drug funding risk...
The president of the NHS Clinical Commissioners, Dr Michael Dixon, has called on pharma businesses to share in the risk of pricing drugs. If a drug was supposed to reduce costs for the NHS and it did...
View ArticleGovernment clarifies that CCGs do not have to put all services out to tender
The Government has calmed concerns over one of the aspects of the implementation of the National Health Service reforms set out in the Health and Social Care Act. Some people had been concerned that...
View ArticleNew NHS structure – so what? Actions by old bodies can still leave new bodies...
The Information Commissioner’s Office has had a massive bee in its bonnet over recent months over mistakes in the NHS in the way it handles people’s personal data. The ICO has believed that large fines...
View ArticleCCGs cannot refuse to follow NICE clinical guidance unless clear clinical case
Rose v Thanet CCG, High Court Clinical Commissioning Groups cannot refuse to follow the guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) unless there is an...
View ArticleNHS England names companies on list of lead providers for CCGs
NHS England has named Capita Business Services, Mouchel and Optum alongside seven Commissioning Support Units as lead providers for Clinical Commissioning Groups that wish to tender for support...
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