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Health and Social Care Bill
The Government has now published the Health and Social Care Bill. The Bill, which has received its Second Reading in the Commons is now at committee stage. It very closely reflects the Command paper published before Christmas and thus provides a good framework to establish a more competitive healthcare market. for NHSPN, most of the key issues are likely to arise in Regulations and implementation rather than on the Bill itself. But we will monitor the progress of the Bill through both Houses and be ready to intervene in response to damanging amendments, initially by seeking to strengthen the Government's resolve to resist them. Key aspects to watch for are:
- The Development of the new regulatory regime;
- Ensuring commissioners have to keep within competition and procurement laws, whilst recognising the need fo 'tailoring' the rules where this is in the best interest of patients and taxpayers;
- Anything relating to the implementation of 'Any Qualified Provider'.
Health white paper consultation responses
The NHSPN has drafted network members responses to the coalition governments health white paper consultation papers. Please download the following draft responses;
Thank you to all members who responded to the Government's consultation. Responses and further updates are available on the health white paper web pages.
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Cooperation and Competition Panel cases
NHSPN submitted evidence to help the CCP carry out its review of the operation of Any Willing Provider. You can download our submission.
A brief summary and an update on panel cases is available to download.
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NHS Premises Assurance Model
The Department of Health and the NHS have co-produced the NHS PAM. NHS PAM is a management tool, designed to provide a nationally consistent approach to evaluating NHS premises performance against a set of national indicators.
Please email the NHS PAM Helpdesk at the DH to obtain a short form requesting access to the Premises Assurance Model: PAMHelpdesk@dh.gsi.gov.uk.
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June 2010 revision to the NHS operating framework
The NHSPN has identified some issues arising from the June 2010 revision to the current Operating Framework, which are of specific relevance to its members. A more general commentary on the new document is being provided by the NHS Confederation. The document is the first demonstration of the new Government’s views being translated into operational guidance. Download the full commentary notes.
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Payment by Results
There are a number of members representing NHSPN on a number of different facets of the Payment by Results agenda.
The Department of Health has now re-issued the principals and rules for cooperation and competition (PRCC) with amendments intended to reflect the Health White Paper and related Consultation papers. Download the re-issuesd PRCC
SUS Payment by Results meeting notes 24 November 2009
Local Pricing 2010/11, by Jonathan Hale, NHS Connecting for Health & SUS PbR requirements Team, associated paper from the SUS PbR November 09 meeting.
Meeting of DH Payment by Results (PbR) External Advisory Group (EAG)
Report on reconciliation of UCLH local billing system (HiPPOi) to SUS PbR
Presentation on Payment by Results by The Information Centre.
All previous meeting minutes, presentations and additional material can be found archived under related documents.
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OHE briefing
The Office of Health Economics briefing latest report on the competition between independent and NHS providers to supply non-emergency hospital care to NHS patients in England. The How Fair? September 2009 report is now availble to download and view.
Get involved by commenting on this report with other NHSPN members on our new discussion forums.
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