Three more CCGs vote to merge next year
HSJ 14 February 2020
- South Warwickshire, Warwickshire North, and Coventry and Rugby CCGs will now apply for approval from NHS Improvement/England, with a view to merging in April 2021.
The CCG map after new wave of mergers
HSJ 5 February 2020
- Analysis by HSJ shows that NHS England has approved the merger of 74 existing CCGs to establish 18 new ones as of April 2020. It means the total number of CCGs is due to fall from 191 to 135.
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CCG admin budgets to be cut by a fifth
HSJ 26 November 2018
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- HSJ has reported that a letter sent to CCGs by NHS England ahead of the long term plan, has said that “administration” limits will be introduced for each CCG in the next financial year, and they must reduce admin budgets by 20 per cent.
- According to the letter one of the ways "suggested" by NHS England is closer working with CSUs to cut costs, CCGs must simplify payments to CSUs and move away from payment by results.
- The letter from Matthew Swindells, deputy chief executive at NHS England, and regional directors, said CCGs can save money by “exploring mergers and joint ways of working”. To support this, it said it will now approve mergers throughout the year rather than once a year, as is currently the case. It said: “[It] will particularly support approaches which align a single CCG with a single ICS.”
- The letter also confirmed the new regional NHS England structure will support the development of ICS and sustainability and transformation partnerships.
