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Alliance calls for NHSCB commitment to break boundaries

The new NHS must change the way it operates so that more patients are cared for outside of hospitals and in local community settings or at home if the NHS is to change for the better, says the NHS Alliance.
Alliance crafts manifesto, plans busy year ahead

This year will see a huge change in NHS Alliance’s role from being primarily a membership organisation for commissioners, to becoming primarily a membership organisation for GP practices, primary care providers and individual clinicians, managers and patients.
CCGs, patients to re-energise, re-engineer NHS

The NHS is on a journey of transformation that will see “a new unstoppable relationship between clinicians, managers and local people,” said Dr Michael Dixon, Chairman, NHS Alliance.
Alliance maps route to patient centred NHS

At NHS Alliance we are moving towards a more global mission because good Commissioning Groups and Commissioning Group leaders can only achieve so much.
A new report seeks to support commissioners as they get to grips with integrated 24/7 urgent care

NHS Alliance and NHS Clinical Commissioners have co-produced a report on urgent care, which supports commissioners as they look to implement effective integrated 24/7 urgent care strategies in their local areas.
ACEVO and the NHS Alliance call for revolution in NHS/community links

ACEVO and the NHS Alliance have today launched a jointly-produced Clinical Commissioners’ Guide to the Voluntary Sector, calling for a revolution in NHS/community links and closer collaboration between clinical commissioners and voluntary sector organisations.
NHS Alliance welcomes greater flexibility for 111 implementation

The NHS Alliance has welcomed today’s announcement by the Department of Health that Clinical Commissioning Groups will be able to extend the deadline for full implementation of the 111 service, originally set for April 2013.
NHS Alliance calls on the government to act on its commitment to shared decision-making

Following the publication of the consultation paper Liberating the NHS: No decision about me, without me, the NHS Alliance is calling on the government to show real commitment to shared decision-making.
NHS Information Strategy high on aspiration but inadequate on application

The NHS Alliance welcomes the NHS Information Strategy released by the government.
Clinical Senates' key role to protect and foster localism

In a speech at the Westminster Health Forum – Developing clinical senates and networks: commissioning, integration and efficiency – held in London, Dr Donal Hynes, co-vice chair of the NHS Alliance, reiterated the need for clinical senates and networks to support CCG’s localism.