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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ICBs in limbo and under pressure
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder
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NewsNHSE ‘ignoring trusts’ pleas for fair funding’
Mental health and community trust bosses have warned they could be forced to cut services because they may lose out under the formula used to distribute pay rise funding.
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NewsThe mental health trusts with most staff support
Which mental health, learning disability and MH combined providers win the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of the 2024 NHS staff survey.
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NewsCommunity, ambulance and specialist providers most recommended by staff
Which providers receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of the 2024 NHS Staff Survey for community, ambulance and specialist providers.
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NewsPoor support ‘driving rise in deaths after discharge’
The rate of patients dying by suicide shortly after discharge from mental health units has increased in recent years, with researchers calling for better post-discharge support.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Clues to the 10-Year Plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Exposing the gaps in community services
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder
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CommentUniversities should be represented on every ICB
Universities are key to NHS reform, but sustainable funding and strategic expansion are needed to train more healthcare professionals, improve retention, and future-proof the workforce
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NewsTwo trust CEOs become NHS England advisers
Two foundation trust chief executives have joined NHS England as unpaid national advisers for community health services and developing neighbourhood health.
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CommentAmbulance volunteers are no longer a ‘nice to have’
Joe Crook highlights the crucial yet often overlooked role of ambulance volunteers, who not only respond to emergencies but also support community health and reduce pressures on hospitals
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News400-metre ambulance journey prompts trust to change rules
A community trust has lifted restrictions on its district nurses visiting one of its own wards, to prevent the unit calling ambulances to transport patients 400 metres.
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NewsICBs missing checks on vulnerable children
Integrated care boards are warning they are failing to carry out health checks for vulnerable children in care because of a lack of paediatricians and rising demand, HSJ has found.
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NewsNew elective care target included in 2025-26 planning guidance
A new target for elective care waiting times has been included in the 2025-26 planning guidance, but several high profile commitments have been dropped.
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CommentHospitals are suffering from an identity crisis
The hospital model is outdated and struggling. It’s time to rethink its role, structure, and integration within a prevention-focused healthcare system, writes Rosie Beacon
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NewsExclusive: Expert review concludes NHS ‘got winter it prepared for’
A new plan authored by six leading expert groups and shared exclusively with HSJ has concluded the NHS “got the winter it prepared for” and warned poor standards of urgent and emergency care has been “normalised and accepted”.
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CommentI’ve seen the future: It’s Bognor Regis
Paul Farmer highlights the critical role of the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector in improving health, preventing hospital admissions, and saving costs, urging increased investment to address current and future challenges
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CommentCharisma: The key to getting things done in the NHS
A recent podcast’s argument that charisma is responsible for the current pattern of NHS services implies that just improving community-based services will not change patterns of care, writes Fraser Battye
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News‘Distressing’ two-year waits for children’s service quadruple in eight months
Two-year waits for children needing help from community services quietly tripled last year, while such delays for hospital treatment have been virtually eliminated, due to government targets.
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NewsThe NHS in 2024, told through 11 charts
From continuing strike action to long waits in emergency departments and the community, there’s been plenty to write about in the NHS in 2024. But sometimes words don’t tell the story quite as vividly as a picture. Here are 11 charts which visualise the year that was 2024 for the ...
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CommentI was an NHS leader for 30 years. Only now do I fully understand dementia care
Dame Ruth Carnall calls for greater collaboration between the NHS, local authorities, and care providers to improve outcomes for frail and dementia patients through better integration, long-term planning, and shared resources