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NewsNHS must no longer rely on ‘free capital’, claims government adviser
The health service must accept that it can no longer expect to rely on “free capital” and will have to borrow private funding for investment in buildings and tech, a senior government adviser has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Redistributing the NHS wealth
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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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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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ACOs are back
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integrated care system correspondent Mimi Launder and deputy editor Dave West
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NewsReview uncovers ‘chaos’ at trust caring for man who killed three
A wide range of corporate failings contributed towards the climate in which a mental health patient killed three people in Nottingham in 2023, a review commissioned by NHS England has concluded.
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NewsTrusts to take on ICB responsibilities next year
Some trusts will take over responsibility for the “planning and transformation” of services from integrated care boards by March next year, according to the 2025-26 national planning guidance.
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CommentThe government needs to explain to the public how care is going to change
The government’s forthcoming 10-Year Health Plan aims to address pressing challenges in health and care, focusing on recovery and reform. Key to its success will be empowering integrated care systems to lead change, aligning policy across sectors, and engaging the public in designing services, writes Annie Bliss
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NewsTen-year plan must be clear on implementation, not just vision, say Dash and Nicholson
The 10-year health plan must “be very clear on how [it] will be implemented” rather than just setting out a “vision”, two influential health leaders have told the HSJ podcast.
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NewsICBs ‘exit’ 800 staff in cost-cutting programme
Integrated care boards paid exit packages to 809 staff under centrally-ordered cost cuts last year, with some spending four to five times the average, HSJ analysis shows.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: A ‘rigid mandate’ threatens neighbourhood health
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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CommentThe NHS is holding the economy back by failing to share its data
Matthew Swindells writes about how unlocking AI’s potential in the NHS can boost productivity, improve patient care, and free clinicians from admin tasks by prioritising simpler, proven technologies like RPA and machine learning
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NewsNHSE commends ICBs for ‘strong leadership’
The quality of leadership at 13 integrated care boards has been praised by NHS England in its latest formal assessment of their performance.
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NewsRevealed: 14 ICBs cutting spend on the third sector
Nearly half of all integrated care boards are due to cut their spending on voluntary, community and social enterprise services this financial year, HSJ analysis suggests.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ICBs freed – to cut 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 deputy editor Dave West.
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CommentThe use of volunteers is no longer just a 'nice to have'
From its pandemic origins, the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme has evolved to tackle broader healthcare challenges in the NHS, delivering promising results
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CommentPreventing LTC patients going ‘off the radar’
North Central London Health Alliance is testing a new approach to proactively support patients with long-term conditions and address the challenges they face, write Kate Petts and Rachel Lissauer
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NewsCouncil reorganisation may lead to ICS boundary changes
Government wants health organisation boundaries to “align” with devolved regional authorities in the long term, it says in a white paper published today.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Integration in 2025
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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HSJ PartnersHow do we coordinate our approach to medicines optimisation?
Medicines optimisation teams are advancing patient care through initiatives like polypharmacy management and antimicrobial stewardship, yet face new challenges. FDB is developing holistic solutions to support these efforts effectively.
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CommentICBs must retain a role in provider oversight
Integrated care systems embrace devolution and collaboration to deliver government reforms, prioritising prevention-focused neighbourhood care and sustainable health outcomes through an updated NHS operating framework, writes Kathy McLean