All Integrated care articles – Page 8
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HSJ Partners
Learning a vital lesson on care pathway redesign
To transform services, ICSs should move away from the traditional siloed approach to care pathway redesign and instead adopt a bottom-up approach, writes Beccy Fenton
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Expert Briefing
Impatient: The dilemma of patient leaders in pursuit of justice and equality
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this new monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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News
‘First’ single EPR across ICS planned
An integrated care system is planning on launching what it believes is the ‘first’ single electronic patient record across acute, mental health and community providers.
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Comment
Celebrate the NHS's big birthday! (or get a new job)
We’re only a month away from the 75 anniversary of the country’s favourite health service. In the run-up to the celebrations, Julian Patterson answers readers’ birthday-related questions
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Comment
Why the next waiting time targets will be much harder to meet
The NHS’s favourite way of delivering waiting time targets is faltering
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News
A lot more ICSs will hit financial targets this year, says NHSE chief
NHS England’s chief finance officer has said he expects ‘a lot more’ integrated care systems to hit their spending plans in the current year than in the past.
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Comment
How to enable success with place-based partnerships
Joshua Edwards elaborates on the barriers as well as enablers that will help understand trust leaders’ initial experiences of working with others at place to set ambitions and deliver better outcomes
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News
Region trapped in ‘vicious circle’ as NHS ‘incentivises poor performance’, says ICS chief
People in the North East of England are being trapped in a ‘vicious circle of ill health’ due to national funding structures which ‘incentivise’ poorly performing areas, according to the chief executive of the largest commissioning board.
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HSJ Partners
It’s time to optimise medicines optimisation
Working much more collaboratively, with a full range of partners, could improve the use of medicines in the NHS – so saving money and improving care, says Jyotika Singh, principal consultant, Wilmington Healthcare
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Comment
Can ICSs be trusted to support mental health services?
The independence of ICSs has provided them with a wonderful chance to implement early detection and intervention programmes and expand mental health services to meet current and potential demands, writes Sarah Hughes
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Comment
Exclusive: ICB leader declares 'I will not resign'
The NHS has been rocked to its foundations by news that a prominent integrated care system boss has no plans to resign, writes Julian Patterson
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HSJ Local
ICS sets balanced budget to avoid NHS England sanctions
System leaders in Yorkshire have said their decision to set a balanced financial plan instead of a deficit was shaped by the ‘tactics’ of engaging with NHS England, including the threat of potential sanctions.
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News
New target for huge NHS App expansion in general practice
The vast majority of GP practices should allow patients to manage their care through the NHS App in less than a year, according to the primary care recovery plan published by government and NHS England today.
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Expert Briefing
Impatient: When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this new monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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Comment
We must not let workforce pressures undermine the establishment of women's health hubs
The collaboration between professional bodies and investment in training and development for the existing workforce will be essential for successful working of the Women’s Health Hubs model and improving the overall healthcare for women, writes Ranee Thakar
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News
ICS gets new boss after eight-month wait
A new chair has been announced for South West London Integrated Care Board, eight months after his predecessor quit following a row over a ‘toxic’ working environment.
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Comment
NHSE’s decision to delay pioneering health centres is short-sighted
The national program for redesigning primary care estates in six locations in England has been halted, throwing plans into doubt and potentially delaying improved outcomes for localities, writes Dr Eleanor Roy
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News
More than half of ICSs lack ‘crucial’ health management systems
More than half of integrated care systems do not have a fully developed population health management system, despite this being a ‘core aim’, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
ICS explores trust co-funding of system roles
An integrated care board is exploring whether some ‘system level and place roles’ could be jointly funded by local providers, as ICBs look to radically cut their running costs.
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