All Integrated care articles – Page 23
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HSJ PartnersExploring the opportunities of population health management
The shift to a comprehensive population health management approach is a huge change management challenge. But there are tools and support available to help to make it a reality, write Rebecca Richmond and Alex Miller
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NewsICSs ‘may cease to exist’ after setting up strong provider groups
Integrated care systems may develop strong provider groups and afterwards choose for their role become ‘tiny’ or ‘cease to exist’, it has been suggested.
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HSJ LocalICS sounds alarm as fifth of hospital patients stay more than three weeks
Regional bosses say they need to understand ‘if and how’ hospitals can reduce the number of long-stay patients – with some areas reporting more than one in five beds being ‘blocked’.
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NewsFour integrated care systems fail to appoint chairs
NHS England has been unable to appoint chairs for the NHS boards of four integrated care systems.
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NewsFormer private healthcare boss chosen to chair integrated care board
A former leader of King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust is one of three new integrated care board chairs who have been selected in the South East.
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NewsLeaders appointed in four more ICSs
Four more chairs have been announced for the new ‘integrated care boards’, which are set to take on commissioning budgets for each health system from April.
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HSJ LocalICS fails in second attempt to appoint a chair
A troubled integrated care system has failed to appoint a chair for a second time.
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NewsAmbulance services seek regional commissioning
Creating single regional boards to commission ambulance services is under discussion with NHS England and Improvement, a report published today has revealed.
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NewsSustained rise in long-stay patients stuck in hospital, leaked figures reveal
The number of hospital bed days occupied by people who are medically ready to be discharged has been growing steadily since the spring and is now higher than in the winter, according to data seen by HSJ.
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NewsNamed: the first 25 integrated care board chairs
The chairs have been chosen for 25 of the 42 NHS integrated care boards which will plan health services from April.
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NewsIntegrated care systems to set own constitution and pay
The new health bill will allow integrated care systems to set their own constitution, determine staff pay and raise ‘additional income’ but the health secretary will have the power to approve ICS chairs.
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NewsNumber 10 insists ICSs will go ahead next year
The government will press ahead with a sweeping health and social care bill before Parliament’s summer break, it has said, despite concerns from Sajid Javid.
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NewsJavid warned: Drop ‘power grab’ and press on with ICS bill
If Sajid Javid delays introduction of NHS legislation, the service will lose good managers and could sacrifice a rare consensus on health policy, the NHS Confederation is warning him today.
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NewsTop trust chief to become full-time ICS leader
Rob Webster is to leave his post as chief executive of South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust to become the full-time lead of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate integrated care system.
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NewsICSs asked for ‘fully staffed’ long covid plans by mid-July
NHS England has asked integrated care systems to develop ‘fully staffed’ long covid treatment plans in the next month, and is providing £70m to enable them to do so.
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NewsNew health bill may create ‘bureaucratic nightmare’, ICS leader warns
The senior NHS leader who is representing integrated care systems has warned government and NHS reform proposals risk creating a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’.
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NewsMike Richards’ review finds ‘hostility’ in pioneering integration patch
A review by Sir Mike Richards has warned of ‘really poor’ working relationships and ‘hostility’ within the system that was due to launch the NHS’ first integrated care provider, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS accused of pushing social enterprise out due to ‘integration’
NHS officials are already pushing social enterprise providers out of the service because of the government’s legislative proposals, the sector has warned Matt Hancock.
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NewsCCGs to be absorbed into integrated care systems by autumn, says NHSE
Most clinical commissioning group teams at ‘sub-ICS level’ should not be operating by October, as they are effectively subsumed by integrated care systems, new NHS England guidance says.
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NewsCCG mergers will still go ahead in April, says NHS England
Clinical commissioning groups planning to merge in April can still do so, despite the demands the pandemic has placed on their systems, NHS England has said.