All Integrated care articles – Page 4
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Running rings around the ICB
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalTrust appeals to NHSE chiefs over EPR funding fears
An acute trust’s digital chief has raised concerns the £3.4bn tech funding announced in this year’s Budget may not be available for a new system-wide electronic patient record.
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NewsNHSE declares rationalisation is over after cutting 7,000 posts
NHS England has completed its restructure, reducing its workforce by 30 per cent, in what it says is “one of the largest public sector transformations in the UK”.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The ‘race to the bottom’ in ICS finances
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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News£500m cut to local integration funds revealed
Integrated care boards and local authorities are cutting their voluntary contributions to the better care fund by more than £500m compared to a high point in 2021–22.
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NewsNHS overly protective of its workforce, says social services leader
The new president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has accused the NHS of wanting to “protect its workforce” at the cost of developing a more effective health and care system.
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CommentICBs have had little impact on the ingrained variation in NHS care
Variation between the best and worst performers in the NHS’s drive to increase elective activity is getting worse in many areas reports the Medical Technology Group.
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NewsRadical rule changes would boost NHS recovery, say chiefs
The vast majority of ICB chiefs believe “drastically reducing data sharing restrictions” would help them achieve their aims, according to HSJ’s survey.
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NewsRevealed: ICBs plan pay bill squeeze and provider consolidation
Strict pay bill controls and more provider consolidation are key to recovery plans in most integrated care systems, according to an HSJ survey of NHS leaders.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The five lessons from the second year of ICSs
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 LocalCEO threatened with sack after ICS’s financial meltdown
A local system chief executive who warned integrated care boards lacked the power to hold trusts to account has effectively been threatened with being sacked because of poor performance by providers.
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NewsICBs to get new ‘capability’ ratings
Integrated care boards would be rated on their capability — as “excelling”, “achieving”, “progressing” or making “insufficient progress” — under draft NHS England proposals for a new assessment process.
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CommentThe police's rushed withdrawal from mental healthcare is creating serious risks
Challenges in implementing the Right Care Right Person policy reveal concerns over resource allocation, local coordination, and potential risks to vulnerable individuals, writes Sean Duggan
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CommentTrust collaboratives and groups must not be ‘mergers by another name’
Matthew Swindells explains how shared governance, common goals and local autonomy can drive improved healthcare outcomes in a complex environment
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CommentDementia is a system challenge
Fiona Carragher, director of research and influencing at Alzheimer’s Society, discusses the findings of The King’s Fund’s research and how ICSs could achieve more in improving dementia diagnosis
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HSJ LocalICS £230m in the red hails ‘positive’ financial performance
Leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria searched for positives as they were told the integrated care system would miss its financial plan by £150m.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Cutting the right things
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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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Why this winter was (a bit) better
2022-23 was probably the worst ever winter for the NHS, after a steep collapse in performance. This year’s been a little better — new figures confirm — but how was this achieved, and what does it mean for coming months?
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NewsLocal care budgets could be blocked under tougher NHSE scrutiny
NHS England regional teams are being encouraged to block NHS better care fund spending unless commissioners provide more evidence it will help with hospital discharge and bed capacity.
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NewsNew CQC inspections put on hold by ministers
The Care Quality Commission’s assessments of integrated care systems have been put on hold at the last minute, as the government declined to sign off on the process.