All Integrated care articles – Page 9
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The race to the neighbourhood NHS
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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NewsRegulatory ‘burden’ has increased despite promises, say trust leaders
The majority of trust leaders have reported an increase in the ‘burden’ put on them by regulators, citing more demanding ‘ad hoc’ requests during heightened operational pressure.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will this winter be better or worse?
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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CommentTackling the four fold regional difference in life saving stroke care
Thrombectomy stroke treatment is a life-saving procedure, but England’s low treatment rates are causing patients to miss out. Urgent action is needed to prioritise 24/7 access and improve outcomes
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News‘No more hard-nosed landlord behaviour’, says PropCo chief
The chief executive of NHS Property Services has accepted it may still need to win some people over as it moves forward from its historic issues.
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CommentDistrict councils are the NHS’s natural health improvement partners
District councils play a crucial role in addressing health inequalities and the wider determinants of health within integrated care systems, emphasising the need for prevention and local partnerships, writes Ian Fytche
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NewsICB failure creating ‘absolute nightmare’ for vulnerable patients needing covid treatment
Many vulnerable patients are struggling to access covid treatments after commissioning responsibility switched to integrated care boards this week, charities have warned.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief resigns ahead of provider joining ‘group model’
A community trust chief executive has announced she is stepping down, ahead of a new provider group being formed with a neighbouring acute.
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CommentHello Glastonbury! Sir David’s Spinal Tap moment
He invaded the Pyramid Stage to make the NHS’s 75th birthday celebrations even more special. What a pity no one knew who he was, writes Julian Patterson
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CommentStop debating whether ICSs are the answer - get on and make them work
As national advisers on the development of integrated care systems, Donna Hall and Sir David Pearson provide insight and support to emerging national guidance and policy, to local systems on different aspects of their journey towards integration and are involved in initiatives which build bridges between local government, social care ...
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NewsAcute trust plans sixfold expansion of domiciliary care service
A leading acute trust which made the pioneering move of becoming a direct provider of social care last year is planning a major expansion of its services.
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CommentYear one of ICSs has been tough – here’s what they need in year two
The first year of integrated care systems has been fraught with challenges, many of which are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, writes Sir Julian Hartley. But, he argues, with the right support, these fledgling organisations have great potential.
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CommentThe case for embedding welfare rights advisers throughout the NHS
Dr Sarah Beardon argues ICSs need to think more strategically about developing health justice partnerships, which should to be implemented at scale for the benefit of communities nationwide
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Doing a Dudley
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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NewsPioneering trust facing last-ditch talks as merger bid fails
Local NHS bosses are holding last-ditch talks over the future of a trust which was supposed to hold a ‘landmark’ integrated care contract worth £360m, after efforts to merge it with other organisations failed, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersDesigning better acute painful sickle cell care
Dr Carl Reynolds and Dr Habib Naqvi emphasise the need of improving sickle cell care by developing highly usable digital care plans, eliminating treatment delays and disparities, and ensuring patients receive timely analgesia
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News‘Get stuck into ICSs’, Hewitt tells local leaders
NHS leaders ‘who might be hesitating about whether or not to really commit’ to their local integrated care system should ‘put aside all of those doubts [and] get stuck in’, Patricia Hewitt has claimed.
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NewsGovernment refuses to commit to key Hewitt recommendations
The government has rejected or refused to commit to many of the cornerstone recommendations made in Patricia Hewitt’s review of the autonomy and accountability exercised by integrated care systems.
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NewsPritchard: We need to be ‘really thoughtful’ about intervening with ICSs
NHS England needs to be ‘really thoughtful’ about how and when it intervenes as powers are devolved from the centre to integrated care systems, NHSE’s chief executive has said.
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CommentEnshrining visiting rights in law
Julia Jones highlights the proposed bill granting patients the right to a care supporter, emphasising patient choice while elaborating on the cross-party support and endorsements from various organisations