All Local government articles – Page 15
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HSJ LocalCouncil will rejoin ICS subject to ‘privatisation’ veto
A city council which suspended involvement in its area’s integrated care system has said it will rejoin, subject to agreement it will be able to veto “proposals that may result in privatisation or outsourcing”.
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CommentLondon is facing up to reality in the HIV prevention fight
In response to recent headlines on the PreP trial expansion, Cllr Ray Puddifoot says London boroughs are committed to playing a full part in it
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NewsFormer Tory adviser and Guardian columnist join NHS Assembly as full list revealed
A former special adviser to senior Conservative Iain Duncan Smith and a Guardian commentator have joined the new NHS Assembly, alongside a diverse group of leading NHS figures, charity chiefs and patient champions.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Closing the virtuous cycle
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsCouncils seek NHS funding to cover drug trial pressures
Councils in London are seeking additional funding from NHS England to help deal with cost pressures arising from trials for an HIV drug.
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HSJ PartnersAn integrated system requires collaboration and strong leadership
Circle Integrated Care has been delivering end-to-end MSK services to Bedfordshire CCG, supporting the delivery of high-quality outcomes, writes Amanda Phillips
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CommentGiving the people what they don't want
Peter West recounts his impressions of attending his local clinical commissioning group’s governing body meeting as a member of the public
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CommentNHS and local government should work closely for cancer prevention
Matthew Day, Andy Fox, Cate Edwynn and David Baldwin suggest cancer services can be a unifying opportunity that can end the debate over who will fund and commission preventive health services
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CommentScale up the best to achieve Long-Term plan goals
To realise the plan’s vision of integrated care, the best innovations within local systems need to be scaled up, says Paul Burstow
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HSJ InteractiveThe how, the what and the why of the long-term plan for CCGs
Julie Wood explores the need to do more at local level and how commissioners are working with provider partners to change their relationships and find bespoke solutions to local problems
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CommentWorkforce race equality: It’s time to make a difference in Greater Manchester
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group will offer supportive leadership to colleagues in public sector organisations across Greater Manchester to ensure equality and inclusion in the workplace, says Sir David Dalton
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Can councils be true partners in ICS?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by commissioning correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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HSJ InteractiveSmaller, local tech projects can help meet needs quickly
Rather than rolling out huge initiatives across the country, the focus for healthcare technology should be improving what already exists at the local level, says Jonathan Patrick
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HSJ InteractiveHarnessing teledermatology to improve cancer care in Leeds
Underpinned by a cross sector collaboration, a teledermatology service for patients with suspicious skin lesions is already showing demonstrable benefits for the wider system, writes Claire Read
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HSJ LocalTrust in land sale deal with city university
A foundation trust has sold one of its former hospital sites to the local university, which plans to use it for a centre of research into elderly care, along with housing and business units.
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NewsHospital CEO: Leaders with 'heads down' get overlooked
A long-standing chief executive has argued NHS trust leaders are treated too inconsistently, as those who “have their heads down doing the job” sometimes don’t get enough recognition.
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NewsCQC given green light for more local system reviews
Health secretary Matt Hancock will use his powers to commission more local system reviews from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICS forced to agree new governance after council quits
Health leaders in one of the first wave of “integrated care systems” have been forced to agree new ad hoc ways of working with a council, after it formally quit the partnership, it has emerged.
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CommentLocal government should stop criticising the NHS and learn from it
‘This article was written for Local Government Chronicle’ First let me state that I am a fan of local government.
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CommentLocal organisations can help implement the long-term plan
Alex Lohman explains how local healthcare organisations and charities with expertise in managing specific health conditions – like sight loss and how to avoid it – can help meet the goals of the long-term plan