All Local government articles – Page 25
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News
Officials plan new metric to measure patient flow
A new set of metrics is being developed to assess patient flow across the NHS and social care system, Local Government Chronicle reports.
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£2bn for social care to require hospital focus
Concerns raised over plans to limit spending flexibilities on £2bn
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NHS Improvement sets out trust level breakdown for unblocking beds
System leaders set out plans to free up 2,000-3,000 beds using social care cash boost NHS Improvement calculated an “estimate of the number of beds by provider that could be freed up” Funding boost may “not have the intended impact” if trusts do not work with councils See every ...
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HSJ Local
CCG to pool majority of its budget with councils
City and Hackney CCG to pool £335m of its budget with two local councils Two joint commissioning boards will oversee health and social care budgets for Hackney and the City of London A London clinical commissioning group is set to pool the majority of its budget with two ...
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Comment
'Devo health' is pushing national legislation to its limits
Greater Manchester shows that if local areas can build strong relationships between partners around an ambitious local reform plan, they can make very real progress
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HSJ Local
Merger trusts set course for 'significant' service changes
Essex mental health trusts plan huge shake-up if merger goes ahead First year would focus on governance changes and back office cuts Trusts hope new clinical model could be in place in April 2018 Two Essex mental health trusts set to merge in April are planning a “significant” ...
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NHS officials 'treated like idiots' by councils in STP process
Councils engaged in efforts to integrate health and social care should stop competing for resources with the NHS and believing increased funding for the health service is “theft”, the chief executive of the Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy has said.
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HSJ Local
CCG to review £8.5m social care funding withdrawal
County council defers decision to ask health secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene
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Exclusive: Budget set to extend CQC role to oversee care funding
Care quality regulator to inspect local authority commissioning of social care New role for regulator will come alongside boost in social care funding Treasury wants reassurance money will deliver for social care and NHS The Care Quality Commission’s role is due to be extended to regulating local councils’ ...
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STP lead who defied Simon Stevens steps down from CEO role
Birmingham council chief announces departure Mark Rogers defied NHS England over STP publication He also criticised Simon Stevens and Jim Mackey last autumn The controversial leader of Birmingham and Solihull’s sustainability and transformation plan, Mark Rogers, will be stepping down as chief executive of Birmingham city council.
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HSJ Local
CCG to be reported to Hunt over £8.5m care fund withdrawal
Councillors to consider asking health secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene
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HSJ Local
Former council chief to chair special measures trust
Gillian Norton named as St George’s chair after being non-executive director since June 2016 Ms Norton has been a council chief executive and led on health issues for the South London Partnership Twenty candidates applied for the role A new chair has been appointed at St George’s University ...
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Mortality spike linked to care cuts
A sharp rise in deaths last year was likely to have been caused by failures in health and social care linked to funding cuts, a study has concluded.
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: Familiar cost dilemmas get chronic
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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Comment
Don't ignore the councillors
When it comes to decisions around health and social care, there needs to be a bottom-up approach involving local leaders and not top-down pre-determined solutions
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: Around the U-bend with STPs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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News
Government seeks areas to 'graduate' from BCF this year
Several areas will “graduate” from the better care fund to more advanced models of integration Framework being published soon will invite applications Only a handful of areas expected to be chosen to pilot the changes Several areas will “graduate” from the better care fund to more advanced models ...
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: The unfinished business of care integration
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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HSJ Local
Council chief confirmed as CCG boss
Northumberland County Council chief executive confirmed to take over as Northumberland CCG accountable officer Steven Mason will replace Alistair Blair, who is expected to chair a new accountable care organisation board Appointment was delayed because Mr Mason and NHS England needed to reach agreement A council chief executive ...
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Comment
Analysis: Is there really £900m extra cash for social care?
The government say its reforms will increase social care spending by £900m; critics have been underwhelmed by the announcements. Here, Sarah Calkin looks at who is right