All Local government articles – Page 3
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Comment‘It was as if we didn’t exist’ – shoe family’s harrowing tale
Underfunding and negligence may have been contributory factors as single mother loses family home, reports Julian Patterson
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HSJ LocalTroubled ICS reveals ‘first in England’ shake-up of structure
Cornwall’s commissioning board and two providers are set to delegate authority to two new joint committees in what local chiefs claim is a first-of-its-kind governance shake-up for the health service.
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CommentThe NHS needs to better understand what the care sector can offer
Dan Hayes discusses winter preparedness, challenges in communication and data exchange with health systems, and the need for long-term funding to deliver sustainable care services for older people
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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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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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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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HSJ LocalTrust mounts £2m legal challenge against councils
An acute trust has mounted a legal challenge against three councils after its bid to secure almost £2m to offset demand pressure from thousands of new homes was rejected.
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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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NewsRevealed: The integrated care partnerships with no public meetings or minutes
Six integrated care systems have not held any public meetings of their ‘partnership’ boards – and nine have not published any ICP meetings or papers – nearly a year after they were set up.
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HSJ PartnersBreaking crisis cycles in health and social care
Private sector partnerships with NHS can bring a new perspective, enable greater integration, and improve health outcomes for citizens to break the cycle of crises in health and social care, writes Stephen Boyle and Nick Parker
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NewsCQC’s ICS ratings put on hold
Plans for integrated care systems to be given Care Quality Commission ratings are on hold, and no ratings will be issued until summer 2024 at the earliest, HSJ understands.
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CommentThe changing roles of NHS trust chairs
Donna Hall gives a glimpse into the lives of the leaders of trusts and elaborates the complexity of working in partnership with social care, housing, the community and voluntary sector, and other local providers
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News‘Truly integrated’ service model scrapped after failure to improve care
A contract aimed at achieving a ‘truly integrated’ health and social care service is set to be terminated after six years, following concerns about accountability and performance.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Ministers hold ICSs’ feet to the fire
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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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Discharge delays trigger ministerial phone calls
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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NewsPatients ‘warehoused’ and ‘lost in the system’ amid rush to discharge
More and more older people are being “warehoused” in inappropriate care beds, condemned unnecessarily to long-term care, and “lost” to health and care services, due to the rush to discharge from full hospitals and a lack of community rehab services, leaders have warned.
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NewsNHSE has too much power over managers’ careers, warns ICS boss
An integrated care board chair has said NHS England has too much power over promotions for senior managers, claiming it creates a “real problem” in incentivising ICSs to have a long-term focus on health inequalities and prevention.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What’s the future 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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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Still trying to tackle discharge delays
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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CommentICSs must not focus on ‘NHS priorities’ alone
Chair of the County Councils Network Tim Oliver comments on the progress being made by ICSs from a local government perspective.