Three ICSs responsible for a quarter of very long diagnostic waits
Just three integrated care systems were responsible for nearly one in four 13-week waits for key diagnostic tests in recent months, HSJ analysis of official data has found.
NHS set to breach planned annual deficit in five months
Local NHS bodies have burned through almost all of their annual deficit target in just the first four months of the year, analysis of the latest finance reports by HSJ shows.
Revealed: Three-fold variation in emergency response time by ICS
A threefold variation in ambulance response for serious, urgent conditions has been revealed in new figures.
Eleven ICSs warned of ‘significant concern’ about overspending
Around three quarters of England’s 42 integrated care systems have been unable to set balanced budgets for 2024-25, NHS England has revealed.
Threefold ICS variation in GP phone access revealed
Patients trying to reach their GP are almost three times as likely to fail to get through in the worst-performing integrated care systems than the best, according to analysis of new annual figures.
New CQC inspections postponed until after election
The Care Quality Commission is postponing its long-awaited inspections of integrated care systems even further as it plans to seek approval from a new government, it has announced.
‘Inadequate’ action on cap-ex changes leading to ‘suboptimal’ decisions
Capital spending plans in some health systems are being adversely impacted by an accounting change that was not supposed to affect operational decisions.
ICB seeks new transport provider after discharge concerns
An integrated care board is procuring a new supplier of non-emergency patient transport services after its previous contract was cancelled early following a dispute.
London gets well over ‘fair share’ of specialised services while rural areas miss out
People in some more rural areas are missing out on specialist treatments they should be getting, while Londoners are receiving a lot more than their “fair share”, new NHS England figures suggest.
HSJ’s 10 most-read policy stories of 2023
It’s the last day of 2023 so we’ve taken a look back at HSJ’s most-read policy stories for the year.
HSJ’s 10 most-read finance stories of 2023
As we prepare to close the book on 2023, we’re taking stock of our most-read finance stories of the year
HSJ’s 10 most-read stories of 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, HSJ takes a look at its most-read stories of the year.
The Integrator: The only way is reconfiguration
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.
ICB chiefs urged to join campaign to build confidence in £480m data platform
The growing campaign to build support for NHS England’s controversial Federated Data Platform ahead of the announcement of which supplier has secured the £480m operating contract is attempting to win the support of integrated care board chief executives, HSJ has learned.
New Pilot to improve cancer outcomes and tackle inequalities launches in Dorset
NHS England InHIP programme, Dorset Integrated Care System Cancer Programme, NHS Dorset, Wessex AHSN, and Wessex Cancer Alliance partner with C the Signs to take an innovative approach to improve cancer outcomes and tackle inequalities across Dorset
Exclusive: Government and NHS in talks over £1bn funding gap
Government is in talks with national NHS leaders over how to fill an urgent funding gap of at least £1bn this financial year, HSJ has learned, as new analysis shows all 42 local integrated care systems were behind their own plans less than halfway through 2023-24.
Trust sent domestic abuse victim’s address to ex-partner, says regulator
A trust has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office for exposing a domestic abuse victim to risk by disclosing their address to an ex-partner.
CQC to inspect first ICSs this summer
The Care Quality Commission has revealed the first two integrated care systems that it will inspect, as part of a pilot, this summer.
Revealed: First ICS digital maturity ratings
HSJ can reveal the first ratings given to every integrated care system for the ‘digital maturity’ of its NHS providers.
Revealed: the tenfold regional difference in access to GP records
Fewer than one in 10 GP practices offers patients access to their records in several areas of England, with significant variation across England, six months ahead of a new deadline.