Trust in row with BMA over ‘regional rate card’
A large hospital trust’s attempt to reduce its medical rates for extra shifts to bring them in line with other trusts in the region has sparked a row with the British Medical Association
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.
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.
Auditors discover ‘significant weakness’ in trust’s financial plans
An external auditor has warned of a “significant weakness” in a high-performing trust’s financial sustainability because of its under-delivery on efficiency savings.
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.
Trust to take on 2,500 long-waiters after buying private hospital
A trust that recently bought a small private hospital is to take on 2,500 long-waiters from across its integrated care system.
Exclusive: NHSE begins to claw back funding from ICSs to pay off historic debts
Three-quarters of integrated care systems face funding cuts of up to £20m as a result of NHS England’s insistence they start paying back overspends from previous years, HSJ analysis has discovered.
Rise in ICSs missing financial plans despite NHSE claim more would deliver
The number of health systems that failed to meet their main financial commitment increased substantially last year, despite NHS England’s chief finance officer previously saying many more areas would “definitely” deliver on their plans.
Revealed: ‘Postcode lottery’ for £645m recovery programme
There is a seven-fold variation between integrated care systems in the uptake of a flagship government primary care access scheme, data has revealed.
Former hospital chief to chair second trust
A former trust chief executive has been appointed chair of a second trust in the South East.
Recovery Watch: The ICBs on the slide against the main elective target
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
Pharma exec named chair of high-performing trust
A new chair has been appointed at one of England’s best performing trusts.
Revealed: One in seven callers could not reach GP in worst-performing ICS
People attempting to contact their GP practice are almost three times as likely to report failing to get through in some integrated care systems than others, according to NHS England-commissioned data.
Trust takes over private hospital
A successful acute trust has bought a private hospital for just under £10m to increase elective capacity.
Six ICBs require staff to work from office at least one day per week
Six integrated care boards have policies which require hybrid working staff to be in the office either one or two days per week.
ICB pauses work on new stroke unit after ‘assurance’ concerns
A decade-long bid to establish a hyper-acute stroke unit has been delayed further after commissioners raised “assurance” concerns.
NHSE ‘treads tightrope’ with new cash bailout for deficit ICSs
NHS England is set to give around £650m to some health systems to offset financial deficits and ease cash pressures, HSJ has learned.
NHSE acts as performance deteriorates in five systems
Five integrated care systems face escalations in central scrutiny and support following “deterioration” against key urgent and emergency care targets.
Autistic patient trapped in hospital ward for four months due to system failures
Two young people facing mental health crises were left on paediatric wards for months while different agencies across a health system struggled to find appropriate placements.
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.