Media stories about Integrated Care Systems (ICS)
Delivering sustainability and transformation plans
From ambitious proposals to credible plans This report examines the content of the 44 sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) that … Read more
Government cutting beds across UK hospitals in NHS money saving measures
Hospitals will have to be closed and beds cut as part of a series of money-saving measures across the NHS … Read more
Health cuts most likely cause of major rise in mortality, study claims
An unprecedented rise in mortality in England and Wales, where 30,000 excess deaths occurred in 2015, is likely to be … Read more
Apps, texts and software are all part of the NHS ‘digital revolution’
An app which allows patients to manage their own health problems may reduce admissions to A&E and take the work … Read more
Another blow to STPs as current plans require £10bn of fresh funding
The majority of the 44 STP footprints are expecting to require new capital funding in order to finance the projects … Read more
NHS needs £9.5bn to transform
Controversial plans to transform and integrate health and social care services require at least £9.5bn of capital funding – but … Read more
One in six A&E departments at risk of closure or downgrade
One in six A&E departments face being closed or downgraded in the next four years, according to an analysis of … Read more
Rising demand leads to review of stroke units
People who suffer a stroke could have further to travel to hospital if health bosses decide to reduce the number … Read more
Warning of cuts to family doctors in NHS overhaul
GP leaders have warned that local health chiefs are exploiting plans to overhaul the NHS in order to slash the … Read more