Bleak prospects for troubled ICSs
Even before they gain any statutory powers some Integrated Care Systems are facing major problems, while others are concealing them … Read more
CCGs
CCGs deficits revealed, prompting fears of a fresh financial squeeze
As the remaining 135 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) throughout England begin to hold virtual meetings in public and publish Governing Body papers … Read more
NHS changes made under the radar
Two weeks ago The Lowdown warned of plans being hatched by NHS England and local “Integrated Care Systems” (ICSs) and Clinical Commissioning … Read more
Postcode lottery forcing patients to register with out-of-area practices to ‘get around it’
Minister Jackie Doyle reported that patients are registering at out-of-area surgeries in order to access IVF services. There has been … Read more
CCG to cut up to 30% of its discretionary funding for primary care
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG has agreed to cut nearly a third of its general practice budget despite national requirements … Read more
Norfolk housing developments forced NHS to warn GPs about local infrastructure funding
NHS England has issued a warning following GPs being blocked from local infrastructure funding in a Norfolk development. The development … Read more
Community and non-hospital services are to suffer as CCG plans to cut funding by £33million
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are meeting to discuss £33million cuts next year to compensate for the £192million … Read more
Funding body for Cambridge IVFs told by health department cutting NHS IVF treatment is “not acceptable”
People have been campaigning against the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) following plans to cut NHS-funded IVF treatment. … Read more