Empty words and vague ideas on integration
The new White Paper on integration of health and social care Joining up care for people, places and populations has an early … Read more
Integrated care
Will Javid’s GP reorganisation meet the challenge of improving access to care?
The primary care sector is set for a major upheaval under new plans to improve patient access, according to ministerial … Read more
Government considering single leader for local NHS and care services
The HSJ has reported that the government are considering a change to a single person being accountable for planning health … Read more
More flaws exposed in ‘integrated care’
New study concludes: No shared understanding of what integration means Pilots achieved “only mixed results” and made little progress on … Read more
ICSs fail to recruit chief executives
Five integrated care systems in the Midlands have failed to appoint a chief executive designate for their integrated care boards. … Read more
ICS leader to review ‘next steps’ for primary care
NHS England has asked Claire Fuller, a GP and executive lead of Surrey Heartlands ICS, to review primary care and … Read more
No private firms to sit on Integrated Care Boards
Health Minister Edward Argar has agreed to table a government amendment to the Health and Care Bill that would prevent private interests … Read more
New Health & Care Bill will gag local voices
A major loss of local accountability and control, coupled with a massive expansion of centralised powers, and the danger of … Read more
Dudley ICS contract shelved after NHS England intervention
Dudley Clinical Commissioning group has been forced by NHS England to stop work on a landmark integrated care provider contract, … Read more
The dying days of local NHS accountability
Believe it or not, we are in the last days of relative transparency and local accountability in England’s NHS. It … Read more