STP chair says care home residents paid ‘huge price’ for emptying of acute beds
HSJ reports that at a webinar on health and social care Patricia Hewitt, the chair of Norfolk and Waveney STP … Read more
Integrated care
NHS to bring in rapid response community teams for the elderly
The BBC reports that new plans have been aired for rapid response teams of nurses, physiotherapists and care staff to … Read more
Third large CCG merger confirmed in south east
NHS England and NHS Improvement have given the OK to merge to twenty clinical commissioning groups, according to HSJ. The … Read more
Better Care Fund renewed leading pooled funding to reach £6.4 billion
Government ministers have confirmed the renewal of the Better Care Fund for 2019 to 2020, bringing the available pooled funding … Read more
GP screening and care plan programme for older patients ‘increases NHS costs’
An NHS programme that involved GPs screening older people at risk of hospitalisation and providing them with care plans increased … Read more
The how, the what and the why of the long-term plan for CCGs
The NHS long-term plan set out an ambitious path towards an integrated NHS that is sustainable, efficient and effective, with … Read more
Little evidence that integrated care initiatives deliver
A report produced by the Nuffield Trust and Age UK concludes that there are very few signs that integrated and … Read more
Former NHS England and hospital boss to lead integration firm
A former hospital boss and NHS England director has been appointed the chief executive of the UK arm of international … Read more
Campaign group wins right to appeal ACO ruling
Full story in HSJ, 17 August 2018 The Court of Appeal has granted a campaign group permission to appeal a … Read more
Leading health system will not become ‘full’ ICS this year
Full story in the HSJ, 24 April 2018 A leading health system will not become a “fully operational” integrated care … Read more