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
Believe it or not, we are in the last days of relative transparency and local accountability in England’s NHS. It … Read more
Even before they gain any statutory powers some Integrated Care Systems are facing major problems, while others are concealing them … Read more
Some of the headlines and reports on the leaked draft White Paper outlining plans for a new top-down reorganisation of the NHS … Read more
Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, has said that integrated care systems will be put on a statutory footing by … Read more
Another one of the six actual planned new hospitals from Boris Johnson’s “fake forty” new hospitals promised last summer seems set to … Read more
The path towards NHS England’s vision of “integration” of local health care systems is proving a long and rocky one. … Read more
While there is little sign of any activity in the public domain, the establishment of Integrated Care Systems is likely … Read more
Another major round of efforts to divert patients away from A&E departments is under way as winter approaches. Walk-in patients … Read more
The merger of CCGs has been contested locally in many areas, primarily because the loss of more local CCGs further … Read more
Plans for restarting urgent and elective NHS services, announced in a 13-page circular from NHS England to NHS chief executives … Read more