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
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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
Exploring flaws in the Health and Care Bill
As the Health and Care Bill proceeds through the Committee stage, belated critiques and assessments have begun to appear flagging … Read more
Gaps in Bill question level of local control
A major gap in the government’s controversial Health and Care Bill is the lack of any guarantee of much more … 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
What will be in the Health and Care Bill?
The 2021 Queen’s Speech lacks any details of the proposed ‘Health and Care Bill,’ which we might have expected to … 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