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
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Plans for post Covid NHS hatched behind the lockdown
Debates over relaxing the lockdown and whether or not the peak of the Covid-19 crisis may now be behind us … 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
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
Plans for Dudley’s integrated care trust delayed by a year
The creation of the NHS’ first integrated care trust has been delayed until 2020, due to the complexity of the … Read more
All of England to become ICS by 2021
The whole of England is to be covered by integrated care systems in just over two years, the NHS long-term … 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
NHS and council staff to strike over new care model
Full story in the HSJ, 18 April 2018 Staff affected by a vanguard new care model in Greater Manchester have … Read more
Three STPs to share leader and form integrated care system
Full story in The HSJ, 10 April 2018 Three northern sustainability and transformation partnerships have appointed a single leader and … Read more
Aspiring ACO will not ‘fully integrate’ vast majority of its GPs
Full story in The HSJ, 22 March 2018 The “vast majority” of GPs are expected to choose “partial” rather than “full” integration … Read more