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  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • When ‘record’ spending is nowhere near enough
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Q&A: The increase in NI and funding for the NHS and social care
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The truth behind Boris Johnson’s money for the NHS
    • New NHS funding – is it enough?
      • Expert’s consensus on NHS Long-term Plan
    • Will the longterm plan end waves of crisis in the NHS?
    • Services
      • NHS VIDEOS
      • GP services
      • A&E waiting times
      • Ambulance services
      • The midwives view
      • Physiotherapy
      • Mental health
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Is the NHS funding crisis of our own making?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Closing the NHS blackhole
    • 5 reasons why the NHS is affordable
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
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    • Find a local campaign group
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    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
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    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Public health funding “below 2015/16 levels”
    • Is the NHS finally going to get its workforce plan?
    • A workforce already stretched over five days, can’t stretch to seven
    • PFI keeps coming back for more
    • Now NHS faces £20bn-plus budget gap
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
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integrated care system

NHS England halts ‘pioneer’ health centres due to lack of funds

HSJ reports that a national plan to build new ‘super’ primary care hubs in six areas has been halted with … Read more

Categories Community Care, GPs, Integrated care Tags GPs, integrated care, integrated care system, primary care

Early integrated care project wound down after failings

The past few weeks have been a difficult time for the development of the holy grail of health policy – … Read more

Categories Integrated care Tags ICB, ICS, integrated care, integrated care boards, integrated care system, The Black Country ICB

New NHS organisations slide quickly into deficit

Recent estimates suggest Integrated Commissioning Boards are headed for a combined deficit this year of £1.3bn (an average of around £30m per … Read more

Categories Deficit, Integrated care Tags deficit, ICB, ICS, integrated care board, integrated care system, underfunding

New NHS organisations launched but already in deficit

As the July lift-off day for so-called Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) draws closer there is little sign anywhere in the … Read more

Categories Hospitals, Integrated care, Long-term plan Tags deficit, hospitals, integrated care system, long-term plan, underfunding

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

Categories Integrated care, Long-term plan, Management Tags ICS, integrated care, integrated care system, local councils, Local government, NHS management, social care

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

Categories Integrated care, Long-term plan, Management Tags Health and Care Bill, ICS, integrated care, integrated care system, long-term plan

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

Categories Integrated care, Long-term plan Tags ICS, integrated care board, integrated care system, long-term plan

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

Categories Integrated care, Primary care Tags ICS, integrated care system, NHS England, primary care

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

Categories Health & Care Bill 2021 Tags Health and Care Bill, ICS, integrated care system

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

Categories Health & Care Bill 2021 Tags Health and Care Bill, ICS, integrated care system, local plans
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  • HOME
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • When ‘record’ spending is nowhere near enough
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Q&A: The increase in NI and funding for the NHS and social care
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The truth behind Boris Johnson’s money for the NHS
    • New NHS funding – is it enough?
      • Expert’s consensus on NHS Long-term Plan
    • Will the longterm plan end waves of crisis in the NHS?
    • Services
      • NHS VIDEOS
      • GP services
      • A&E waiting times
      • Ambulance services
      • The midwives view
      • Physiotherapy
      • Mental health
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Is the NHS funding crisis of our own making?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Closing the NHS blackhole
    • 5 reasons why the NHS is affordable
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Sign the call for more funding
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
    • Take the poll
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Public health funding “below 2015/16 levels”
    • Is the NHS finally going to get its workforce plan?
    • A workforce already stretched over five days, can’t stretch to seven
    • PFI keeps coming back for more
    • Now NHS faces £20bn-plus budget gap
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
  • DONATE
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