‘Vulnerable patients’ face ongoing caps to care funding
Commissioners have been allowed to continue applying cost caps to the more than £3bn of NHS Continuing Healthcare claims as … Read more
NHS reform
CCG pulls out of whole-county commissioner plan
A clinical commissioning group has opted out of a regional strategic commissioning arrangement and another CCG has asked for more … Read more
Controversial ‘CareBnB’ firm returns to launch new trial
The company developing a controversial “Airbnb for social care” model allowing homeowners to rent spare rooms to recuperating hospital patients … Read more
Concern that countdown for West Cumbrian maternity service is starting too early
A councillor has questioned whether a 12-month countdown for maternity services in west Cumbria should be allowed to begin before … Read more
Exclusive: Vanguards dent emergency admissions but not bed days
National new care model vanguard projects have not had a major impact on hospital bed days, official data obtained by HSJ suggests. … Read more
Birmingham trusts plan new partnership to fix CAMHS
Article from HSJ, 28 February 2018 Child mental health services in Birmingham and Solihull are set to be redesigned for … Read more
Trusts set up private companies to save vital staff.
Full Story at Open Democracy, 26 February 2018 Dozens of NHS hospital trusts across England are looking at (or already … Read more
NHS England director appointed to lead integrated care system
Article from HSJ, 22 February 2018 An integrated care system early adopter has appointed an NHS England director to lead … Read more
Cutbacks loom for county’s health services
Full story in The Yorkshire Post, 19 February 2018 A forecast deficit of £40m across four main clinical groups (CCG) … Read more
Regulator criticises ‘passive and unwieldy’ STP
Full story in The HSJ, 8 February 2018 A sustainability and transformation partnership had “not begun to function effectively” when … Read more