NHS England faces legal challenges to plans for health overhaul
Full story at The Guardian 23 April 2018 NHS England faces a legal challenge to its plans to overhaul how the … Read more
NHS reform
Community hospital beds could reopen in June
Full story at County Gazette 16 April 2018 INPATIENT wards at Somerset’s community hospitals could begin re-opening as early as June, … 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
Leicestershire County Council wants branding off NHS reform plans
Full story from BBC News, 12 April 2018 A county council wants its branding taken off local NHS publications outlining … Read more
Major services shake up for Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucesteshire
Full story in the HSJ, 11 April 2018 Community services across a swathe of the South West could be consolidated … Read more
Deep concerns about the ACO contract remain unaddressed
Full article in The HSJ, 3 April 2018 Government policy on Accountable Care Organisations remains confused and confusing. The Health … Read more
One of biggest NHS mergers includes Birmingham hospital trusts
Full Story in Nursing Times 28 March 2018 A merger between University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and its neighbour … 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
Fears for Devon under new ‘integrated care system’
Full story in North Devon Gazette, 21 March 2018 An integrated care system (ICS) is supposed to start in the … Read more
CCG needs to show more ‘gravitas’ and ‘get a grip’ says NHS England
Full Story at HSJ 19 March 2018 A struggling clinical commissioning group was told it needed to show “stronger evidence … Read more