All Accountable care systems/organisations articles – Page 7
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News
Seven more CCGs approved to merge in nationwide shake-up
NHS England has approved clinical commissioning mergers in a further two areas, bringing together seven more CCGs.
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News
CQC to expand number of providers it registers
The Care Quality Commission intends to expand the number of providers it registers.
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: Turning up the heat on ACSs
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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News
NHS England to 'strongly resist' legal case against accountable care contract
A judicial review has been launched against NHS England, claiming its accountable care contract is “unlawful”, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
Show us the money! Let's make the NHS accountable to the people it serves
Arguments for streamlining NHS organisations are all very well, but if the NHS is to survive and thrive, taxpayers needs to have a say in where their money goes. By Karin Smyth MP
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Comment
NHS Providers agree: Public health has never been more important... or more challenging
We must enhance the focus on STPs and accountable care approaches in championing public health, says Saffron Cordery
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HSJ Local
NHS leaders forced to scale back ACO plans
NHS leaders across Greater Manchester have had to scale back ambitions to hand new care model contracts to two new accountable care organisations, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Trusts plan 'ambitious' merger in under six months
Two Bedfordshire hospital trusts intend to merge by April – a timeframe that both organisations admit is “ambitious”.
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Comment
An uneven future: an ageing population needs innovation, but not at the expense of equal care
A new survey of clinical experts predicts technological advances, but will they benefit everyone in a population getting older but not healthier? Camilla d’Angelo considers the report’s findings
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HSJ Local
CCGs 'anticipate' formal merger next year
Two Buckinghamshire clinical commissioning groups are expected to merge next year after seeking permission from NHS England.
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HSJ Local
CCGs rule out merger as 'unwelcome distraction'
Three clinical commissioning groups in Leicestershire have ruled out merging as it would be “an unwelcome distraction”.
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Comment
NHS England and NHS Improvement should be brought closer together
Is it possible to tighten up NHS organisation and efficiency without major upheaval?
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News
Council 'at breaking point' over NHS's push to accountable care system
Leicester City Council has threatened to raise formal concerns with Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland STP over proposals to evolve into an ACS, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
New care systems must be truly accountable
STPs and ACSs are doomed to fail if the NHS doesn’t engage others in its plans, says Leicestershire County Council chief John Sinnott
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News
Exclusive: Merger talks to create largest STP in the country
Health leaders are in discussions over merging three northern sustainability and transformation partnerships to create the largest in the country, HSJ can reveal.
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News
Exclusive: Hospital seeks 'joyful' merger with teaching trust
Bedford Hospital Trust is seeking a formal merger with Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ Local
Four CCGs in ACS appoint single accountable officer
Four CCGs leading one England’s eight accountable care systems have appointed a single accountable officer, in move towards a single commissioning model.
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Comment
The Better Care Fund is now part of the problem. We need a better solution
The removal of the Better Care Fund’s ‘temporary sticking plaster’ may be painful, but it forces us to think differently, writes Richard Humphries
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Comment
How much localism in healthcare is too much?
Though localism has its benefits, policy makers should tread with caution, as handing health fully over to local government has thrown up challenges in the past.
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Comment
Could Brexit change competition and procurement in the NHS?
Post-Brexit the UK may gain some freedom to redefine the application of competition and procurement in the NHS but any change will depend on the political choices of the government of the day, writes Cristina Sarb