ICSs failed to find alternatives despite ‘shock and panic’ over PbR

Sir James Mackey, Chief Executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Local systems failed to come up with realistic alternatives to bringing back payment by results for planned care despite an initial ‘panic’ around its return, according to NHS England’s elective recovery boss.

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