All Integrated care articles – Page 18
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CommentThe lack of a med tech innovation scheme means patients are losing out
A new ‘Innovative Medical Devices Fund’ is needed to ensure the government’s £36bn commitment to ‘innovation and new technology’ is spent wisely, says Barbara Harpham.
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Expert Briefing'CQC don’t want to hear about the pandemic'
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The re-emergence of the purchaser-provider split
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsRevealed: The top-performing ICSs defying deprivation challenges
A cluster of integrated care systems across the North of England has bucked the trend to deliver successful integration schemes and better patient outcomes despite high levels of deprivation, new analysis has found.
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CommentCovid brought community pharmacists in from the cold, let's build on that
Reena Barai highlights how the integration of primary care networks and local pharmacies have led to inclusive healthcare at the local level
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CommentNeurological care is being rationed unfairly
Georgina Carr speaks about the lack of access and planning in neurological care within the NHS and emphasises the need to build on existing initiatives
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Regulator intervenes on ‘chaotic’ A&E
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NewsICSs face test to take on billions worth of services
England’s 42 health systems will be assessed in November and December this year on whether they are ready to commission 65 specialised services that the centre has said should be delegated, NHS England announced today.
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LeaderDr Fuller sets out ICSs’ inheritance, and it’s tough
Claire Fuller seeks to underline a new era for primary care under integrated care systems — and it’s going to be a difficult one.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Exploring the exodus of NHSE directors
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The ‘integrated’ in ICS
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsGovernment announces ‘ambitious’ dementia strategy
The government has announced a 10-year strategy for dementia.
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News‘One last chance to get it right’ for ‘inadequate’ trust, says chair
The chair of what may be England’s most challenged trust has rejected suggestions that it needs a ‘wholesale reorganisation’ but said it is on its ‘last chance to get it right’.
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CommentA licence to act for progressive primary care leaders
The Stocktake report, set out to understand how leaders can support better primary care integration, highlights a number of key issues hoped to be addressed through it. By Matthew Taylor
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The place is the thing
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CommentOur ICS thrives on disagreement
NHS Blithering chief executive Joy Hunter publishes an inspiring monthly blog for staff and patients as part of the ICS’s ‘commitment to communicate’, writes Julian Patterson
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Unpickling primary care
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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HSJ PartnersEPRs are in the spotlight (again) – but ICSs will bring new opportunities to the table
EPRs that are custom designed for ICSs and the NHS are vital for collaborative, data driven, preventive and supportive care. By Dr Jonathan Bloor
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NewsMajority of ICSs admit purchasing plans still work in progress two months before launch
Most integrated care systems have not appointed a procurement lead despite NHS England directing the new local bodies to have a dedicated director in place by April, an HSJ analysis suggests.
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NewsNew time limit for government to decide on reconfigurations
The government will have a time limit of six months to consider any local reconfiguration proposal it calls in, and will have to publicly justify its interference, under changes ministers have accepted to their Health and Care Bill.