All Integrated care articles – Page 28
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NewsICS criticised for ‘poor relationships’ and NHS leaders ‘jumping to Stevens’ commands’
A review of a health system deemed to be among the most advanced in terms of partnership working has discovered poor relationships and a lack of trust between partners.
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HSJ PartnersDigital can help patients take control of their own healthcare
Technology can be used to empower citizens to better manage their own wellbeing and healthcare needs, writes Nicole Allan
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HSJ PartnersRapid collaboration across healthcare systems can boost access to elective services
Elective Care Hubs pool resources to deliver elective activity within a health system or geography, augmenting the utilisation of resources and the ability to treat patients in date or priority order, note David Thorpe and Ashley MacNaughton
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HSJ InteractivePreventing ill health
Panellists explored what ICSs can do around prevention and early intervention
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HSJ PartnersIs the future here already, but just not evenly distributed?
With a drive for health and social care integration ever more pressing, Markus Bolton and David Grigsby explore the vital role that sharing of data and information can play in transforming care services
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NewsNHS England told to cancel ‘tone-deaf’ fines on elective performance
NHS England has been criticised for its ‘tone-deaf’ attempts to maintain financial incentives on elective care, even as the service deals with extreme pressures from coronavirus.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read commissioning stories of 2020
As we get ready to say goodbye to 2020, HSJ takes a look back at the 10 most read commissioning stories of the year.
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NewsTrusts told: prepare for ‘top quartile productivity’ as covid inpatients rise ‘almost everywhere’
New planning guidance asks local NHS organisations to prepare for a major waiting-list catch-up by seeking “top quartile performance in productivity”, but also to “safely mobilise all… available surge capacity over the coming weeks” as the service battles rising covid levels ”in almost all parts of the country”.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read stories of 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, HSJ takes a look at its most read stories of the year.
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News‘Emergency’ measures giving NHSE control over commissioning extended to end of March
NHS England’s control over clinical commissioning groups has been extended to enable it to ‘commission healthcare from independent sector providers’ during the ongoing covid pandemic.
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CommentICSs must be 'the servant of place'
What has emerged in West Yorkshire and Harrogate, built on over four years of working together, is a model that tackles problems faced by people in the communities by seeing the local places as the building blocks for action. By Rob Webster and Tim Swift
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NewsFormer CMO takes up ICS role
Former chief medical officer for England Sir Liam Donaldson has been appointed chair of an integrated care system.
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CommentICSs need 'time and space' to work out how to meet local needs
The challenge ahead for STPs and ICSs is developing governance arrangements that are fit for purpose and align the goals of the latter with the duties of NHS organisations and their partners, notes Sir Chris Ham
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CommentMy struggle to engage with our primary care network
As PCNs develop to lead local primary care development, there is a clear case for an independent patient and public voice on their governing bodies, argues Dr Peter West
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HSJ LocalTrusts to share chair after NHSE ordered 'rapid' move to group model
Two trusts have agreed to appoint a joint chair amid efforts to form a group model across their sustainability and transformation partnership.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS use data to better meet patient needs as it responds and recovers from the covid crisis?
An HSJ webinar, in association with PA Consulting, explored the progress the NHS has made in its use of data and how better data could help it restore and reset services
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CommentResolving the dilemmas of system working
As we look ahead to the likelihood of legislative change which places ICSs on some kind of statutory footing, identifying some of the key governance quandaries facing systems now is a good first step towards resolving them. By John Coutts
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NewsJust 13 STPs remain as new wave of ICSs confirmed
Just 13 sustainability and transformation partnerships remain, as NHS England confirms a raft of new integrated care systems.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The ICS legislation dissection begins
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior integration correspondent, Sharon Brennan.