All Integrated care articles – Page 51
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HSJ LocalNHS England director appointed to lead integrated care system
An integrated care system early adopter has appointed an NHS England director to lead its transformation programme.
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CommentStabilising the waiting list without destabilising the system
David Hare on how a focused approach in securing additional support from the independent sector will be needed to stabilise the waiting list position
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: The forward view that was left behind
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ primary care and community services correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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NewsSocial care rates fall as hospital admissions rise
Overall council performance on delayed transfers of care due to social care continued to improve as hospital admissions increased in December, despite more than half of local authorities failing to meet government targets set in July.
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HSJ LocalRegion risks losing £15m of healthcare funding
Northamptonshire is at risk of losing £15m of joint health and social care funding because of a failure to sign a contract and meet mandated NHS England targets.
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NewsSTP moves towards shared control total
Leaders across a sustainability and transformation partnership are drafting a new agreement that could lead to the organisations in the STP sharing a control total.
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CommentThe many transformations of Jeremy Hunt
About to become UK’s longest serving health secretary, Jeremy Hunt’s ability to reinvent himself every 18 months might be the key to his success but at the cost of leaving past priorities in the lurch, notes Thomas Cawston
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HSJ InteractiveWe need an evolution in how primary care works
A stronger, reinvented model of primary care will be as central to the NHS’s next 70 years as it has been for the last 70. By Michael Macdonnell
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NewsGovernment announces £150m extra social care allocation
Housing and communities secretary Sajid Javid has announced he will provide an additional £150m for adult social care services in 2018-19.
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NewsExclusive: Five more GP practices to join hospital trust
An acute trust leading a new care model vanguard is set to take on the running of five further GP practices this year.
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CommentBehind closed doors – why people end up in and out of hospital
A recent research report highlights that repeat hospital admissions are a sign that something is wrong in the home environment and simple measures like home checks can end the cycle of discharge and readmission, says Mike Adamson
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NewsSecond wave of 'accountable care systems' delayed
The announcement of a second wave of “accountable care systems” has been delayed, local NHS leaders have been told.
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CommentPrivate investment can transform primary care estate
Private finance as an option to fund an upgrade of primary care estate can deliver value for money for the taxpayer and significantly improve patient outcomes, writes Maisie Borrows
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CommentA call to action on community services
The NHS must take concerted action towards widespread adoption and adaptation of community focused approaches to care. By Chris Ham and Anna Charles
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HSJ LocalMore than 500 staff to transfer from community to acute trust
More than 500 community services staff will be transferred to an acute trust as part of a £20m contract switch paving the way to an accountable care system.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Leaked report exposes prison misery
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsExclusive: 'Avoidable harm' caused by a failure to join up health and social care
The Care Quality Commission has “found examples of avoidable and unintentional harm” created by a fragmented health and care system.
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NewsMapped: October DTOCs performance data
Delayed transfer of care performance data for October was published by NHS England last week. Using analysis of the data by Impower, Local Government Chronicle has mapped NHS and council performance against government’s target for the area.
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HSJ LocalOutstanding trust loses £16m contract to charity
An outstanding rated trust has failed in its bid to renew a five year health and wellbeing contract in Bedfordshire.
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NewsSignificant savings from mental and physical health integration pioneers
Providing talking therapies to patients with long term conditions saved nearly £200,000 for physical health services in one trailblazing site, data shared exclusively with HSJ shows.