All Integrated care articles – Page 77
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NewsLarge majority of CCGs gearing up for GP contract responsibility
A large majority of clinical commissioning groups are gearing up to take on responsibility for management of GP contracts in the next year, the HSJ CCG Barometer has found.
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NewsCCGs lukewarm on integrating health and social care roles
Most clinical commissioning group leaders are lukewarm about the prospect of merging or sharing substantial health and social care responsibilities, the HSJ CCG Barometer suggests.
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NewsExclusive CCG survey: Deficits threaten hopes for radical reform
Many CCGs plan major changes to their contracting and provider models, with a particular focus on primary and community services
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HSJ LocalCornwall summit to discuss tripartite merger proposal
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of a south west trust hoping to merge with a social enterprise and mental health provider in the region is due to meet the heads of the proposed merger partners next month.
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NewsBetter care on track despite tough climate, new chief claims
The government’s ambitious plan to integrate health and social care is on track to go live next April despite the ‘tough’ financial climate, the health chief overseeing the project has said
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HSJ LocalSouth West CCGs look to integration for savings
STRUCTURE: Two clinical commissioning groups hope to alleviate their financial stress by saving millions of pounds through integrated commissioning arrangements with local authorities.
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NewsCQC: Look beyond councils to 'crack' integration
NHS organisations need to look beyond their relationships with local authorities to truly develop integrated services, the chief inspector of adult social care has said.
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CommentFocus on collaboration not liberation to innovate the NHS
Innovation is often stifled by inward looking politics
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HSJ LocalTrust wins council social care contract
COMMERCE: South Tyneside Foundation Trust has won a 10 year local authority contract to run an integrated care services hub.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow turning around Northampton Hospital's failures inspired belief in a brighter future
How one failing trust’s turnaround has been sparked by some outside help
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to cut hundreds of posts in restructure
NHS England is to cut hundreds of roles and is likely to carry out a major restructure of its area teams over the next nine months
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NewsHospitals to scrutinise integration plans
Acute trusts must say whether they accept local forecasts for cutting emergency admissions under better care fund
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HSJ KnowledgeResidential care means more than a chair to sit in
Consider occupation when commissioning for quality of life in homes
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HSJ LocalManchester trust calls for suspension of Healthier Together consultation
STRUCTURE: A teaching hospital, whose services are threatened by a major shake up of acute care in Greater Manchester, has called for a ‘flawed’ consultation on the plan to be suspended.
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CommentNeil Churchill: What I learnt from my day with carers
I saw what’s working and where we need to change
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CommentBetter care fund doesn't match Sheffield's ambition
Why we want a joint health and care budget
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NewsStevens calls for local government support on NHS reconfiguration
Simon Stevens has called on local councils to support service reconfiguration in the health service.
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NewsBetter care fund bailout for acute trusts is agreed
Better care fund cash will be used to compensate acute hospitals when local integration initiatives fail to reduce emergency admissions
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CommentInteraction is required to make integration a reality
It needs co-operation between HWB members
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CommentIntegration Summit: Are you the glue that binds joint working or the treacle that gets in the way?
There are clear obstacles to joint working