All Integrated care articles – Page 14
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HSJ LocalTrust chief resigns ahead of provider joining ‘group model’
A community trust chief executive has announced she is stepping down, ahead of a new provider group being formed with a neighbouring acute.
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CommentHello Glastonbury! Sir David’s Spinal Tap moment
He invaded the Pyramid Stage to make the NHS’s 75th birthday celebrations even more special. What a pity no one knew who he was, writes Julian Patterson
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CommentStop debating whether ICSs are the answer - get on and make them work
As national advisers on the development of integrated care systems, Donna Hall and Sir David Pearson provide insight and support to emerging national guidance and policy, to local systems on different aspects of their journey towards integration and are involved in initiatives which build bridges between local government, social care ...
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NewsAcute trust plans sixfold expansion of domiciliary care service
A leading acute trust which made the pioneering move of becoming a direct provider of social care last year is planning a major expansion of its services.
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CommentYear one of ICSs has been tough – here’s what they need in year two
The first year of integrated care systems has been fraught with challenges, many of which are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, writes Sir Julian Hartley. But, he argues, with the right support, these fledgling organisations have great potential.
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CommentThe case for embedding welfare rights advisers throughout the NHS
Dr Sarah Beardon argues ICSs need to think more strategically about developing health justice partnerships, which should to be implemented at scale for the benefit of communities nationwide
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Doing a Dudley
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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NewsPioneering trust facing last-ditch talks as merger bid fails
Local NHS bosses are holding last-ditch talks over the future of a trust which was supposed to hold a ‘landmark’ integrated care contract worth £360m, after efforts to merge it with other organisations failed, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersDesigning better acute painful sickle cell care
Dr Carl Reynolds and Dr Habib Naqvi emphasise the need of improving sickle cell care by developing highly usable digital care plans, eliminating treatment delays and disparities, and ensuring patients receive timely analgesia
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News‘Get stuck into ICSs’, Hewitt tells local leaders
NHS leaders ‘who might be hesitating about whether or not to really commit’ to their local integrated care system should ‘put aside all of those doubts [and] get stuck in’, Patricia Hewitt has claimed.
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NewsGovernment refuses to commit to key Hewitt recommendations
The government has rejected or refused to commit to many of the cornerstone recommendations made in Patricia Hewitt’s review of the autonomy and accountability exercised by integrated care systems.
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NewsPritchard: We need to be ‘really thoughtful’ about intervening with ICSs
NHS England needs to be ‘really thoughtful’ about how and when it intervenes as powers are devolved from the centre to integrated care systems, NHSE’s chief executive has said.
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CommentEnshrining visiting rights in law
Julia Jones highlights the proposed bill granting patients the right to a care supporter, emphasising patient choice while elaborating on the cross-party support and endorsements from various organisations
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Keeping the consultancies busy
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Opening up primary care medicine
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 Local‘Muddle, frustration and distrust’ at ‘most mature’ ICS
Multiple problems have been highlighted with the leadership and governance of a much-vaunted integrated care system, including a lack of trust between organisations which often hide information that could weaken their position.
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CommentVegan goujons: a dangerous precedent for NHS policy making
When there’s important work to be done, the top team at NHS Blithering don’t waste time getting down to business. By Julian Patterson
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CommentTackling the postcode lottery of intermediate care
To address the ongoing issue of delayed patient discharges in hospitals and ensure prompt patient discharges, collaboration between trusts and system partners is crucial, as well as governmental support and financial commitment, explains Hannah Hayes
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The forbidden provisions
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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CommentThe five steps needed to make NHS Impact successful
Penny Pereira and Malte Gerhold discuss the five guiding principles that will aid providers, ICSs, and national officials in implementing NHS Impact to ensure that it does not fall short like earlier national reform programmes