Jasmine Rapson
Jasmine covers integration and community services.
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NewsHalf of ICSs have not published board papers
Nearly half integrated care systems published no board papers for the whole of last year despite national policy indicating they should, HSJ has found.
NewsLondon chief executive to lead Dorset trust
A new chief executive has been announced for University Hospitals Dorset Foundation Trust.
NewsSimon Stevens calls for major amendments to Health and Care Bill
Former NHS England chief executive Lord Simon Stevens has called for significant changes to the government’s Health and Care Bill.
NewsNational NHS orgs send staff to help with vaccine ‘national mission’
National NHS organisations are deploying their clinicians to work in the covid vaccination programme as part of plans just published for a dramatic expansion of booster capacity.
NewsFinal ICS confirms chief executive
All 42 integrated care systems have now named their chief executive designate — or declared that they have failed to appoint.
News‘Humiliated’ trust staff complain of ‘unprofessional behaviour’ and ‘lack of compassion’
‘Unprofessional’ behaviours, a lack of compassion, and tension among staff and managers are all contributing to pockets of ‘poor culture’ at an acute trust.
NewsNHS Digital to merge with NHS England in major tech overhaul
NHS Digital will be merged into NHS England as part of a major shake-up of the healthcare technology landscape.
NewsNew rules for ICS boards spark serious concerns
The government is being warned that a new rule governing who can sit on integrated care system boards could have damaging ‘unintended consequences’.
NewsJavid: Structure of NHS digital leadership ‘odd’
Sajid Javid has described the way digital technology is led in the NHS as ‘odd’, as the health service awaits the publication of a long-delayed review on the topic.
NewsNHS to pay for care staff bonuses this winter
Clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire have announced they will put almost £3m into recruiting and retaining care staff over winter, including retention bonuses.
Leader‘I have heard you’ on service pressures, Pritchard tells NHS leaders
NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard today told NHS leaders that she has ‘heard’ the concerns they have raised about the intense pressure on services, and claimed it was ‘unfair’ for staff to continue working so hard.
NewsFirst three ICS chief executives announced
Designate chief executives have been announced for three NHS integrated care boards, the first to be named ahead of integrated care systems being put on a statutory footing next year.
NewsCompulsory jabs may drive out 73k NHS staff, government admits
The government has estimated 73,000 NHS staff will no longer be eligible to work with patients face to face and may leave their jobs, as a result of it making covid-19 vaccination compulsory.
NewsTrust CEO predicts ‘unprecedented’ pressure will last a year
An acute trust CEO has predicted her organisation will be under extreme pressure for 12 months due to ‘relentless and stressful’ demand on services.
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ICS leads ‘hoping and praying’ as 1 April deadline draws closer
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration correspondent Jasmine Rapson.
NewsParents and babies turned away from ‘exceptionally busy’ unit
Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust was forced to limit access to neonatal intensive care at the weekend due to exceptional demand.
NewsTrust’s CEO moves to national improvement role
Isle of Wight Trust’s chief executive is moving to a new national post to support other NHS organisations with their improvement journeys.
NewsRevealed: the trusts where one in six staff have not had two covid jabs
There are 16 NHS trusts where at least one in six staff have not had two doses of coronavirus vaccine, and all but one of them are in London and Birmingham.
NewsVaccine lead returns to NHS England months after joining No 10
Emily Lawson is returning to lead NHS England’s covid vaccine programme, just months after leaving the role to join 10 Downing Street.
NewsReplacement of ‘woefully out of date’ national IT systems delayed
The replacement of a cervical cancer screening system which “failed” thousands of patients has been delayed.