Kathy McLean
Kathy Mclean is chair of Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICBs and chair of The NHS Alliance's ICB network
CommentGovernment must back ICBs or its reforms will fail
ICBs are ready to prove themselves as strategic commissioners. Now the government needs to hold up its end of the bargain
CommentSomething has to give on ICB redundancies
Funding uncertainty and delays risk undermining ICB reforms essential to delivering the NHS 10-Year Plan, writes Kathy McLean
CommentTrust and ICB leaders must resist the temptation to blame others for the NHS’s woes
As NHS leaders navigate the new planning guidance, they must balance urgent recovery efforts with long-term reform to ensure sustainable healthcare services, writes Kathy McLean
CommentICBs must retain a role in provider oversight
Integrated care systems embrace devolution and collaboration to deliver government reforms, prioritising prevention-focused neighbourhood care and sustainable health outcomes through an updated NHS operating framework, writes Kathy McLean
CommentMaking ICBs performance managers will slow integration
Ensuring effective system oversight and regulation is essential if the new government wants to achieve its ambitions to move more care away from hospitals and into the community, writes Kathy Mclean
CommentSeven-day services for emergency care can increase efficiency
How seven-day emergency care services can reap benefits in the long run.