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NewsICB cuts an ‘absolute shitshow’, say leaders
National policymakers are “working it out as they go along”, and integrated care board staff are “on their knees” amid a confused restructure, local leaders have reported.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The remaking – or breaking – of the ‘local state’
Leading ICB and council CEOs join HSJ Health Check to talk about the earthquake that is shaking relationships between local government and the NHS.
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CommentWe must not deny the interdependence of local government and the NHS
Closer collaboration between councils and the NHS is essential to tackle inequality, personalise services and deliver meaningful prevention locally, says Rob Webster
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NewsNHS has ‘hollowed out’ community care, says government adviser
The NHS has “hollowed out” community and primary care and become a “national hospital service”, according to the influential lead of a government review of social care.
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NewsReform of £10bn integration fund delayed
A move to combine the £10bn “Better Care Fund” with “neighbourhood” plans – and to cut mandatory NHS contributions to social care – has been delayed for at least another year.
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NewsCouncil planning disputes ‘costing trust millions’
A major trust has warned it will have to spend “millions” of pounds to address planning issues at one of its hospitals as it “struggles to find money for basic safety”.
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CommentCan the NHS help end homelessness?
Alex Bax assesses how a new cross-government strategy on homelessness will impact the NHS
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NewsTrust ‘losing £35m a year’ from integration contract
An acute trust is considering ending a 20-year partnership with a local authority as the cost of delivering adult social care services is exceeding funding by £35m per year.
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CommentThe growing influence of mayors could help fight health inequalities
The King’s Fund and the Centre for Local Economic Strategies have been looking at how to ensure that English devolution fulfils its potential for reducing health inequalities. There are three key areas that need to be addressed if the emerging relationship between ICSs, ICBs and strategic authorities is to help ...
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CommentHow further education can relieve pressure on the NHS
Further education colleges across England are already delivering successful preventive health initiatives but remain underutilised and underfunded, according to a new report that calls for better partnership working to ease NHS pressures
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NewsPrevention shift ‘left behind’ as budgets are held flat
Public health allocations are due to be held flat in real terms for three years, despite the government’s intended “shift from treatment to prevention”.
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NewsICBs’ role still opaque, CEOs warn
The new role of integrated care boards remains “opaque” and risks encouraging “transactional” relationships, chief executives have warned.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Does neighbourhood health already need a rebrand?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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CommentSorry – but we need to restructure the NHS again
The NHS is fast approaching a fork in the road which many in the service, knee-deep in change, may not yet have considered – whether to embrace devolution or explain exceptionalism. This choice will help determine our future role in public service delivery and the potential end state of the ...
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The ‘completely detached’ commissioning framework
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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NewsRestructure a bigger problem than funding, say ICB leaders
Structural reorganisation is a bigger barrier to improving services than lack of funding or growing demand, according to senior integrated care system leaders.
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NewsCare assessments should stay with ICBs, NHSE told
Responsibility for continuing healthcare should stay with integrated care boards, an expert group assembled by NHS England has recommended.
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CommentFT governors should not be abolished
The 10-Year Plan shows little understanding of the role of governors of foundation trusts, writes Ken Jarrold
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CommentThe NHS must work with charities if it wants to succeed
A decade of preventable deaths shows why only bold, cross-sector collaboration can build a healthier, fairer England, explains Laurie Lee
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CommentICB change should be part of broader public sector rethink
Local public services are being disrupted across the board but we must make the most of the opportunity, says Catherine Howe