Patients stuck in unsafe hospital for two more months
NHS England has accepted it will take until the end of June to move “priority” patients out of a hospital where there are “serious safety concerns”.
Exclusive: Hundreds stuck in ‘inadequate’ hospital
The majority of patients in a hospital at the centre of a safety scandal are yet to be moved – despite orders nearly three weeks ago to transfer them, HSJ understands.
Nearly 300 patients to be moved from ‘unacceptable’ hospital
NHS England has ordered the removal of nearly 300 patients from a mental health provider’s flagship hospital amid major safety concerns and a police probe.
Revealed: The systems being denied deficit support
One system accounts for more than a quarter of the £460m of deficit support funding withheld from 13 systems by NHS England this year, HSJ can reveal.
ICBs told to strengthen relationships
Nine integrated care boards have been told to improve partnership working, in NHS England’s latest formal assessment of their performance.
Revealed: £260m deficit support withheld from 10 systems
NHS England has withheld over £260m from 10 local systems due to concerns over finances, HSJ can reveal.
ICBs set to miss government cost-cutting target
A series of integrated care boards have said they will not be able to meet the deadline to cut staffing costs by the end of 2025, due to a lack of central funding for redundancies, HSJ has learned.
Practice expelled from PCN after funding row
A GP practice has been expelled from its primary care network due to a funding dispute, which it says has harmed its ability to provide services.
NHSE tells ICBs to slow elective referrals
NHS England has told integrated care boards they need to slow down elective referrals dramatically – nearly eliminating year-on-year growth – with high-profile waiting list targets under threat.
Private providers costing ICB ‘three times more’ than NHS equivalent
NHS-funded access to private autism and ADHD services is “unsustainable” and “up to three times more expensive than our local provision”, according to an integrated care board’s review.
Exclusive: Trust investigated for manslaughter over three deaths
A trust is being investigated for manslaughter in relation to the death of three patients, HSJ has learned.
Revealed: The systems still reliant on agency staff
Six systems are still using more than 30 per cent of their temporary staffing spend to employ agency workers, HSJ research has revealed.
NHSE steps up intervention in three systems
NHS England is escalating its intervention in emergency care in three integrated care systems – meaning half of all areas are now getting extra central attention.
County’s ambulance waits plunge to worst in England
Waits for serious ambulance calls in Northamptonshire now rank the worst in the country, after a surge put down to winter pressures and lengthy handover delays.
ICBs missing checks on vulnerable children
Integrated care boards are warning they are failing to carry out health checks for vulnerable children in care because of a lack of paediatricians and rising demand, HSJ has found.
Journalist joins DHSC board
A peer who said the NHS needs a “classic management turnaround” has been appointed to the board of the Department of Health and Social Care, alongside two other new directors.
Court clears way for ICB to award £40m UCC contract
An integrated care board has been allowed to award a £40m urgent care centre contract to a new provider following a High Court judgment which marks the latest chapter in the commissioner’s ongoing legal row with its incumbent supplier.
ICB to lose another leader
An integrated care board in the Midlands is facing more leadership churn as its interim chief executive has announced she will retire this summer.
NHSE commends ICBs for ‘strong leadership’
The quality of leadership at 13 integrated care boards has been praised by NHS England in its latest formal assessment of their performance.
Revealed: 14 ICBs cutting spend on the third sector
Nearly half of all integrated care boards are due to cut their spending on voluntary, community and social enterprise services this financial year, HSJ analysis suggests.