Nine systems get extra deficit funding
Nine integrated care systems have been allowed to set higher planned deficits than last year, new figures show.
South comes off worst from government capital funding boost
Primary care in London will benefit least from the government’s plan to boost the sector’s funding, despite NHS England calling the condition of the buildings from which the capital’s services operate ‘completely inadequate’
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.
Five trusts accelerate move to shared leadership
A city’s five trusts have decided to “accelerate” plans to form a major £2bn hospital group, moving to a shared CEO and chair by next spring.
ICS holds out against NHSE financial targets
A single system has refused to sign up to financial targets set by NHSE, HSJ has learned.
Trust’s A&E service jumps from inadequate to good after site move
An emergency department previously criticised by inspectors has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “good” by the Care Quality Commission following its move to a new site.
Revealed: The systems set to gain and lose hundreds of millions
Nine integrated care systems are set to lose hundreds of millions in NHS funding relative to others in coming years – while eight stand to make big gains – under new NHS England funding policy.
ICBs in dispute with provider over ‘ticking timebomb’ drug costs
Multiple NHS commissioners are embroiled in a legal row with a private company they say is “intensively” marketing its online weight-loss drugs service, which could cost them hundreds of millions of pounds a year.
ICBs halt £465m tender after legal challenge
A group of integrated care boards have halted a procurement worth up to £465m, with little more than a month’s notice, after receiving legal challenges regarding its process.
ICB chair hired as CEO of another system
One of England’s largest integrated care boards has appointed a new chief executive, who is currently chair of a different ICB.
CEO takes over third trust
A chief executive is taking over a third trust as part of a move to a city-wide group model.
‘Basic’ gaps left trusts exposed to cyber attacks
Two recent cyber attacks that cost the NHS millions of pounds and led to patients’ data being published online could have been mitigated with basic security measures, an integrated care board has found.
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.
Managers should ‘embrace’ regulation, says Letby trust CEO
NHS managers should “welcome and embrace” the introduction of professional regulation in the wake of the Lucy Letby scandal, according to the current CEO of the trust where her murders took place.
Region targets prescription cuts under ‘enormous financial pressure’
All but one of a region’s integrated care boards have stopped prescribing gluten-free products to save money, with a charity saying the move will exacerbate inequalities and risk “debilitating symptoms”.
Revealed: All but three ICSs fall behind financial plans
A total of 39 of the 42 integrated care systems have fallen behind their financial plans, new figures reveal.
Former nurse appointed as interim CEO
A trust whose chief executive is retiring after 40 years in the NHS has appointed an interim successor.
ICB chief to retire to make way for ‘new era’
The chief executive of one of England’s largest health systems has announced his retirement.
Letby trust director regrets not telling police sooner
A medical director at the trust where Lucy Letby worked has admitted “we got things wrong” and regrets not informing the police sooner, an inquiry has been told.
‘I acted in good faith’ says Letby trust CEO
A former trust chief executive at the centre of the Lucy Letby scandal has defended his actions, stating both he and other executives were “acting in good faith”.