Hospitals ‘turn off’ waiting list help for neighbours
A major acute provider has said other trusts have “turned off” their assistance in driving down elective backlogs – meaning progress on long waits is “not as quick as it could be”.
First ICB mergers approved
Seven new integrated care board footprints will come into effect next spring, the government has announced.
Revealed: The areas where a quarter of primary care estate needs replacement
Five integrated care systems claim that more than a quarter of their primary care premises are not fit for purpose, HSJ research has revealed.
ICBs agree merger to cover 4.5m population
Two integrated care boards are set to merge to become the biggest system in England.
CSUs are dead, long live the SSU
The commissioning support unit (CSU) has had a strange history – it has also lasted much longer than your average non-hospital NHS organisation.
Trust’s redevelopment on hold over £20m black hole
NHS managers are considering significantly scaling back plans to improve mental health facilities after a row with a developer.
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.
Revealed: ICBs spending the most and least on staffing
New figures shared with HSJ reveal how much each integrated care board spends on its staffing, with a two-fold variation per head of population.
ICB director takes on NHSE finance role
NHS England has appointed an integrated care board director as deputy chief financial officer.
City to simulate neighbourhood health service
NHS England will be supporting a “simulation” of a “neighbourhood health service” in London this spring.
ICBs ‘exit’ 800 staff in cost-cutting programme
Integrated care boards paid exit packages to 809 staff under centrally-ordered cost cuts last year, with some spending four to five times the average, HSJ analysis shows.
Late delivery of equipment linked to patient’s death
The late supply of defective equipment used by care staff to reduce harm from a pressure ulcer contributed to the death of a vulnerable patient, a coroner has concluded.
Preventing LTC patients going ‘off the radar’
North Central London Health Alliance is testing a new approach to proactively support patients with long-term conditions and address the challenges they face, write Kate Petts and Rachel Lissauer
ICB told to pay £10m to councils after funding dispute
An integrated care board had to pay its five local authorities more than £10m after a disagreement over Better Care Fund contributions.
London Eye: Fantasy and reality in the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
London Eye: Streeting’s magic tree
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
Local authority leader appointed ICS chair
A former local authority leader has been appointed chair of an integrated care board.
Three ICSs responsible for a quarter of very long diagnostic waits
Just three integrated care systems were responsible for nearly one in four 13-week waits for key diagnostic tests in recent months, HSJ analysis of official data has found.
Revealed: The 22 areas testing radical changes to GP operating model
HSJ can reveal the 22 primary care networks taking part in an unprecedented national programme designing a new “GP operating model” set to influence the national GP contract.
Revealed: ICBs which cut staff by a fifth in 12 months
Several integrated care boards have cut their staffing by up to a fifth in a single year – after being asked to reduce management costs – but significant variation exists, HSJ analysis shows.