Trust chief to retire after 43 years in service
The longstanding chief executive of the biggest mental health trust in the country has announced his retirement after more than four decades in the NHS.
ICB data project rejected over data rules concerns
NHS England has been advised for a second time to not support a major data project over data rules concerns.
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.
First trusts picked to ‘host’ neighbourhood health
An integrated care board has become the first to select “integrators” to coordinate neighbourhood teams in five of its boroughs, each of which will be “hosted” by a trust.
HSJ Podcast: Who’s really in charge of neighbourhood health?
The HSJ Health Check podcast explores the evolving concept of neighbourhood health, the question marks over who will lead in each area, and why integrated care boards still have an important role to play.
HSJ Podcast: How the government should deal with another doctors’ strike
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan sits down with NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor during this year’s ConfedExpo conference, which has been happening at the same time as the chancellor’s spending review.
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.
‘Overfunded’ ICBs offer better IVF access
Three of the most “overfunded” integrated care boards are offering greater access to IVF than most of their peers, HSJ can reveal.
London Eye: Less money for London
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
City to simulate neighbourhood health service
NHS England will be supporting a “simulation” of a “neighbourhood health service” in London this spring.
London Eye: The (surprising) names linked to England’s top hospital job
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
London Eye: Capital in the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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.
London Eye: New year, new questions
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
£33m cost of cyber attack revealed
A cyber attack on a pathology firm part-owned by the NHS — which left hospital systems crippled for months — cost the provider £32.7m, accounts reveal.
London Eye: Fantasy and reality in the capital
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.
The Integrator: The influence of ‘place’ is being chipped away
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.