All articles by Mimi Launder
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NewsNon-British NHSE staff forced out by abolition
Nearly 200 NHS England staff have been told they may need to leave because they cannot work for the Daprtment of Health and Social Care as they are not UK or Commonwealth nationals.
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NewsNHSE staff ordered to increase office working
NHS England has told staff they must work in the office more and that no new home working contracts will be offered, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRedundancy rules relaxed for NHSE and ICB staff
Staff taking voluntary redundancy under the national NHS scheme will no longer face payment clawbacks if they get a job in government outside of health, HSJ has learned.
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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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NewsTrust takes on £300m commissioning budget in IHO-style deal
An integrated care board has handed control of its acute and community services commissioning to a “health and care partnership” hosted by an acute trust.
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NewsStaff taking redundancy face ‘toughest’ payment clawbacks
Voluntary redundancy terms proposed for those leaving NHS England and integrated care boards are “grossly unfair” and the “toughest ever sought”, according to unions and staff.
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NewsGo-ahead finally given for ICB and NHSE redundancies
NHS England launched a voluntary redundancy scheme today, with integrated care boards expected to follow soon, following a much-delayed national agreement with the Treasury, HSJ understands.
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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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NewsICBs told: Be ‘bold’ and ‘go beyond traditional providers’
Integrated care boards must be “bold” in their new role as “strategic commissioners”, including decommissioning services and “look[ing] beyond traditional providers”, new NHS England guidance says.
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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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NewsIntegrated health organisations actually a form of contract, says NHSE
The “integrated health organisations” proposed in the government’s 10-Year Health Plan are not, in fact, organisations but a “contract-based delivery method”, according to the 2026-27 planning guidance issued by NHS England today.
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NewsHospital chief steps down after a decade
A chief executive of a hospital trust is stepping down after nearly a decade.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The patient cost of ICB cuts
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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NewsAll-white ICB CEO appointments ‘deeply concerning’
The chief executives of consolidated integrated care boards are largely white men with little senior experience outside the NHS, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsDHSC GP adviser steps down
Wes Streeting’s neighbourhood health and primary care lead is stepping down, after less than a year in the role and having recently launched an implementation programme.
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News‘No rush’ to transfer NHSE staff as abolition faces delay
There is no longer a “rush” to transfer the employment of NHS England staff to the Department of Health and Social Care, Sir Jim Mackey has told them.
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NewsChair lambasts ‘regrettable’ plans to remove FT governors
The removal of governors is a “regrettable” proposal that is generating “concern and anxiety” among foundation trusts, a trust chair has warned.
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NewsMackey lines up ‘plan B’ for ICB restructure
The Treasury must agree funding for integrated care board redundancies within weeks or the NHS will have to turn to a “plan B”, Sir Jim Mackey has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Losing 28 CEOs in three years
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.