All articles by Mimi Launder
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NewsFirst ICB mergers approved
Seven new integrated care board footprints will come into effect next spring, the government has announced.
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NewsMackey: I never promised redundancies funding
NHS England never promised central funding for integrated care board redundancies, Sir Jim Mackey has told MPs.
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NewsRegional CEOs to ‘manage’ health systems, says NHSE
The CEOs of seven reformed NHS regions are to be made directly responsible for “the success of the health system they manage”, according to the new “blueprint” for their future.
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NewsICB cluster chairs revealed
All “clustered” integrated care boards have appointed a chair, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Restructure hits deadlock in many ICBs
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 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.
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NewsNew ICB cluster chiefs revealed
The preferred candidates for the chief executive posts at 13 of the 15 “clustered” integrated care boards have been identified by HSJ.
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NewsNo resident doctors strikes in August, says Streeting
The British Medical Association has agreed to pause strike action for the “month of August”, according to the health secretary.
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HSJ LocalTrust faces five-year backpay bill
A trust fears it has underpaid some of its resident doctors for nearly five years, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICBs’ bill for post-discharge care rockets to £900m
Integrated care boards’ spend on post-discharge care for patients detained under the Mental Health Act has rocketed by 42 per cent in two years to total nearly £1bn, according to figures obtained by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalPractice 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.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief joins ICB grappling with huge deficit
A trust chief executive is moving to run the integrated care board in the same system, after a decade working for the provider.
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NewsICBs agree merger to cover 4.5m population
Two integrated care boards are set to merge to become the biggest system in England.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: IHOs should be a small minority
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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CEO InterviewCEO interview: Steve McManus, chief executive, Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust
This is the latest in a series of interviews with chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The £1bn question hanging over ICBs
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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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Neighbourhoods brought to life
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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NewsExclusive: ICBs to shrink to 27 clusters
The consolidation of integrated care boards will result in the 42 organisations moving to 27 clusters, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICB merger timetable revealed
Most integrated care boards are expected to “cluster” with neighbours “as soon as possible” and formally merge in either April 2026 or 2027, according to internal NHS England guidance seen by HSJ.
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NewsICBs shouldn’t offload functions ‘overnight’, says NHSE director
The vast majority of trusts are “not ready” to take on primary care and neighbourhood functions, one of NHS England’s medical directors has said.