Shropshire and Staffordshire ICB
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NewsICB warned against ‘passing costs’ to council
A cash-strapped integrated care board has been warned against shunting costs to local councils or residents, after making large cuts to NHS Continuing Healthcare spend.
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NewsFour deaths prompt ICB to rethink crisis care
An integrated care board is rethinking a its approach to crisis mental health care after “confusion” contributed towards the deaths of four people.
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NewsFridge door left ajar cost trust £25k
An acute trust was forced to write off £25,000 worth of medication after a pharmacy fridge door was accidentally left ajar.
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NewsHospitals exit special measures after seven years
An acute trust has come out of NHS England’s “recovery support” regime, more than seven years after it was placed in special measures.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The losers from NHSE’s great redistribution
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By senior correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsICBs told to strengthen relationships
Nine integrated care boards have been told to improve partnership working, in NHS England’s latest formal assessment of their performance.
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NewsICBs pay trust £23m after contract dispute
Six integrated care boards in the West Midlands have reached a settlement with an ambulance trust to compensate for delays handing over patients to emergency departments.
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NewsHospital removed 1,000 patients from waiting list 'retrospectively'
A hospital trust has removed more than 1,000 patients from its waiting list by retrospectively applying referral criteria, which local GPs have said is disruptive and unsafe.
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NewsTrusts appoint joint CEO
An acute trust and a community provider serving the same area have appointed a shared chief executive.
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NewsChair departs ICB ahead of clustering arrangements
The chair of an integrated care board has announced his decision to stand down as it prepares to ‘cluster’ with a neighbour.
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NewsPanel backs ICB over £32.5m contract award
An integrated care board has been told to proceed with a controversial decision to award an out-of-hours primary care contract – previously provided by a local GP firm – to a private company.
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NewsNine systems get extra deficit funding
Nine integrated care systems have been allowed to set higher planned deficits than last year, new figures show.
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News‘No staffing growth’ policy implicated in patient’s death
Repeated refusals by NHS England to fund extra staff was a key factor in a patient’s death, a coroner has said.
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NewsNHSE 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.
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NewsTroubled trust to appoint shared CEO with community provider
A struggling acute trust has announced plans to share a chief executive with its neighbouring community provider as it explores a new group model.
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NewsSmallest ICB appoints chair despite consolidation talks
The integrated care board with the smallest population has appointed a new chair, despite the expected consolidation of ICBs.
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NewsRevealed: 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.
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NewsICB must review contested urgent care contract
An integrated care board has ordered a review of its decision to move an out-of-hours primary care contract from a local GP firm to a private company.
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NewsCEO and finance chief to leave £90m deficit ICB
The chief executive and chief financial officer of an integrated care board under financial strain have both announced their resignation.
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HSJ Local‘Fragile’ IT blamed for critical incidents and patient harm
Outdated clinical IT systems at a large Midlands hospital trust are harming patients and causing delayed diagnoses and cancelled appointments, its CEO has admitted.