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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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NewsChild spent two months in A&E
A child spent more than two months in A&E following a breakdown of a care placement, in what the trust described as “one of the longest waits we’ve seen”.
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CommentTurning the CQC into the regulator health and social care deserves
New draft frameworks signal the CQC’s shift back to sector-based regulation and a renewed focus on clarity, proportionality and improvement, says its interim chief executive
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NewsTrust cancels ‘inefficient and expensive’ integration contract
An acute trust has decided to end a 20-year-long partnership agreement with a local authority to deliver adult social care services as the model has become “inefficient and expensive”.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Hospital discharge policy is stranded
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsNHS has ‘hollowed out’ community care, says government adviser
The NHS has “hollowed out” community and primary care and become a “national hospital service”, according to the influential lead of a government review of social care.
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NewsReform of £10bn integration fund delayed
A move to combine the £10bn “Better Care Fund” with “neighbourhood” plans – and to cut mandatory NHS contributions to social care – has been delayed for at least another year.
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CommentPatients with dementia are spending too long in hospital
Better dementia care could significantly ease winter pressures on the NHS, but the system is not set up for current needs, let alone future demands
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Social care gets a taste of NHS targets and terror
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by deputy editor Dave West.
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CommentCan the NHS help end homelessness?
Alex Bax assesses how a new cross-government strategy on homelessness will impact the NHS
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NewsTrust ‘losing £35m a year’ from integration contract
An acute trust is considering ending a 20-year partnership with a local authority as the cost of delivering adult social care services is exceeding funding by £35m per year.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Holding hands together
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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NewsJoint NHSE-DHSC leadership team revealed
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care have set out how the service will be jointly led by the two organisations until their formal merger is complete sometime in 2027.
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News£2bn cost of delayed discharges revealed for first time
The first official estimate of the financial impact of delayed hospital discharges on the NHS has suggested the monthly cost is around £200m.
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CommentHow politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 2
In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government’s thinking, and what will come next. Part two of two. Read part one here.
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CommentHow politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 1
In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government’s thinking, and what comes next. Part one of two.
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News10-Year Plan director to lead care reform
The lead civil servant for the 10-Year Health Plan has been named the government’s interim director general of adult social care.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Digital Awards 2025: Connecting Health and Social Care Through Digital
WINNER North Central London Integrated Care Board and Transformation Partners in Health and Care: Connecting Social Care and Health in North Central London with Acoustic Monitoring and Digital Innovation
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CommentICB change should be part of broader public sector rethink
Local public services are being disrupted across the board but we must make the most of the opportunity, says Catherine Howe
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HSJ PartnersFour calls for action on children and young people’s health
The government’s health reforms are clear: shift care from hospitals to communities, focus on prevention, and embrace digital transformation. With NHS England planning guidance out earlier this year, now is the time to stop talking and start acting.