Somerset and Wiltshire ICB – Page 5
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NewsNHSE treats me like ‘a band 7’ says ICB chief
An outspoken integrated care board leader has criticised NHS England’s micromanagement, adding that it was ‘not in the make-up’ of some healthcare chiefs to collaborate.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Two year waits have NOT been ‘eliminated’
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalTrust accused of highlighting long NHS waits to promote its private hospital
An NHS trust has been accused of promoting its private hospital by highlighting the long NHS waiting times which it is supposed to be addressing.
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NewsThirty-five ICSs publish first ‘integrated care strategies’
Seven integrated care systems have not yet published a version of their integrated care strategy, despite government setting a deadline of the end of 2022 to do so.
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HSJ LocalHarm caused by long cancer waits to be investigated by ICB
Commissioners have begun a ‘serious incident review’ across their integrated care system after early indications showed patients may have suffered harm due to long waits for cancer treatment.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Not another nightmare year
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NewsTrust gives up running GP practices
Two Swindon GP practices that were taken over by the local hospital trust three years ago are moving back into independent GP ownership.
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NewsNHS must improve efficiency before asking for more money, claims ICS chief executive
An ICS chief has said the NHS workforce crisis is not the result of a ‘funding issue’ but caused by an inefficient use of resources.
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NewsTrusts appoint joint CEO
Two coastal trusts embarking on a new leadership model have appointed a joint chief executive.
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NewsMinisters approved two ICS salaries over £240,000
Ministers approved two integrated care systems’ requests to pay their chief executives more than £240,000, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: New ICS chief targets ‘immoral’ costs
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NewsRevealed: ICSs with biggest discharge problems
The five integrated care systems with the most beds occupied by patients who are waiting to be discharged are all in the South West region, new figures have revealed.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Inside Cornwall’s care capacity row
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Peninsula edges closer to shared EPR
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News‘Outstanding’ trust to share CEO and chair
An “outstanding” mental health trust will share a joint chief executive and chair with an acute trust covering the same patch, it has been announced.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Green shoots from city’s £1.6bn integration overhaul
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: One of the worst examples of NHS procurement
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HSJ LocalCCG staff ‘crossed the line’ in ‘manipulating’ contract award
Three clinical commissioning groups have been fined after they “manipulated” a procurement process to award a £2m contract to a favoured supplier.
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HSJ LocalGPs reject joining trust in favour of ‘John Lewis’ model
A GP surgery is believed to have become the first practice in England to switch to a ‘John Lewis’ ownership model after rejecting the prospect of joining its local integrated NHS trust.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Trust’s ‘unique’ private model boosts elective recovery
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