A newly unveiled NHS Blueprint signals a significant organisational shake-up aimed at reducing operating costs and restructuring functions within local health systems…
Forty years of failure – Private sector contracting and its impact on the NHS, by Dr John Lister, offers a…
What is it? The phrases ‘delayed discharge’ from the hospital and ‘patients that no longer meet criteria to reside’ are…
The 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England that are responsible for planning, commissioning, and funding NHS services also have…
According to headline figures from a report by private health market analysts LaingBuisson, the private medical insurance (PMI) business is booming.…
The government has launched an independent commission to reform adult social care. The task force, led by cross-bench peer Louise…
In our investigation through the recently published papers from Integrated Care Boards, the factors for rising financial issues included: There…
NHS England - Latest update on decisions from Integrated Care Boards (ICB) In each of the 42 integrated care systems across England, the Board (ICB) plans and commissions the majority of local health services. Nearly all have been forced to set targets to make large savings, totalling around £8bn across all integrated care systems. Our
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The recent budget announced a £22.6 billion cash injection for the NHS, hailed as the largest spending increase since 2010…
This is a guide to some of the terminology you might encounter in reading the information published as part of…