Black Country and West Birmingham CCGs merger proposal set to improve patient health
The four Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in the Black Country and West Birmingham – Dudley, Sandwell & West Birmingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton – are proposing…
CCG, NHS Trust and healthcare centres collaborate to launch free tool for carers
North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT), in conjunction with UCLPartners, Care City and NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), has launched Significant Care,…
CCG issues 12-month notice on community services contract as it seeks to deliver more joined up care
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (NEECCG) has decided to issue 12 months’ notice on a community services contract provided by Anglian Community Enterprise…
Pioneering physio assessment tool to help alleviate pressure from GPs in Bedfordshire and Greenwich
NHS Bedfordshire CCG and NHS Greenwich CCG have implemented an innovative software solution capable of triaging patients with MSK-related issues, determining the severity of their…
Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG and Mangar Health launch “ground-breaking” post-fall management initiative
A collaboration between Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Mangar Health has been launched to safeguard the lives of care home residents…
Major CCG structure changes to take place in April as 191 CCGs become 135
A major shakeup in the structure of the health and care services commissioning structure is set to take place in April 2020 which will see…
Eight CCGs to merge into one to provide more joined-up care for patients and better utilise staff time
The eight clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Kent and Medway have been given conditional approval by NHS England and NHS Improvement to merge and form…
Local carers and patients asked to share views on CCG’s proposed wheelchair and orthotics services changes
Patients and carers in the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven areas, which are in West Yorkshire, are being asked to give feedback on proposed changes to…
Local CCG withdraws shared wheelchair service from care homes to ‘save’ £37,000
Following the discovery that the Posture and Mobility Clinic in Greater Manchester was struggling to afford equipment and meet national waiting time targets, Heywood, Middleton…
More than 50 children left waiting more than 18 weeks for vital equipment in Coventry and Warwickshire
In 2017/2018, 56 children in the Coventry and Warwickshire area had to wait in excess of 18 weeks to receive a wheelchair from the NHS.…