Health and Care Bill: Integrated care boards and integrated care partnerships
Last week, the UK Government introduced its anticipated Health and Care Bill to Parliament, setting out proposals to build a modern health and care system…
CCG mergers still set to go ahead for April 2021, latest NHS England guidance says
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) has issued new guidance for NHS Trusts about reducing burden and releasing capacity to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, reinforcing…
CCG commissioning functions to be absorbed into ICSs, NHS England proposes
NHS England has published a new document that sets out proposals for legislative reform within the NHS for more collaborative ways of working across health…
Black Country and West Birmingham CCGs apply to merge in a bid to improve patient care
Governing Body members for four Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) – Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell & West Birmingham, and Wolverhampton – have…
Merger proposal put forward for the eight CCGs in North West London
After discussing proposals for over a year, the eight NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in North West London have now put forward a proposal to…
NHS England releases guidance to CCGs concerning legal rights to personal wheelchair budgets
Following the extension of personal wheelchair budget (PWB) eligibility in December 2019, new guidance has been published by NHS England and NHS Improvement to CCGs…
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…
Support service opens in North Yorkshire for people with dementia, their families and carers
A new service has opened in North Yorkshire by Dementia Forward, which aims to support those with dementia, their families and carers by providing them…
CCGs call on wheelchair patients to take part in survey to shape the future of long-term wheelchair provision
Three NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in the Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport, and South Eastern Hampshire areas are undertaking a review process to improve wheelchair…
Care Show 2017 – building on 2016 success
Following a successful 2016 show with an overall visitor growth of 4% from 2015, the Care Show has been busy finding ways to make the…