Councillors raise concerns over upcoming CCG merger in North Hampshire
The North Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is set to merge with five others in April to create one Hampshire-wide body that focuses on integrated…
£7bn funding boost for NHS and social care to support COVID-19 recovery
The UK Government has announced a £7 billion package for health and social care services to support the next phase of the NHS response to…
NHS and social care workers in Wales to receive £735 each for ‘extraordinary contributions’
Minister for Health and Social Services Vaughan Gething The Welsh Government will fund a bonus payment for NHS and social care staff to recognise their…
£635m COVID support funding to be allocated to Welsh NHS and councils
Wales’ public services will receive a cash boost of more than £682 million to support their COVID efforts over the coming months, the Welsh Government…
Highly specialist G360 wet rooms to help mental health inpatients at NHS Welland Centre
Chosen for its experience in specialist care environments, Gainsborough Specialist Bathrooms has been commissioned to provide two “highly advanced” wet rooms for mental health inpatients…
Report sets out 12 recommendations for NHS and local authorities to work together effectively
Digital innovation can help facilitate the reforms outlined in the recently published whitepaper by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), according to a…
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…
NHS sets outs proposals for legislative reform and direction for ICSs
NHS England has published a new document setting out proposals for legislative reform and the direction for integrated care systems (ICSs) that aim to cover…
Health scrutiny committee raises concerns over NHS Cheshire CCG merger plans
Cheshire West and Chester’s health scrutiny committee has raised concerns over plans to merge NHS CCGs in Cheshire and Merseyside. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are…
NHS Trust launches equipment amnesty and urges patients to return unused mobility aids
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust has launched a ‘mobility equipment amnesty’ and is encouraging patients to return their unused crutches and Zimmer frames as the…