NHS to detail next steps for local health services ahead of ICSs becoming statutory in April 2022
The NHS will set out the next steps for how primary care networks will work with partners across newly formed integrated care systems (ICSs) to…
Patients at NHS Trust set to benefit from new speech and language equipment and rehab tech
Patients at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) are set to benefit from a range of new assistive technologies. The new kit…
DHSC announces extra £5.4bn for NHS to help tackle backlogs and deliver patient treatments
The NHS will receive an extra £ billion over the next six months to support its response to COVID-19 and help tackle waiting lists, the…
Record £2.5bn investment in Scotland’s NHS to transform health and social care delivery
Record investment to ensure Scotland's NHS is ready to meet changing patient demands and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be at the heart…
Council and CCG declare “equipment amnesty” to mitigate risk of running out of stock
Supply chain pressures are leading to a shortage of vital equipment, such as mobility and toileting aids, hoists and hospital beds, that help vulnerable people…
Government announces that NHS staff in England will receive a three percent pay rise
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has accepted recommendations of NHS independent pay review bodies in full for this year, resulting in a…
Extend NHS self-isolation rule to frontline workers in the health and care industry, BHTA urges
Dr Simon Festing, Chief Executive Officer of the British Healthcare Trades Association The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has called on the government to extend…
NHS England guidance sets out expectations for ICS governance and management arrangements
A recent NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) document has provided an overview of how it expects integrated care systems (ICSs) will be governed and…
Statutory arrangements for ICSs from next year: What are ICS Partnerships and ICS NHS bodies?
NHS England has published a new document about the design framework for integrated care systems (ICSs) in England, building on UK Government expectations for NHS…
NHS England faces enormous backlog as waiting lists hit record high of 5.1 million
The latest NHS England statistics for patients waiting to start treatment show that 385,490 patients have been waiting for one year or more. Consultant-led Referral…