CCG merger in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes set to improve health outcomes
On 1st April 2021, a single Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) responsible for the planning and provision of NHS funded healthcare for almost 1 million people…
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…
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 CHC restarts to support joint health and social care system recovery
The NHS has published new guidance on how CCGs will restart NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) assessment processes from 1 September 2020. NHS CHC is…
Virtual CCG meeting helps Birmingham and Solihull residents learn more about its integrated care plans
People across Birmingham and Solihull were invited to join a remote meeting on the 16th of July to learn more about NHS Birmingham and Solihull…
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…
Assistive technologies services providers coming together during COVID-19 crisis
Leading outsourced providers of assistive technologies services are working collaboratively to ensure continuity of provision as the health and social care system works to cope…
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…
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…
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…