ICS introduces virtual wards to increase hospital bed capacity
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care System (LLR ICS) has appointed a new technology partner to support the introduction of virtual wards for patients…
Another CCG prepares for integrated care shake-up ahead of 1 July
Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is preparing for major changes to local commissioning and services ahead of 1 July 2022, when each part…
Major commissioning changes set to take place in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent next month
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System (ICS) is preparing for major commissioning changes on 1 July 2022, which will include changes to assistive technology services.…
NHS trust finds 100 percent of patients would recommend its virtual Hospital @ Home service
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) are now providing acute hospital care in patients’ homes seven days a…
Guest article: DHSC whitepaper on health and social care integration – Several ideas in search of money and staff
In this article, William Lee, Policy and Parliamentary Executive of the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), has welcomed the UK Government's plans for data sharing and…
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…
Policy paper outlines reforms to the public health system with focus on prevention
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new policy paper detailing how the UK’s public health system will be transformed, taking…
EXCLUSIVE: NHS will not abolish competition and tendering of services, BHTA highlights
Sarah Lepak, Head of Policy and Compliance at the BHTA Following the recent publication of a government whitepaper, which set out how NHS and local…
ADASS and Healthwatch welcome push towards integration in government whitepaper
The Department of Health and Social Care's legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill Following the publication of the UK Government’s whitepaper about NHS…
What the government’s new whitepaper proposes for integrated care
With the push towards increased collaboration between health and social care, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published an important new whitepaper…