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…
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…
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 England confirms 11 new ICSs as it pushes for more integrated and proactive care
NHS Chief Sir Simon Stevens has confirmed 11 more parts of England will be formally designated integrated care systems (ICS) from 1 April 2021, serving…
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…
NHS enters third phase of COVID response with push to restore services and prepare for winter pressures
Naked Prosthetics MCP Driver Sir Simon Stevens, NHS Chief Executive, and Amanda Pritchard, NHS Chief Operating Officer, have detailed, in a letter to various key…