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…
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…
CSP calls for all ICSs to have senior rehab leads
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has responded to an NHS England consultation on the future of integrated care systems (ICSs), calling for them to…
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…
CQC to carry out reviews of how health and social care providers are working collaboratively in local areas
To help providers of health and social care services learn from the experience of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic across England, the Care Quality Commission…