Sharon Brennan
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United Kingdom
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New competition regime risks more judicial reviews, NHSE warned
NHS England has ruled out introducing ‘third party scrutiny’ of its proposed new competition regime despite being warned current plans will lead to a rise in wasteful judicial reviews. → Read More
NHSE to appoint first national lead for ‘neglected’ service
NHS England is set to appoint its first director of rehabilitation care, who will oversee a small team dedicated to running these services. → Read More
Four ICSs and four trusts placed in new ‘special measures’ regime
Four health systems have been put into NHS England’s replacement for the special measures regime, as well as four more acute trusts. → Read More
Trusts fear ‘fragmentation’ of specialised services under Health Bill reforms
Providers fear a ‘fragmentation’ of services when NHS England begins delegating specialised services budgets to integrated care systems under reform plans. → Read More
‘Outstanding’ trust appoints new chief executive
A mental health trust in the east of England has appointed a new CEO. → Read More
NHSE: Ambulance, community and private organisations ‘should join provider groups’
New NHS England guidance has said ambulance, community and private providers “should” join new collaboratives, rather than only acute and mental health trusts. → Read More
CQC found emergency caesarean taking place without basic safety measures
Inspectors have raised concerns about 'safety culture' in a maternity unit, including that an emergency caesarean was taking place without the mother's heart being monitored. → Read More
Shielding staff say they were forced back to work without a risk assessment
Significant numbers of 'extremely vulnerable' clinicians said they were forced back to work despite not having a risk assessment in line with official guidance. → Read More
ICS boundary changes revealed
Only six integrated care systems will have their boundaries changed, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced, in a “change of heart” since Matt Hancock’s resignation. → Read More
Community services given first ever waiting time target
NHS England is preparing to introduce new rapid response targets for community services, starting in April next year, in a bid to reduce demand on hospital beds. → Read More
The Integrator: New health bill “more combustible” than Lansley’s
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan. → Read More
Exclusive: CQC to get new powers through Health and Care Bill amendment
An amendment will be made to the government’s Health and Care Bill to give “new powers” to the Care Quality Commission, health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed. → Read More
Integrated care systems to set own constitution and pay
The new health bill will allow integrated care systems to set their own constitution, determine staff pay and raise ‘additional income’ but the health secretary will have the power to approve ICS chairs. → Read More
The Integrator: How the ICS bill stalled at the 11th hour
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent, Sharon Brennan. → Read More
FT chief stands down after more than decade in job
Tom Cahill, Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust’s chief executive, is to stand down after 12 years in the role. → Read More
Government immigration enforcement chief given senior role at CQC
The Home Office’s director general of immigration enforcement will join the Care Quality Commission later this year to oversee its inspections. → Read More
ICS boundary changes will worsen patient care, Hancock warned
Plans to change integrated care systems’ boundaries risk worsening patient care, the health secretary is warned today. → Read More
Senior NHS England staff face redundancy with creation of ICSs
Some senior posts in NHS England and NHS Improvement could be made redundant as part of the creation of integrated care systems, the organisations have said. → Read More
NHS England reveals who will sit on ICS boards
NHS England has set out who will be required to be on the NHS board of each integration care system. → Read More
ICSs asked for ‘fully staffed’ long covid plans by mid-July
NHS England has asked integrated care systems to develop "fully staffed" long covid treatment plans in the next month, and is providing £70m to enable them to do so. → Read More