Health and Care Integration
Limited improvement on hospital delayed discharges despite £600m funding
An improvement of just 12% in hospital delayed discharge figures was achieved in the last financial year despite a further £600m investment in the problem.
Finding the right prescription
Incremental improvements in collaboration, not wholesale change, is key to restoring faith in the health system, writes Matthew Taylor.
Future Forum: Care integration in ‘retreat’
The co-operation between local government and the NHS hoped for with the advent of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) is faltering, experts have said.
Future Forum: Relationship between councils and NHS 'dysfunctional at worst'
The relationship between local government leaders and the NHS is ‘immature at best and dysfunctional at worst’, The MJ Future Forum has been told.
Daring to care pays off
Integrated Care Boards face many challenges, yet one year on from her review, Patricia Hewitt offers an upbeat assessment and, says Aidan Rave, there is indeed room for optimism.
Health and care integration: is it worth it?
Is health and care integration worth all the effort when the two systems are on their knees and everything seems to get harder and harder, asks managing director of Roretti Sanjay Mackintosh. 'The answer is it has to be.'
Don’t just ‘hope’ for change
Matthew Taylor argues change in the healthcare system needs to come from the bottom up as well as top down, regardless of who wins the next General Election.
Radical place leadership
Donna Hall says radical place leadership is about much more than a place-based pooled budget, and now is the time for a radical rebel alliance.
England should become a Marmot Nation
ICSs will need to get firmly onto the front foot if they are to deliver their goals, including delivering more seamless health and social care services, say Phil Hope and Steve Barwick.
Funding announcement timing angers MPs
A ministerial statement revealing councils would receive an additional £500m for adult social care was released while the Public Accounts Committee was holding an evidence session on the subject.
Delayed discharges up since 2021 despite £1.3bn extra funding
Delayed hospital discharges have risen by 14% in two years despite the Government investing £1.3bn in tackling the issue.
Putting healthcare’s vision first
Matthew Taylor says the challenge is to enable what happens in the NHS – the ‘industrial system’ – to succeed while also becoming more aligned with the wider ambition of the social model.
NAO slams progress on adult social care reform
The Government’s progress on adult social care reform has been slammed in a damning report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Nurturing integration
After the first year of the Integrated Care Systems, Professor Martin Green asks what is working well, what is not, and how can we make integration better to deliver more effective health and social care services.
Taking stock of ICSs
Integrated Care Systems have further to go, but partners recognise the need for collaborating and making the most of the opportunity they represent, says John O’Brien.
Care England calls for ICS representation
A report by Care England into the progress of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) one year after their formation has called for provider representatives to be on every partnership or board.
Five principles to picking social care back up
The MJ has launched a Care Commission to consider the policy failures of social care. Matthew Taylor and John Ransford outline some of the thinking so far.
Digging deep for much-needed reserves
The latest Association of Directors of Adult Social Services spring survey shows a steep increase in the number of councils digging into their reserves to fund cost pressures. Ann McGauran reports.
Discharge delays overwhelming hospitals, NAO finds
Delays to patient discharges have played a key role in overwhelming hospitals, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Now is the time for action
Ben Evans, Director at IMPOWER, discusses the future of integrated care and looks at the work the company has helped lead.
