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ICB

ICB scales back intensive care unit services due to recruitment challenges

By Lee Peart 16 July 2025

A temporary suspension of Level 3 care at Furness General Hospital’s (FGH) intensive care unit has been made permanent due to staff shortages.

IAN TRENHOLM

Patients suffering harm following discharge due to digital failures

By Lee Peart 10 July 2025

Patients are suffering harm due to failures in electronically communicating critical clinical information after hospital discharge, according to the HSSIB's latest report.

MENTAL HEALTH

Charity to launch legal action over ICB pause of ADHD referrals

By Lee Peart 10 July 2025

ADHD UK has said it will legally challenge a decision by NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB to pause ADHD referrals for people aged over 25.

INTEGRATED CARE

NHSE opts not to segment ICBs due to financial pressures

By Lee Peart 27 June 2025

NHSE has decided not to segment ICBs this year due to the climate of ‘significant change’.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Reform Mayor 'deeply concerned' about ICB merger plans

By Lee Peart 23 June 2025

Reform UK Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Dame Andrea Jenkyns is ‘deeply concerned’ about plans to merge with Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

INTEGRATED CARE

Research reveals 42% drop in ICB CHC spending

By Lee Peart 17 June 2025

Research carried out by Winston Solicitors has revealed a 42% drop in CHC spending by ICBs in 2023/24 compared with 2022/23 estimates.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICBs reveal cluster plans

By Lee Peart 10 June 2025

ICBs have revealed their plans to form clusters in order to meet requirements to halve their costs by the end of the year.

THE HEALTH FOUNDATION

Partnership building

09 June 2025

Building relationships between primary and secondary care is essential to delivering the hospital to community shift, writes The Health Foundation's Bryan Jones and Lukasz Zielinski

INTEGRATED CARE