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ICS reports £26m financial deficit

By Lee Peart 06 February 2025

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS has reported a financial deficit of £26.4m for the year to date (April to December 2024).

SEND

'More work to do', councillor responds to SEND petition

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Nottinghamshire County Council’s cabinet member for education and SEND, Cllr Ben Bradle, has acknowledged there is ‘more to do’ on SEND provision.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB welcomes High Court lifting of care centre contract suspension

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Northamptonshire ICB has welcomed the High Court’s decision to lift an automatic suspension in a dispute over a contract to provide services at Urgent Care Centre in Corby.

PRIMARY CARE

Regularly seeing same GP 'could free up' NHS appointments

By Liz Wells 28 January 2025

Regularly seeing the same GP could reduce workload in practices and hospitals, potentially freeing up appointments for patients, new research reveals.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish government plans extra 150,000 NHS appointments and procedures

By Liz Wells 27 January 2025

Scottish First Minister John Swinney plans an additional 150,000 appointments and procedures per year.

DHSC

Tax hike threatens to add to nursing home costs

By Lee Peart 27 January 2025

The Government has been urged to reverse its hike in National Insurance on care providers as new figures reveal the extent to which nursing costs for pensioners have increased over the past decade.

ICB

Turnaround process launched for ICB facing £350m deficit

By Lee Peart 15 January 2025

NHS England has launched a formal turnaround process for Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.

ICB

Critical incidents stood down in Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire

By Lee Peart 15 January 2025

Critical incidents in Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire have been stood down following a peak in flu and norovirus cases.

TECHNOLOGY

Westminster council extends contract with technology supplier

By Liz Wells 14 January 2025

Westminster Council has extended its partnership with digital key safe solutions supplier Keynetics for a further three years after a successful trial.

CARE ENGLAND