ICB breached rules on mental health services contract process

By Lee Peart 29 September 2025

Mid and South Essex ICB has been found to have breached rules in its award of a single mental health services contract.

Hospice facing £1m shortfall in 'critical situation'

By Lee Peart 29 September 2025

A Hertfordshire hospice facing a £1m shortfall has said it is in a ‘critical situation’.

Chief executive designate appointed for new East Midlands ICB cluster

By Liz Wells 26 September 2025

Amanda Sullivan has been appointed as the chief executive designate for Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICBs.

Deep inequalities revealed in access to NHS funded care packages

By Lee Peart 26 September 2025

Deep inequalities have been revealed in access to NHS funded care packages with an almost fivefold difference between the ICBs with the highest and lowest rates of CHC eligibility.

ICB apologises after cybersecurity incident at NRS Healthcare

By Liz Wells 23 September 2025

NHS Humber & North Yorkshire ICB has apologised after a data breach at NRS Healthcare, providers of wheelchairs and community equipment.

Greater Manchester ICB chief announces retirement

By Lee Peart 18 September 2025

Chief executive of NHS Greater Manchester, Mark Fisher, has announced his intention to retire around the end of March 2026.

ICB boss says it's 'right time to step away'

By Lee Peart 17 September 2025

NHS Kent and Medway chief executive Paul Bentley is to stand down this autumn.

The art of the possible

By Lee Peart 15 September 2025

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of NHS Confederation, says greater realism and openness should be part of a reset in the central-local relationship

ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies, says Mackey

By Lee Peart 11 September 2025

ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies due to an impasse over funding, Sir Jim Mackey has revealed.

Council withdraws legal threat over ICB recovery programme

By Lee Peart 10 September 2025

St Helens Borough Council has said it is no longer considering legal action against NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB over its recovery programme.