Nursing, finance and medical directors required, plus chief and chair, required for ICS NHS body Trusts, GPs and local authority will have ‘seat on the board’ Ducks question of appointment process NHS ...

Just one GP will be required to be appointed to the boards of the ICSs which are set to replace CCGs as commissioners of health services, new NHS England guidance has said. The guidance, published ...

Campaigners are rightly concerned that the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill winding its way through Parliament will, if passed, undermine many of the current protections for our personal ...

Sweeping changes to local commissioning are on the horizon but GPs warn there is little clarity on what they mean for primary care budgets and contracts, finds Nicola Merrifield Clinical commissioning ...

Given the rising cost of medicines as a share of the NHS budget in England, the establishment of ICSs provides a timely opportunity to take stock on delivering medicines optimisation at local level, ...

Following plans to reform integrated care systems across the NHS, NHSE has stated that its employment commitment to protect jobs for most commissioning staff will not apply to senior NHSE/I staff in ...

Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by commissioning correspondent, Sharon Brennan.

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS) is a body designed to bridge the gap between social care and the NHS. But what exactly does it do, who does it affect and who does it ...