A summary of the new procurement process replacing all other healthcare service commissioning processes for relevant authorities in England.
31 May 2024
An overview of the themes emerging from the first iterations of integrated care strategies published by integrated care systems.
15 May 2023
A briefing for Members of Parliament ahead of a Backbench Business Committee debate on progress on reforms to NHS dentistry.
27 April 2023
A summary of DHSC and NHSE guidance on integrated care strategy development, HWBs and partnership working, and the joint forward plan.
17 January 2023
Overview and analysis of the NHS Oversight Framework for 2022/23.
12 July 2022
A summary of Dr Claire Fuller's report on the next steps for integrating primary care.
27 May 2022
Resources to help communicators engage with the public about changes in the health and care system in England.
28 March 2022
Resources to help communicators engage with elected members and officers of councils about changes in the health and care system in England.
A summary of what peers’ amendments to the health and care bill would mean for integrated care systems (ICSs), if they were to stand.
23 March 2022
Your questions on developing integrated care partnerships, answered.
10 November 2021
An overview of national guidance setting out expectations for the role of integrated care partnerships within integrated care systems.
16 September 2021
A summary for members of NHS England and NHS Improvement's HR framework for the transition to integrated care boards.
19 August 2021
An overview of key changes ahead for the NHS and what integrated care system leaders support and remain concerned about.
6 July 2021
Analysis of government proposals to reform the NHS in England.
11 February 2021
A summary of proposals on urgent and emergency care standards.
15 December 2020
An overview of NHS England and NHS Improvement's proposals for the future of integrated care systems (ICSs) in England.
26 November 2020
Analysis of the government's spending plans for 2021/22 and implications for the health and care sector.
25 November 2020
Tangible approaches to tackling the greatest societal challenge of our age – health inequalities.
20 November 2020
The views of system leaders on what the asks of government might be to support a step change in system working.
8 September 2020
This short briefing details the measures included in the Coronavirus Bill, which seeks to enable public bodies to effectively respond to COVID-19.
19 March 2020
A rundown of the headline points from the 2020 Budget, with analysis for the NHS and reaction from across the NHS Confederation.
11 March 2020
Headline points on the British Medical Association's (BMA) contract negotiations and revised GP contract.
7 February 2020
This briefing summarises the NHS Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance 2020/21 published on 30 January 2020.
3 February 2020
An explainer on the NHS Standard Contract for sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and integrated care systems (ICSs).
29 January 2020
An explainer on the NHS Standard Contract for acute and community providers.
A new membership network for integrated care systems and sustainability and transformation partnerships.
5 November 2019
A briefing on the legislation announced in the Queen's Speech of note to the NHS.
15 October 2019
Seven key challenges for the NHS in 2019 and beyond including, funding, social care and the NHS in a post-Brexit world.
1 August 2019
A summary of the NHS Oversight Framework 2019/20, published by NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Ten key issues to address to create the right legislative and regulatory framework for local leaders and their organisations to succeed.
10 May 2019
An overview of the benefits of housing working with health and care and showcases examples where housing and health work collaboratively.
14 November 2018
This paper explores how to spread the adoption of value-based healthcare across all parts of the system.
17 September 2018
