The rise of the integrated care system By Anne Crofts How are health systems managing the transition to formal integrated care systems? Mark Gould talks…
NHS Estates Report By Anne Crofts It is widely accepted that there is a £6 billion maintenance backlog for our NHS estates, £3…
NHS Estates Report: making estates work By Anne Crofts There are trusts developing innovative schemes, such as joint ventures and Limited Liability…
NHS Estates Report: report summary By Anne Crofts This report shares some novel and exciting ideas for raising capital, and locally effective and…
NHS Estates Report: what next? By Anne Crofts NHS leaders and partners say that capital funding must come from a range of sources that provide…
Split Sites: Divide and Conquer? By Anne Crofts, Alistair Robertson In 2016, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was, according to Chief Executive Officer…
Potential reform to the VAT recovery rules for the NHS By Anne Crofts, Louise Watson-Jones In the Chancellor’s Spring Statement it was announced that in the coming months the government will…
The NHS Long Term Plan: governance for integration By Hamza Drabu, Anne Crofts The word ‘governance’ appears four times in the NHS Long term plan (LTP); three times in relation…
The NHS Long Term Plan - our view on the proposed legislative changes By Nigel Montgomery, Hamza Drabu, Alistair Robertson, Anne Crofts The long awaited NHS Long Term Plan has been published…
Regulating NHS provider-owned companies – NHS Improvement issues updated guidance By Hamza Drabu, Anne Crofts, Alistair Robertson, Louise Watson-Jones, Anne-Marie Gregory NHSI has now issued guidance (the “ Guidance ”) which is effective from 26 November 2018 …
What does a ‘no deal Brexit’ really mean for the health sector? By Anne Crofts, Udara Ranasinghe With Brexit fast approaching, Caroline White asks what contingency plans are in place for medical…
Outsourcing in the NHS in the wake of Carillion By Anne Crofts Taking a look at the lessons that can be learned by the NHS in the wake of Carillion's collapse.
What the new NHS estate strategy means for the health sector By Anne Crofts A new NHS estate strategy is underway…
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) - new ways of working together By Anne Crofts The provision of investment in public sector estate and new ways of delivering Public-Private…
Estates outsourcing or insourcing in the NHS? By Louise Watson-Jones, Anne Crofts When a contractor goes into liquidation, a replacement contractor will need to be procured by the…
Government response to the Naylor review By Anne Crofts The Government under James O'Shaughnessy has published its response to the Naylor review…
Next steps for Carillion's clients By Anne Crofts Many NHS organisations have services provided by Carillion and will be concerned as to the next…
Unlocking value in NHS estate management By Anne Crofts The NHS is sitting on an untapped goldmine of unused land worth around £2.7 billion…
Will this new NHS estates management model improve trust efficiency? By Anne Crofts, Louise Watson-Jones Estates management deals are becoming increasingly sophisticated as trusts continue to strive for…
Information By Anne Crofts At the heart of collaboration between organisations is the sharing of information…
A guide to: General Data Protection Regulation in Health and Social Care By Anne Crofts, Sophie Devlin This General Data Protection Regulation manual is designed to be your guide to the GDPR in health.
First practical guidance on how to successfully implement new models of care By Anne Crofts, Hamza Drabu When it comes to the strategic issues around integrating health and social care services, what's…
The Route to Integrated Healthcare By Anne Crofts, Hamza Drabu Providing the first practical examples of how to deliver the NHS Five Year Forward View, DAC…
Part one: Introduction By Anne Crofts It is almost two years since the publication of the NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), which has…
Part two: Commissioning integration By Anne Crofts The Government has stated that it wants to see innovation and that there is no single definition…
Part five: The leadership view By Anne Crofts, Hamza Drabu We asked five leaders from across the health and social care landscape to give us their views on…
Part six: Recommendations By Anne Crofts, Hamza Drabu Read our summary of recommendations around how to take the next steps on the road to realising the…
Greater integration between NHS providers challenges EU public procurement rules By Anne Crofts With new European Union regulations on procurement coming into effect this April for commissioners…
Expert Navigators in a Changing Landscape – Your route to integrated healthcare By Anne Crofts Two years on from the publication of the NHS Five Year Forward View, Trusts are still looking for…
Capitation and integrating healthcare By Anne Crofts The NHS can take a number of lessons from Spain where Alzira, a system of integrated primary, acute…
The Dalton Review: Change is not optional By Anne Crofts, Charlotte Burnett The pressure on NHS providers to improve performance whilst also embracing rapid transformative…