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Trust wins community health services contract

By Lee Peart 11 March 2026

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has awarded the contract for community health services in West Lancashire to NHS Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

INTEGRATED CARE

NHS England confirms commissioning transfer delay to ICBs

By Lee Peart 09 March 2026

NHS England has confirmed a one-year delay in the transfer of some commissioning functions to ICBs to April 2027.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

BREAKING NEWS: Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey

By Lee Peart 05 March 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has agreed to ‘simple asks’ on dementia, social care and motor neurone disease (MND) from Baroness Louise Casey.

SOCIAL CARE

BREAKING NEWS: Baroness Casey makes five 'simple asks' of Streeting

By Lee Peart 05 March 2026

Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting with five ‘simple asks’ ahead of her commission’s first report on social care.

INTEGRATED CARE

Hospital to offer GP services

By Lee Peart 05 March 2026

GP services are to be offered at Ellen Badger Hospital in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire.

COMMUNITY

Trust restates commitment to urgent treatment centres

By Lee Peart 04 March 2026

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has restated its commitment to the future of Keswick and Penrith urgent treatment centres following ongoing temporary closures.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

'Inconsistent' and 'variable': mixed review for SEND services

By Lee Peart 03 March 2026

SEND services in Sunderland have been described as ‘inconsistent’ and ‘variable’ by regulators.

INTEGRATED CARE

Brighton hospital opens multi-million pound acute medical unit

By Lee Peart 02 March 2026

A new acute medical unit supported by a £50m investment from NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board has opened at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH).

COMMUNITY

Eating disorder spending cuts revealed

By Lee Peart 27 February 2026

Millions of pounds in spending cuts for eating disorder services are planned in England, analysis has revealed.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Councils and ICB strengthen health and social care partnership

By Lee Peart 27 February 2026

A formal agreement to provide joined-up health and social care services in Lancashire and South Cumbria has been announced.

INTEGRATED CARE

Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds

By Lee Peart 26 February 2026

Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) have reached a critical point in Scotland with a significant risk they will become financially unsustainable within the next 12 to 24 months, according to the Accoun...