Independent sector ‘most excluded’ from local integrated care systems
Independent and voluntary sector providers are the least likely to be involved in local integrated health and care systems (ICSs), according to research by the NHS Confederation. Its survey of senior healthcare leaders found that fewer than one third (32%) of respondents felt independent and…
Labour calls for inquiry into Hancock interview
The Labour party has called for an inquiry after Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock was accused of endorsing Babylon Health services in a newspaper interview sponsored by the digital health company. According to The Guardian, the shadow health minister Justin Madders has written…
CQC falls into ‘trap’ its own guidance warns against
A tribunal has concluded that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ‘failed to properly’ evaluate an application from a care home provider to vary the conditions of its registration. Judge Ian Robertson concluded at a First-Tier Tribunal that the regulator had not exercised its discretion appropriately…
