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Call for ‘equitable funding’ to support integrated local services
03/02/2026 Integrated services are vital to ensuring 75% of five-year-olds have a good level of development (GLD) by 2028, research reveals. |
Council secures £1m investment to support vulnerable children
18/07/2025 Havering Council has secured a £1m investment to support vulnerable children. |
LGA calls for new coalition to fix health and care system
01/07/2025 Local authority leaders have called for a new ‘national-local coalition’ that puts prevention at the centre of a modern health and care system. |
Reform mayor ‘deeply concerned’ about ICB merger plans
23/06/2025 Reform UK Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Dame Andrea Jenkyns is ‘deeply concerned’ about plans to merge with Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. |
Blueprint document sets out changes to ICB functions
08/05/2025 A blueprint document has set out changes to integrated care board (ICB) functions with a number being transferred to neighbourhood providers and NHS regions. |
ICB opts not to reopen Norfolk reablement centre
01/10/2024 An ICB has decided not to reopen a Norfolk reablement centre despite opposition from local campaigners. |
Integrated care systems show ‘signs of progress’ but need flexibility
16/07/2024 Integrated care systems (ICSs) are showing ‘signs of progress’ but pressures on health and care services could derail positive gains, health think tank warns. |
ICSs enabling progress on dementia diagnosis, says think tank
18/04/2024 Integrated care systems (ICSs) are enabling the improvement of dementia diagnosis but more needs to be done, health experts say. |
Report uncovers ‘alarming’ undiagnosed dementia rates
06/12/2023 A commission has said integrated care systems must drive ‘radical change’ after finding that almost two in five dementia sufferers in England are undiagnosed. |
£42m boost for social care innovation
25/10/2023 The Government has announced £42.6m to fund innovative local approaches that improve the quality and accessibility of adult social care. |
