South West London ICB has highlighted progress made on its 2025/26 infrastructure strategy, along with next steps for 2026 – 2029. The ICB notes short, medium and long term plans against the National Cyber Assurance Framework to improve cyber security maturity and resilience, as well as the launch of four […]
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North East and North Cumbria ICB shares progress and plans for modernising general practice
NHS North East and North Cumbria (NENC) ICB has shared an end of programme report from its Primary Care Access Recovery Plan during 2023-2025, focusing on the NHS App and modern general practice access implementation. Key figures include an 18 percent increase in NHS App registrations, a 270 percent increase […]
Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB reports impact of patient engagement portal
A patient engagement portal developed by a team in-house at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has reportedly saved close to £3 million, UHMB has shared. The portal is now utilised across Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB, including Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, University Hospitals […]
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS launch system-wide workforce planning tool
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB has launched a workforce planning dashboard, developed as a collaboration across all five of its trust providers. The dashboard, named Qlik Cloud, offers system-wide insights across the workforce, enabling users to compare data across staff groups, roles, sickness, vacancies, equality metrics, and financial costs. Key […]
NHS Devon ICB to award CHS Healthcare digital person management system contract
NHS Devon ICB is to award a contract to CHS Healthcare Software Limited for the provision of a continuing healthcare end-to-end person management system, designed to connect the entire lifecycle into one platform. The ICB hopes to use CHS Healthcare’s digital solution to replace two existing systems, including an “off-the-shelf […]
HTN Now: Approaches, challenges, and progress towards the primary and secondary care interface
Our latest HTN webinar looked at the role of digital in supporting the primary and secondary care interface, with our experts sharing details about their own approaches and experiences in this area, including best practices and key learnings. We also explored interoperability, collaboration between care settings and how digital can […]
NHS England planning framework to steer development of integrated five-year plans
NHS England has shared a planning framework to set core principles and key planning activities for local leaders on shaping five-year intreated plans covering 2026/27 – 2030/31. For the initial phase, NHS England is asking ICBs and providers to establish clear responsibilities and a multidisciplinary team to coordinate activities across […]
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB develops people story dashboard tool
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has introduced a People Story Dashboard, a digital tool that offers insights into population health and workforce data, to help with “strategic planning and pathway redesign”. Explaining how the dashboard works, Jason Stamp, the ICB’s acting chair and senior responsible officer for workforce, said: […]
HTN ICS digital and data region series: North East and Yorkshire
Digital and data across ICS regions: North East and Yorkshire In this final edition of our feature series exploring the digital and data landscape of each ICS region in England, we’re turning our attention to the North East and Yorkshire. This region is home to four integrated care systems: Humber […]
Drug treatment charity connects to Northamptonshire Care Record
Change Grow Live, a drug treatment charity in Northamptonshire, now has access to the Northamptonshire Care Record, with Northamptonshire ICB reporting that the connection is already “making a difference to the speed of service” provided for local people. Verona Govender, a specialty substance misuse doctor, highlighted that “timely prescribing not […]
