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Integrated Care Systems (ICS) could fail without carefully crafted backing in law, NHS Confederation has said. In a report, the membership organisation said ICSs risked being “consigned to a long list of failed [NHS] reorganisations” if legislation made them “simply a delivery arm for the NHS.”
Following a consultation process with its members, NHS Confederation also said there should be a legalised “duty on all partners within systems, including local authorities” to take joint responsibility for patient health, finances and population health. It added that the creation of a “statutory partnership” between health and care organisations in a system would be one way to “embed” partnership working in law.
The report said: “Without radical reform of the oversight model in the NHS, ICSs will fail.” However, a survey of NHS Confederation’s membership found mixed views on what legislative asks would work best. Almost half (47%) agreed clinical commissioning groups should be incorporated into ICSs, while 34% disagreed. Those from CCGs and primary care networks raised concerns about making sure local needs were represented at an ICS level. Meanwhile, three-quarters said social, and healthcare commissioning should “definitely” or “probably” be merged. In contrast, 80% said ICSs should have “increased autonomy and greater local discretion over how national priorities are implemented.”
With this in mind, the confederation recommended ICSs should “run in shadow form with new arrangements for a significant period before being formalised as statutory,” with CCGs given 18-24 months to transition to ICS commissioning functions and ICSs having ”increased autonomy and flexibility in how they use and direct funding.”
Source: HSJ, 20 November 2020
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Scotland: NHS service helps hundreds quit smoking in Lanarkshire
A total of 500 people in Lanarkshire have quit smoking since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown with the support of NHS Lanarkshire’s Quit Your Way service. The free initiative offers a variety of options through friendly help and advice and access to treatments.
Shirley Mitchell, tobacco control programme manager for NHS Lanarkshire, said: “The coronavirus outbreak has changed daily lives for us all; that’s why we are so proud of the success these people of Lanarkshire have achieved by quitting during [the] lockdown. NHS Lanarkshire is continuing to support residents to quit smoking during the fight against coronavirus, and if anyone is thinking of quitting smoking, Quit Your Way offers specialist stop smoking support in a way that works for you.”
Source: Daily Record, 17 November 2020
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On Wednesday 16th December 2020 09:30 to 11:00 am, ASH, Fresh, and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) are hosting a webinar on the immediate changes being made to the regulatory system in relation to tobacco products following the UK’s departure from the EU on December 31st 2020. The agenda will cover:
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Changes to picture warnings on tobacco products (DHSC)
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The Track and Trace system (HMRC)
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E-cigarette notification (MHRA)
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Notification of novel tobacco products (PHE)
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Panel Q&A with all speakers as well as CTSI and Trading Standards North West
If you have any issues accessing the registration link, please email [email protected]
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On Wednesday 18th November, the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) has advised that CO monitoring can be resumed at local stop smoking service appointments and antenatal appointments, in line with Government COVID-19 guidance.
The NCSCT has produced specific guidance about how to reintroduce CO monitoring and face-to-face stop smoking support safely, which is available here:
https://www.ncsct.co.uk/publication_COVID-19_18.11.20.php
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