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The NHS 10 Year Plan: ‘Clustering’ of ICBs – what could this look like?
In the wake of the recent NHS England announcement that ICBs are ‘clustering’, and without a definitive ‘template’, many ICBs are thinking about their options and what form ‘clustering’ might take – or should take – for them.
Insights from the 10-Year Health Plan: the role of NHS providers in the NHS
The NHS Fit for the Future 10-Year Health Plan (the Plan) was published on 3 July 2025. The Plan outlines three main objectives for the future of healthcare: moving care from hospitals to community settings, transitioning services from analogue to digital, and shifting the emphasis from sickness to prevention.
Insights from the 10-Year Health Plan: what lies ahead for Foundation Trusts?
In the second of our article series analysing the implications of the NHS 10-Year Plan for healthcare providers, we turn our focus onto the future of Foundation Trusts. We consider some key aspects of the Plan such as the potential opportunities for Foundation Trusts, the types of autonomy they will have and the changed to financing.
Insights from the 10-Year Health Plan: the role of Integrated Care Boards in the NHS
The NHS Fit for the Future 10-Year Health Plan (the Plan) was published on 3 July 2025. This article follows on from our earlier article, "The Model Integrated Care Board Blueprint – Key Insights” and our recent series looking at the impact of the Plan on general practice.
The Model Integrated Care Board Blueprint – key insights
The release of NHS England’s Model Integrated Care Board Blueprint (Blueprint) marks a significant step in the ongoing transformation of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England.
Pre-election period restrictions for NHS bodies
A general election will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024. In the pre-election period, there are restrictions placed on public resources and communications.
Information Commissioners Office: data protection fining guidance
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new Data Protection Fining Guidance
The Provider Selection Regime – some Governance Implications
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“PSR Regulations”) will come into force on 1 January 2024. “Relevant Authorities” (which includes ICBs and NHS Trusts/Foundation Trusts, NHS England, local and combined authorities) need to take steps to prepare for the regime for procuring relevant health care services in England.
Newsflash: Health and Care Act 2022 – Given Royal Assent
With the saying of a little bit of Norman French (“La Reyne le vault”) by the Clerk of the Parliaments in the House of Lords, Royal Assent to the Health and Care Bill was given on 28 April 2022.
Newsflash: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations in Health and Social Care Revoked
Hempsons legal experts discuss the latest VCod guidance
What now: Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment
Yesterday evening, Sajid Javid announced a reversal of government policy to implement mandatory vaccinations throughout much of the health and social care sectors.
Trust boards and systems: the key issues
Hempsons have published a joint publication with NHS Providers ‘Trust boards and systems: the key issues’ offering a guide to the evolving system based landscape and the factors behind successful partnerships.
Supreme Court – Setback for representative claims
At Hempsons we have noted an increasing number of what might be considered trivial data breach claims being made against our clients. These claims follow a fairly standard pattern. An email containing minor personal information such as a name, age or address of an individual being sent to the wrong person by mistake. These minor biographical releases of information then become subject to claims for breach of UK GDPR.
Introducing the Health and Care Bill Board…
The government’s health and care white paper “Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all” was launched last week. It paves the way for a Health and Care Bill intended to increase collaboration and co-operation across the health and social care services.