Steve Brown

Integrated care is either the solution to fragmented services or, in the guise of accountable care organisations, a mechanism for privatisation

Refreshed planning guidance reveals new money and expectations as well as steps towards system working

Acute providers have been focused on patients during the winter. But what will the financial impact be?

Healthcare Finance editor Steve Brown says new models of care are the priority, but development of revised payment systems should speed up.

Quarter three figures reveal the impact that rising demand and staffing pressures have had on providers’ financial position