Integrated Care Journal

By In the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombings, a pioneering burns specialist recognised an urgent need in the management of traumatic and complex wounds due to colonisation and infection. Two decades later, the innovation that emerged from that tragedy—NovoSorb Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (BTM)—has fundamentally transformed reconstructive surgery and offers new hope for patients facing limb-threatening conditions. This article was kindly supported by PolyNovo.

By Proactive, early intervention focused programme demonstrates sharp fall in emergency admissions for frail and vulnerable residents in Cheshire East, according to figures released this week. NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICS has released data showing a 48 per cent reduction in A&E attendance in targeted areas using a data-driven neighbourhood care programme.

By Mark Hindle, Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses why the shift from reactive to proactive care must become an integral part of care delivery and how services can integrate to move from a response model to prevention first. As care needs across the UK continue to evolve and pressure on an already stretched workforce intensifies, the shift from reactive to proactive care can no longer be viewed as aspirational; it is an operational imperative.

By Trust boards need to adopt a dual-track funding strategy: protecting essential services while ring-fencing investment in digital capabilities that enable new models of care, says Richard Oswald, NHS Client Director at Exponential-e. As the NHS starts its 2026/27 financial year, senior leaders across trusts and integrated care systems (ICSs) face one of the most delicate balancing acts in recent times.

By This content was kindly supported by Siemens Healthineers. University of Edinburgh becomes the first site in Scotland to install photon-counting CT. Supports both clinical practice and cardiopulmonary and neurovascular research. Ultra high-resolution results in sharper, clearer images to help improve care for patients. The University of Edinburgh has become the first institution in Scotland to install a photon-counting CT scanner.

By Partnership-led initiative aims to streamline access and expand support through a single referral pathway A new early intervention emotional wellbeing and mental health service for children and young people has launched in Medway, commissioned by Medway Council. Led by North Kent Mind in partnership with commissioned providers and system partners, the service brings together a range of targeted support in one place under a new partnership known as the Medway Therapeutic Alliance.

By This content was kindly supported by Siemens Healthineers. First UK installation of the Biograph Trinion PET‑CT at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. Significantly faster scans and increased capacity improve patient access and experience. Supports accurate cancer diagnosis as demand for PET‑CT services continues to grow.

By At Digital Health Rewired, leaders from North Central London and the AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare set out how a machine learning model, built on linked data from the One London Secure Data Environment, is streamlining case-finding and review for patients with multiple long-term conditions.

By How CDCs are delivering system priorities and shaping the future of healthcare. This content was kindly supported by InHealth. The NHS faces an unprecedented challenge: a growing diagnostic backlog exacerbated by the pandemic, mounting elective waiting lists and persistent inequalities in access to timely tests. Against this backdrop, the 2022 Richards’ Review, Diagnostics: Recovery & Renewal, set a bold ambition to overhaul diagnostic services, expand capacity and bring care closer to home.

By Dr Joseph Farrington, winner of the Operational Research Society’s Doctoral Award, explains how operational research and AI are being applied to blood bank inventory management to reduce waste and protect vulnerable patients. The findings could have implications for other perishable healthcare resources. Hospital blood banks play a critical role in ordering, storing, processing, managing and issuing blood components.