Difficulties in obtaining complete and reliable data from STP teams regarding transition planning reflect the inherently unaccountable nature of the STPs themselves.
Read MoreThe Appendix (technical notes) for Vivek Kotecha’s paper on STPs and whether they can deliver the NHS FYFV.
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The financial assumptions underpinning the Government’s plans to close the NHS’s 30-billion-pound funding gap by 2020/21 are unrealistic and are likely to lead to a decline in the quality of and access to healthcare for patients. Subsequently there is a growing risk that that some vital services will collapse.
Read MoreJohn Lister assesses the published drafts of the plans for implementing the Five Year Forward View published by NHS England in 2014.
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Few STP proposals recognise the complexity of continuity of care. We must demand that STPs recognise the necessary thought and resources required to implement new regimes of continuity of care effectively.
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