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Action and outcomes in HIV: what ICB leaders need to know

The government published the HIV Action Plan 2025 to 2030 in a bid to reduce new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths The HIV Action Plan 2025 to 2030 established clear goals for the future of care in England. Published on World Aids Day on 1 December, 2025, it set out an ambition to reduce new […]

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Action and outcomes in HIV

: what ICB leaders need to know

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Chapter 1

: Prevention of HIV transmission

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Chapter 2

: Testing to reduce undiagnosed HIV

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Chapter 3

: Increasing uptake to HIV treatment

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Chapter 4

: Helping people with HIV thrive

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Chapter 5

: Collaborate to end HIV transmission

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Chapter 6

: The future of HIV care

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Access to general practice: The ICB role

Patient access to general practice remains one of the hottest political topics. Yet the definition of ‘good access’ is not clear. This report considers the various issues around access: appointment data; patient satisfaction; and the competing priorities of patients, politicians, commissioners and the media.

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Access to general practice

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Chapter 1

: The pressure on commissioners to improve GP access

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Chapter 2

: Data Lowdown: Appointments up, patient satisfaction down

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Chapter 3

: The systemic issues around improving access

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Chapter 4

: Extended hours impact on access

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Chapter 5

: The 10 year plan on access

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Chapter 6

: What commissioners can do to support GP access

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System working: Train, retain and reform the primary care workforce

Since the introduction of ICBs the primary care workforce has been a constant challenge. This report is based on a major new white paper from the publishers of Healthcare Leader, Cogora, on the changing general practice workforce in England and our ICB workforce investigation.

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Chapter 1

: General practice workforce challenges

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Chapter 2

: Nurse and pharmacist primary care workforce challenges

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Chapter 3

: Integrated care board workforce

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Chapter 4

: Training the primary care workforce

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Chapter 5

: Retaining the primary care workforce

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Chapter 6

: Conclusions and recommendations

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Countdown to Net Zero: Climate change and the NHS

The NHS contributes to 4% of the England’s carbon emissions and in October 2020 it became the first national health system in the world to commit to net zero carbon emissions. This report brings together interviews and insights from leading experts on the progress so far.

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Chapter 1

: Climate change and the NHS

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Chapter 2

: Decarbonising medicines  

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Chapter 3

: Increasing the efficiency of NHS estates

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Chapter 4

: Greening NHS transport

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Chapter 5

: Managing NHS waste sustainably

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Chapter 6

: Expert views on NHS Net Zero

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The Rise of the Machines: AI, digital and data in healthcare

The hype around AI and the power of data to transform healthcare depends on how data is collected, interpreted, and then put to use. This report brings together interviews and insights from leading experts on what’s next for the NHS system in this arena.

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The Rise of the Machines

: AI, digital and data in healthcare

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: Introduction and survey

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Chapter 2

: The potential and pitfalls of AI in healthcare

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Chapter 3

: Navigating the crowded digital products market

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: Experts from Microsoft, BT and Manchester share AI insights

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Chapter 5

: Seeking better outcomes through data

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Chapter 6

: Barriers and best practice around information governance

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May the workforce be with you: What primary care wants

Bringing together leaders from the NHS system and across primary care, Healthcare Leader’s latest report looks at the current workforce trends and what the different professions want to see from their new leaders on integrated care boards

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: Integrated care boards

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Chapter 2

: General practitioners

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Chapter 3

: Pharmacists

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Chapter 4

: Dentists

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Chapter 5

: Optometrists

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Chapter 6

: Nurses

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: Conclusion

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CCGs: A post-mortem

Clinical commissioning groups were officially dissolved on 1 July 2022. Before they were consigned to history Healthcare Leader sought the opinions of this outgoing tranche of primary healthcare leaders on their legacy and the future of the healthcare system in this inaugural report and survey.

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: Background: The evolution of CCGs

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Chapter 2

: CCG successes and failures

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Chapter 3

: Should CCGs be scrapped?

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Chapter 4

: Clinical leadership: where will it go?

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Chapter 5

: What does the future hold for primary care?

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Chapter 6

: Conclusion

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Postscript

: Farewell 

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