In 15 years of devolution, the NHS has not been far from the headlines but have the politicians delivered? ... the jury's still out as to what extent the structure has delivered for patients.

Councils gain new powers over NHS – the key questions. Councils in Greater Manchester are to be given a key role in how the NHS budget is spent in the region as English devolution gathers pace.

Greater Manchester will control a combined NHS and social care budget of £6bn Greater Manchester will begin taking control of its health budget from April after a devolution agreement was signed ...

NHS devolution: London councils to be given extensive new healthcare powers. Jeremy Hunt says five London pilots will be 'trailblazers' for Government’s ambition to 'integrate' NHS services.

The conclusions from this roundtable are covered in an NHS Confederation consultation: Defining the role of integrated care systems in workforce development: A consultation. Devolution doesn’t just ...

Valuable lessons on NHS policy are being missed as it is nearly impossible to gauge the impact of UK devolution, a report says. The British Medical Journal report said there was an "alarming" lack of ...

The authors claimed the Greater Manchester model “shows devolution could rescue NHS from cash crisis” and would reduce hospital admissions in the region by 60,000 each ear.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The English and Scottish NHS systems both offer universal, free healthcare and deal with broadly similar ...

NHS providers across Greater Manchester have called for a ‘new set of relationships’ with health regulators to underpin the newly agreed £6bn devolution of commissioning responsibilities to the ...

Last week HSJ received a call from an influential Labour health figure. They were travelling back from Scotland and were clear the Scots had effectively just fired the starting gun on the next round ...

In 15 years of devolution, the NHS has not been far from the headlines but have the politicians delivered? Owain Clarke gives his assessment.