Can providers afford to increase elective activity?

NHS England has published its planning guidance - now rechristened the “Medium Term Planning Framework” - so this week we cover what it will mean for the service, with guest Daniel Elkeles, CEO of NHS Providers.

We dig into promises to end what NHSE claims is “an operating model that had become overly bureaucratic”, the challenging performance targets and what ‘integrated health organisations’ could look like in reality.

Also an update on the NHS Provider/Confederation merger, which was finalised this week.