- Save article
NewsRevealed: The tech firms set to replace Palantir
A British technology company is being lined up to replace Palantir as lead supplier of the federated data platform from 2029, with the US firm’s existing contract likely to be extended until then.
- Save article
NewsChild death files deleted ‘methodically and selectively’
Records of child, neonatal and maternal deaths held by a trust’s medical examiner service were “methodically and selectively” deleted, an external investigation has found.
- Save article
Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Maternity fears, ambulance delays and staffing gaps
Your essential update on health for the week
- Save article
Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The lost art of continuity
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
- Save article
CommentThe NHS must tackle the health inequalities within the gig economy
With the rise of zero-hours contracts, more people are facing unpredictable working hours that can make it harder to access GP care. New findings from Healthwatch England suggest the NHS must do more to ensure primary care works for all workers, writes Rebecca Curtayne
- Save article
News1,000 staff set for compulsory redundancy
A total of 1,000 jobs are set to go at commissioning support units after ministers approved a long-delayed case for redundancy, HSJ has learned.
- Save article
NewsTrust faces ‘unpalatable’ cuts or potential leadership changes
A trust has said it must consider “unpalatable” options to achieve its financial plan this year after it was warned that a failure to break even would trigger a “formal leadership review”.
- Save article
News‘Temporary’ quango has no end date, staff told
The government has no plan for when or how it will shut down the new quango that will employ thousands of NHS England regional teams, staff have been told – a day after ministers stressed the organisation would be “temporary”.
- Save article
PodcastHSJ Podcast: NHS England’s final chapter
This week, the government finally confirmed the fate of NHS England, announcing plans for a new quango to employ thousands of staff in NHS regional teams.
- Save article
Daily InsightDaily Insight: The readmissions reckoning
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
- Save article
NewsManagers’ pay rise blocked at 28 trusts, but ICBs spared
Very senior managers at 28 struggling trusts will not receive this year’s 3 per cent pay rise, ministers have confirmed.
- Save article
CommentWhat the NHS should do while public attention is elsewhere
The NHS does not need another reorganisation but a shift in power, giving clinicians genuine control over service redesign, spending and decisions that improve patient care
- Save article
NewsVulnerable patients’ long dental waits ‘buried’
NHS England has been accused of continuing to “bury” evidence of the very long waits for dental treatment endured by people with complex needs, the British Dental Association has said.
- Save article
News‘Shocking’ rise in maternal readmissions revealed
The rate of women readmitted to hospital within six weeks of giving birth has risen by more than a third in less than three years, HSJ analysis of unpublished data suggests.
- Save article
NewsNHSE warns ICBs over staffing and capability gaps
NHS England criticised staffing and capacity issues at several integrated care boards, a year after instructing them to cut their staffing by half.
- Save article
NewsVictims demand tougher restrictions on snooping
Victims of the Southport and Nottingham attacks have told ministers and NHS leaders that far stricter, more robust processes are needed to stop staff snooping on patient records – and that actions outlined so far are not enough.
- Save article
Daily InsightDaily Insight: When governance gets too cosy
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
- Save article
NewsPalantir must clear FDP benefits claims
NHS England has asked to review any claims made by Palantir about the effectiveness of the federated data platform before they are published, following concerns from the statistics watchdog.
- Save article
NewsMackey: ‘Let’s stop directors sitting on multiple boards’
Directors sitting on multiple hospital trust boards without a clear purpose have “shrunk the pool” and are creating “too much of a closed mentality”, Sir Jim Mackey has told MPs.
- Save article
Expert BriefingThe Download: Ghosts in the machine
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.