Lawrence Dunhill
Lawrence joined HSJ in May 2015, after several years reporting on the NHS for regional newspapers, mainly in Lancashire. He reports on the North West region, but also specialises in national policy and finances.
He was named specialist journalist of the year at the Press Gazette’s British Journalism Awards in 2020, for his work reporting on the coronavirus pandemic, and won 'scoop of the year' at the British Society of Magazine Editors awards in 2021.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 020 7608 9058
- Email:
- lawrence.dunhill@hsj.co.uk
Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Whittling down the provider numbers
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HSJ LocalTrust chief executive moves to ICB
A community trust chief executive is stepping down ahead of the expected introduction of shared leadership with an acute provider, HSJ has learned.
NewsRevealed: Government has failed to ‘level up’ innovation funding
The share of government-controlled health research funding going to the north of England has been static over the last decade, with London and the South East maintaining its dominant position.
Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Board nods through key decision with misleading data
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NewsNHSE finance chief reveals services exempt from national staffing squeeze
Clinical teams in mental health and maternity services should be exempt from the national squeeze on workforce costs this year, NHS England’s chief financial officer has revealed.
HSJ LocalCEO threatened with sack after ICS’s financial meltdown
A local system chief executive who warned integrated care boards lacked the power to hold trusts to account has effectively been threatened with being sacked because of poor performance by providers.
HSJ LocalProviders to restart merger talks despite ‘resistance’
Talks over the potential merger of two North West trusts are being revived, despite resistance from one of the providers, sources have told HSJ.
NewsRedundancy scheme to cut corporate staff by 14%
Multiple hospitals are launching redundancy schemes or plans to freeze recruitment for corporate and non-clinical staff, in a bid to meet their financial expectations in 2024–25.
Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Skin in the game
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Coming up with the wrong answer
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HSJ LocalReview ‘strewn with errors’ gave trust ‘false assurance’ over division lead
An investigation has heavily criticised a royal college review that was “strewn with errors” and gave “false assurances” to trust leaders over a prominent spinal surgeon.
HSJ LocalTrust at centre of abuse scandal appoints long-serving community CEO
A long-serving community trust CEO has been appointed to lead the scandal-hit mental health provider in Greater Manchester.
HSJ LocalICB boss takes charge of acute trust
The deputy CEO of an integrated care board has been given interim charge of one of its acute providers, HSJ has learned.
NewsCEOs told ‘hit A&E target this month or risk funding cuts’
Hospital chiefs have been asked to confirm their trusts will hit the four-hour A&E target this month in a bid to restore confidence in the NHS, HSJ understands.
Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The threat of regime change
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Beware costly assumptions about virtual care
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by bureau chief Lawrence Dunhill.
HSJ LocalCEO in surprise departure after ‘positive impact’
The chief executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has announced her retirement after two and a half years in the role.
Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Time up for two smallest trusts?
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NewsExclusive: Trusts pressured to meet ‘political’ target by diverting staff to less sick patients
Hospitals are being pressured to shift their resources to treating patients with less serious conditions to meet a “politically motivated” target, according to multiple senior sources.
Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Admitting the game’s up
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