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NewsInfluential DHSC panel leader resigns
The chair of a panel responsible for advising ministers on contested NHS service changes has resigned after six years in the job.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The NHS staff who can’t be civil servants
Hundreds of non-British NHS England staff face losing their jobs because their nationality prevents them working in the civil service.
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NewsCEOs given six months to take antisemitism training
Trust chairs and chief executives must take mandatory antisemitism and anti-racism training within six months, as part of efforts to tackle “routine ostracism” of Jewish people in the NHS.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Keeping tabs on the ‘so what’ of engagement
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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NewsCQC gets caretaker chair after ‘regrettable’ delay
An interim chair has been appointed to the Care Quality Commission, which has bemoaned a “regrettable” delay in recruiting a permanent successor.
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NewsThe 50 most influential people for NHS tech in 2026: The full list
Top 10 1. Lawrence Tallon, CEO, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Mr Tallon is leading the MHRA into a new and challenging era. The regulator had fallen behind on overseeing artificial intelligence and other technology, and the former Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust deputy chief ...
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NewsRegulator boss named top NHS tech leader
HSJ’s first top 50 list of tech influencers shows how diverse and diffuse power is in this sector.
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NewsHundreds of overseas NHSE staff face losing job with no compensation
Hundreds of NHS England staff face losing their jobs without redundancy pay because their nationality bars them from working for the Department of Health and Social Care, HSJ understands.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Inside the Southport victims’ privacy breach
On this week’s podcast, with increasing examples of staff accessing patient records inappropriately, we ask how widespread this practice really is - and whether regulators need to do more.
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NewsHealth Bill proposal an ‘attack on patient safety’
Scrapping the legal guarantee that a nurse sits on every foundation trust board is a “brazen attack on patient safety”, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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CommentThe government’s new cyber bill has forgotten the NHS
Two bills announced in the King’s Speech deal with issues of vital importance to the NHS and its use of new technology. The fact that neither mentions the other is a huge missed opportunity
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NewsResident doctors to strike during by-election
Resident doctors will strike for four days next month – with the threat of more action in July – after talks with the new health and social care secretary failed to produce a breakthrough.
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NewsReal-terms CEO pay fell 13% in five years
Trust CEO pay has dropped by more than a tenth in real terms in five years, government advisers have said.
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NewsSenior managers to get ‘well deserved’ pay rise
Senior NHS managers will get a 3 per cent pay rise for 2026-27, the government has announced.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Who controls patients’ data?
This week, we talk more about the government’s plans for a new “single patient record” - the legislation for which was in last week’s Health Bill - and why primary care could be a stumbling block.
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NewsCQC warns Health Bill could leave it fighting itself in court
The Care Quality Commission has warned that government plans for it to absorb the national patient safety investigations body could leave it arguing against itself in the High Court.
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NewsDozens of stroke units lose ‘A’ ratings
Close to 80 per cent of stroke units are falling well short against a swathe of new standards introduced to the high-profile national audit, according to HSJ analysis.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: What the Health Bill is and is not
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 Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Wes publishes his Health Bill and quits – where does it leave the NHS?
We discuss Wes Streeting’s tumultuous 22 months in charge – and analyse the Health Bill he has left in his wake, which was published on Thursday.
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NewsMinisters take powers to overrule ‘unresponsive ICBs’
The government is taking a raft of new powers over the NHS – including one that will enable them to direct integrated care boards on virtually any of their functions – in its new Health Bill, published on Thursday.