Health Service Journal
HSJ News Desk
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Twelve months of turbulence: 2011 in review
15-Dec-2011
Continuing financial upheaval, industrial action taking hold and the implications of reform coming into focus: 2011 has been a tumultuous year. Here, HSJ’s writers reflect on some of the landmark events that defined the year. -
Sir David Nicholson back at the top of HSJ100
8-Dec-2011
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has returned to the top of HSJ100 – which ranks the people with greatest influence on health policy and the NHS – for the third time. -
30th annual HSJ Awards winners revealed
16-Nov-2011
The 30th HSJ Awards took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London, recognising trusts and organisations for outstanding excellence in healthcare service and innovation across 18 key health categories. -
Expert panel to debate pathology services - free online Q&A for HSJ readers
3-Nov-2011
Pathology services are set to transform over the next few years - but what shape will they take and what practical problems will organisations encounter? HSJ puts together an expert panel to answer your questions in a live online Q&A session. -
NHS leaders' views sought on clinical research
19-Sep-2011
HSJ, in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research, are looking to gain insight into the way NHS leaders see clinical research within their organisations. -
US academic secures first Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation
26-Aug-2011
The Innovator’s Prescription by leading US academic Clayton Christensen has been awarded the inaugural Circle Prize for Inspiring Innovation. -
NHS Confederation warns over centralised commissioning power
14-Jun-2011
NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar has welcomed the government’s response to the Future Forum report, but warns that commissioning at a local level must be realised sooner rather than later. -
NHS Partners Network criticises independent sector support in government response
14-Jun-2011
NHS Partners Network director David Worskett has criticised today’s government response to the Future Forum report published yesterday. -
Nuffield Trust responds to Future Forum report
13-Jun-2011
The NHS Future Forum is right to highlight primacy of the efficiency challenge, according to the Nuffield Trust. -
Read the Future Forum report in full
13-Jun-2011
The Future Forum’s report to government recommending changes to the Health Bill has been published online. -
NHS privatisation 'has not been derailed' by Future Forum, says Unite
13-Jun-2011
Unite has responded to the Future Forum report today by claiming that NHS privatisation is still on track, despite protests by health professionals to the Future Forum “listening exercise”. -
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges responds to Future Forum report
13-Jun-2011
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has responded to the publication of the NHS Future Forum report. -
King’s Fund responds to the NHS Future Forum’s report
13-Jun-2011
The King’s Fund has responded to the NHS Future Forum’s report on improving the Health and Social Care Bill. -
Register now - HSJ webinar on understanding and delivering quality in health services
23-May-2011
Join in HSJ’s free webinar, in conjunction with the Chartered Quality Institute, to discuss what is meant by quality health services and which aspects of quality are being prioritised. -
HSJ Efficiency Awards extends deadline for finance entries
19-May-2011
The inaugural HSJ Efficiency Awards aim to promote organisations who demonstrate strategies and initiatives that have tangibly improved efficiency and cost savings, whilst maintaining the highest levels of patient care and staff morale. -
Nursing Times collaborates with NICE on e-learning
31-Mar-2011
HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has collaborated with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to launch a free online learning unit on managing diabetic foot problems. -
Bill Moyes: competition can drive NHS innovation
17-Feb-2011
The former executive chairman of Monitor Bill Moyes writes exclusively in HSJ today (17 February) about the opportunities facing the NHS following the government’s plans to reform the service. -
HSJ Offer - Challenging Behaviours book
14-Feb-2011
Three copies of Challenging Behaviours are to be given away in HSJ’s reader offer. -
Live interview to discuss cancer strategy on HSJ TV
2-Feb-2011
Experts are to discuss the Department of Health’s updated cancer plan live online. -
Prime minister writes to GPs
28-Jan-2011
Prime minister David Cameron has written to GPs explaining the reasons for the government’s reforms of commissioning. -
Central grip tightens under 'independence' bill
27-Jan-2011
The government’s ambition to liberate the NHS has been called into question after the Health and Social Care Bill published last week apparently granted wide ranging powers of intervention to the health secretary. -
Watch: Andrew Lansley at HSJ's 'Delivering a New Approach to Public Health' conference
25-Jan-2011
On the day the government’s radical reforms for the NHS were laid out in full in the Health and Social Care Bill, health secretary Andrew Lansley spoke to the audience at HSJ and LGC’s Public Health Congress about what the changes mean for the health service and the people who work in it. -
The provider's essential guide to the Health Bill
25-Jan-2011
As with commissioning consortia, the bill presented providers with a mixture of new freedoms and potential restraints. -
The commissioner's essential guide to the Health Bill
24-Jan-2011
The new NHS Commissioning Board is likely to have “surprising” and “draconian” powers over commissioning consortia under Health Bill proposals, analysis suggests. -
Your essential guide to the Health Bill
21-Jan-2011
Analysis of this week’s Health Bill by HSJ and lawyers Beachcroft has shed further light on the direction and nature of health secretary Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms. -
Central grip tightens under 'independence' bill
20-Jan-2011
The government’s ambition to liberate the NHS has been called into question after the Health and Social Care Bill published last week apparently granted wide ranging powers of intervention to the health secretary.







