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CommentThe NHS must slow the chief executive merry-go-round
With no trust able to consistently meet what were once standard targets, simply replacing chief executives is a pointless and damaging exercise, says Gill Morgan of NHS Providers
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CommentEnglish waiting times growth trebles
Since the incomplete pathways target was first met in 2012, English waiting times have been creeping up at about half a week per year. Now they’re growing three times faster
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NewsHSJ expert view: Big hires mark new chapter in digital policy
NHS England made three big appointments as part of restructure of senior tech team These include controversial ex-Addenbrooke’s chief executive as chief clinical information officer Also follows arrival of Matthew Swindells as national director of operations and information Signals that ducking the digitalisation challenge will no longer wash ...
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CommentBrexit: which way forward for the NHS?
Healthcare in England will be heavily influenced by the type of agreements the UK government can strike with other countries
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CommentVideo: 'My job as health secretary is to do the right thing for the NHS, however difficult'
HSJ invited the health secretary to discuss the government’s health policy and his leadership with three senior healthcare figures.
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CommentSweet drinks tax has a sour aftertaste for the chancellor
Osborne’s latest headline-grabber shows a politician truly cannot win
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CommentExpert view: Leaked safe staffing guideline demands action from the NHS
HSJ’s patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern argues that NICE’s leaked accident and emergency recommendations mean providers must take action.
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CommentThe shortage of women leaders does patients a disservice
Three quarters of all CCG GP leads are men. Julie Wood argues for better management of female talent to redress the balance
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CommentUrgent care services are overstretched – we need to fund the cancer strategy now
Rising demand for support after treatment must be met with funding
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CommentThe Cambridgeshire contract fiasco must be explained
It is troubling that neither commissioner nor provider has been able to explain the rapid collapse of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s £800m older people’s services contract, writes David Williams
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CommentHard-nosed healthcare has taken a hit
Turning the NHS into a reactive, crisis-driven service will store up massive problems for the future
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CommentNow we know how best to support the next wave of NHS leaders
The next generation of chief executives will need time to learn from their mistakes
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CommentPut the safety of patients ahead of personal pride
Professional enablement and patient safety
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CommentNot enough is being done to reduce avoidable harm in the NHS
The NHS must learn about human factors
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CommentBedford responds: Circle's contract is still far from perfect
Commission outcome based incentives
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