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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in October 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsMaternity review trusts delivered ‘better care than expected’, CQC finds
Only two of the 12 trusts involved in the government’s national investigation into maternity services delivered care that was “worse than expected”, according to a Care Quality Commission survey.
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NewsResident doctor charged with sexual assaults of 38 patients
A former resident doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting 38 patients who were in his care.
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News‘Corridor care’ approaches 1m cases a year
About 1 million A&E patients have been placed in corridors or similar “temporary” spaces over the past year, information obtained by HSJ reveals.
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NewsRegion’s ‘sub-optimal’ specialist services face overhaul
A region’s specialist burns units face re-organisation after a review found the existing service configuration was “sub-optimal”.
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CommentI’m no longer an NHSE director but I’ve not finished trying to improve care
Thrombectomy transforms stroke recovery, yet limited access and regional gaps mean many UK patients still miss this vital, disability-preventing treatment, writes Professor Sir Steve Powis
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CommentThe neighbourhood care model that is already making a difference
With 27 centres offering drop-in cancer support without appointments or waiting lists, Maggie’s believes it has already built the neighbourhood health model the NHS is trying to design
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NewsRevealed: Long waits for sickest patients at ‘above average’ A&Es
Trusts within reach of NHS England’s headline A&E performance target are often dealing with only a small fraction of their sickest patients in a timely fashion, new data has revealed.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in September 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsNational maternity probe ‘not apportioning blame’
The national maternity safety inquiry launched by Wes Streeting will “not investigate failing trusts or apportion blame”, its leader has said – drawing criticism from campaigning families.
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HSJ LocalFT suffering ‘ridiculous’ cash shortage after national support withheld
The former national NHS finance director has declared it “ridiculous” his trust is operating with only enough cash to cover one day, after NHS England withheld deficit support.
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NewsFirst ‘new FT’ and IHO candidates revealed
Eight trusts are being lined up to take on a new “advanced foundation trust” status, and potentially become integrated health organisations.
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CommentMedical specialism is contributing to NHS inefficiency
Poor patient flow is creating unacceptable bottlenecks across the NHS, with many medically fit patients stuck in hospital beds daily, but new analysis suggests the crisis is fixable through workforce reform, seven-day discharge and better management
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NewsNHSE tells trusts to deliver 95% of planned activity during doctors’ strike
Trusts should deliver at least 95 per cent of planned elective activity during the forthcoming five-day resident doctor’s strike, according to NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey.
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NewsCQC turnaround ‘on track’, despite ‘disruptive’ CEO departure
The turnaround of the Care Quality Commission is “on track” despite the sudden and unexpected loss of its chief executive, according to its new chief inspector of hospitals.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Another round of inquiries alone won’t deliver safer care
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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CommentBringing mental health leadership to the heart of acute care
Hannah Wildsmith explains how embedding mental health leadership within acute hospitals can close the gap between physical and psychological care.
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NewsWarning of ‘future deaths’ as repeated governance failures are revealed at major trust
A “failure of governance” has been identified by two coroners investigating deaths at the same major London teaching trust.
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NewsCEO announced for £4bn hospital group
A joint chief executive has been appointed to lead the biggest hospital group in England.
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NewsNHS productivity slows despite ministers hailing ‘green shoots of recovery’
Hospital productivity growth has “slowed sharply” in recent months, new analysis has revealed, prompting experts to warn the NHS is set to miss a key government target.