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NewsGovernment accused of misleading claim on health hubs
Most integrated care systems lack a women’s health hub offering full services — contrary to government claims — according to research seen by HSJ.
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NewsDirector who helped force out CEO resigns from trust
A trust chief people officer, who was heavily criticised in an employment tribunal ruling, has resigned from her role.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Mandating integration could go wrong
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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NewsHospital sends GPs 15,000 letters in a single day
A “technical failure” caused a hospital trust to send 15-20,000 discharge letters to local GP practices on the day before the Easter bank holiday weekend, some of which dated back four months.
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NewsNHSE director sent into consultant-revolt trust
An NHS England director has been appointed chair of a specialist trust where consultants forced out his predecessor.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsProvider’s board clearout sparks ‘real shock’
One of the NHS’s largest private hospital providers has cleared out its board, with its CEO, finance chief and other key figures all leaving the business in recent weeks.
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Insight BriefingsRecovery Watch: In search of the urgent care plan
Addressing urgent and emergency care recovery, including reducing A&E wait times and corridor care, remain top operational priorities for the NHS. This week’s Recovery Watch newsletter, by senior correspondent Matt Discombe, reports on progress towards these goals.
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NewsRevealed: The best and worst trusts to work at
Which trusts have most staff recommending them as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of the 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in January 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsSurgeon with ‘complete freedom’ harmed dozens of patients
An orthopaedic surgeon with “almost complete clinical freedom” is likely to have harmed nearly 100 patients, a long-running investigation has found.
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NewsTrust announces successor to ‘aggressive’ chair
A foundation trust whose chair resigned after a tribunal found he had unfairly forced out its former chief executive has appointed an interim successor.
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NewsExclusive: Consultants express no confidence in trust chair and board
Consultants at a prestigious teaching hospital have written a letter of no confidence in its chair and board, and have made a string of serious allegations against members of the trust’s leadership team.
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NewsNew elective contract ‘unworkable’, say providers
New national payment rules for private providers of elective care are “unworkable” and will undermine patient choice, the sector is warning.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in December 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsLetby trust chair resigns after damning tribunal verdict
The chair of a foundation trust has resigned after a tribunal found he unfairly forced out its former CEO, because she raised concerns about his bullying behaviour.
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NewsCEO announces new job after less than a year in post
A chief executive is to leave her first CEO role at a community trust to lead an acute provider in the capital.
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HSJ LocalCounty’s ambulance waits plunge to worst in England
Waits for serious ambulance calls in Northamptonshire now rank the worst in the country, after a surge put down to winter pressures and lengthy handover delays.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ACOs are back
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integrated care system correspondent Mimi Launder and deputy editor Dave West
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The trusts with the biggest challenge under new elective targets
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week by bureau chief James Illman.