All Health Service Journal articles in April 2025
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CommentReforming the NHS and local government simultaneously is a big risk
Without stronger collaboration and investment in prevention, NHS changes could undermine place-based care and strain local systems that are already stretched, warns Tom Stannard
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HSJ LocalHospital criticised for ‘poor’ and ‘defensive’ investigations
A hospital trust has been criticised for its “poor” and “defensive” investigations into three deaths, which a coroner has linked to care by a single surgeon.
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News‘Profound disappointment’ as ICBs are allowed to cut safety funding
A leading midwife and chair of government maternity inquiries has cited “significant concern about safety and wellbeing” following a substantial cut to nationally ring-fenced funding.
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HSJ LocalSecond tranche of major job cuts revealed by trust
A large acute trust plans to cut more than 700 additional jobs and admits it will miss key performance targets this year due to its “unsustainable” deficit.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: What’s the right price for NHS pay?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Good news/bad news
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsEx-health minister to chair trust
A former health minister has been appointed chair of a trust.
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CommentHow much should NHS staff be paid?
With the 2025-26 pay review body report imminent, Anita Charlesworth analyses different data comparing NHS pay and its implications for policymakers
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HSJ PartnersPartnering for progress: How BHRUT and 18 Week Support are transforming women’s health services
Across the NHS, the race is on to reduce elective backlogs and ensure timely patient care, particularly in high-demand specialties such as women’s health. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) has taken an innovative approach to meet these pressures head-on.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The making of a Health Bill – part 1
The first in an occasional series of HSJ Health Check podcasts tracking the development of the government’s planned Health Bill, which is due to bring about the biggest change in the central running of the NHS for more than a decade.
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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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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Ringfence raiders
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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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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NewsNHSE budget cuts hit maternity, children and prevention
Maternity, prevention, mental health, and children’s services are the national budgets seeing the biggest cuts after government and NHS England decided to slash ringfenced allocations, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsWhich ICBs are heading for merger?
There is still fury and consternation about the decision to cut the running costs of integrated care boards in half, but plans to consolidate the number of ICBs from 42 to between 23 and 28 are well advanced.
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HSJ PartnersFour calls for action on children and young people’s health
The government’s health reforms are clear: shift care from hospitals to communities, focus on prevention, and embrace digital transformation. With NHS England planning guidance out earlier this year, now is the time to stop talking and start acting.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The least bad option
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsICB picks provider for £1.8bn contract
A trust is set to provide services for around two million people after winning all six lots in a £1.8bn procurement.
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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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News3% NHS pay rise proposed
The NHS Pay Review Body has recommended a pay rise of about 3 per cent for Agenda for Change staff for 2025‑26, according to reports.