All Health Service Journal articles in April 2025 – Page 3
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News£5m spent on deaths inquiry still years from completion
An inquiry into deaths linked to a mental health trust is not expected to report for another two years and has already cost more than £5m, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsParamedics told to listen to podcasts while queuing for A&E handovers
Paramedics have complained of a “disrespectful” instruction to listen to podcasts while queuing to hand over patients to A&E, HSJ has learned.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Data platform push sparks safety fears
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsPharma chief to chair trust
High-flyers from the pharma and retail sectors have been appointed to chair two NHS trusts.
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NewsFlagship NHSE tech policy creating ‘patient safety risks’, claim analysts
Patient safety risks are being created by central demands that NHS organisations adopt the new federated data platform and “close down” existing systems, according to the body representing the service’s analysts.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Unreasonable behaviour
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMental health sidelined in key waiting list policy
GPs should be incentivised to get advice and guidance from specialist mental health teams to help “drive down waiting lists”, the new director of the NHS Confederation’s mental health network has said.
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NewsSacked CEO treated ‘unreasonably’ by NHS agency
An NHS agency continued to resist a claim for unfair dismissal from its former chief executive even after it became clear there was no basis to do so, a judge has concluded.
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NewsRevealed: The systems still reliant on agency staff
Six systems are still using more than 30 per cent of their temporary staffing spend to employ agency workers, HSJ research has revealed.
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NewsEx-hospital chief confirmed as head of DHSC
Former senior Downing Street official and hospital CEO Samantha Jones is the new permanent secretary of the Department of Health and Social Care, government has confirmed.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Propaganda won't drive improvement in the NHS
The government has hailed the FF20 elective recovery scheme as a major success — but a closer look at the data tells a different story. If the new NHS leadership is serious about real improvement, it must prioritise honest analysis over political spin, writes Steve Black
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HSJ LocalHospital group appoints first CEO
The newly-formed Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group has appointed its first chief executive.
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Expert BriefingOn Call: The different paths for the pay deal
Essential insights into the latest workforce challenges facing NHS staff. Analysis on the key questions around recruitment and retention, staff wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion. You are receiving this edition of On Call because you are signed up for our Patient Safety Watch newsletter. By HSJ workforce correspondent Nick ...
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CommentThe NHS knows how to treat complex mental health needs, now it needs to act
A new report urges policymakers to develop better strategies for caring for those with the most complex mental health needs, writes Dr Susan Mizen
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NewsSeven trusts still to set maximum ambulance handover times
Seven trusts among the poorest performers for ambulance handovers have yet to to implement the flagship NHS England policy designed to tackle the problem.
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HSJ LocalTrust orders review into breast cancer services
A North East trust has begun a full review of its breast cancer services after finding unexplained variation in its surgical practices.
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NewsRevealed: Best and worst trusts to work at, according to bank staff
NHS bank staff are almost always more likely to recommend their employer as a good place to work than permanent staff.
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NewsICBs told to get tighter grip on GP referrals
Integrated care boards have been told to significantly strengthen the drive to ensure that potential GP referrals are first scrutinised by hospital consultants.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Battle of the board
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Goodbye Gordon
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.