All Health Service Journal articles in April 2026
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NewsMackey: Iran war threatens ‘huge shock’ for NHS finances
The NHS will need extra funding from government if the Iran war drives large price increases, which could amount to a “huge shock”, Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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CommentEPR promise risks fading without national action
EPRs can improve productivity and care, but poor usability, fragmented systems and inadequate training risk undermining the NHS’s digital transformation ambitions
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Expert BriefingThe Download: What’s the score?
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentNeighbourhood health is not ‘fluffy’
Neighbourhood health can improve outcomes and efficiency, but only if leadership, metrics and resources align with complex local population needs
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NewsNHSE gender pay gap hits double digits
NHS England’s gender pay gap has reached double digits, while the shortfall for disabled and ethnic minority staff also grew last year.
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NewsCorridor care measure ‘easy to game’
NHS England’s new definition of A&E “corridor care” has “too many loopholes” and is likely to lead to “gaming” of its new reporting regime, experts and insiders have said.
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NewsUpdated: Trust halts launch of AI tool that lacked NHSE-required sign-off
An NHS trust has abandoned plans to trial a major US supplier’s ambient voice technology after concerns were raised about its compliance with NHS England accreditation requirements, HSJ can reveal.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Mackey slashes forecast deficit (on paper at least)
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMackey: We’ll reduce our reliance on resident doctors in response to strikes
The NHS will accelerate work to design clinical models less reliant on resident doctors in response to continuing strike action by medics, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has told HSJ.
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News‘We have to prove’ ICBs have value, says Mackey
Integrated care boards have to prove they can deliver major improvements if questions over their future are to stop, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Deaths linked to ‘overwhelmed’ department
At least eight cancer patients were harmed – and in some cases potentially died – because of operational and admin failures in an “overwhelmed” hospital department, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSafety risks ‘normalised’ under ‘ineffective’ group model
A trust group that has seen a rise in “never events” has been heavily criticised for “inadequate” oversight and management of patient safety.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Mackey’s first year
We discuss Sir Jim Mackey’s first year as NHS England chief executive, and his interview with HSJ in which he sets out plans for 2026-27.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Lost on the way to Narnia
The NHS does not need more “innovation” to improve its productivity, it should focus on getting the basics right first
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NewsTrust cancels ‘inefficient and expensive’ integration contract
An acute trust has decided to end a 20-year-long partnership agreement with a local authority to deliver adult social care services as the model has become “inefficient and expensive”.
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CommentWes Streeting must cancel Palantir’s FDP contract now
Palantir is not the right partner for the NHS, says Green Party leader Zack Polanski
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NewsStop ‘talent show’ job interviews, says NHSE chief
Those applying for trust chief executive posts will soon no longer be forced to undergo a “bizarre” and lengthy recruitment process, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has pledged.
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NewsTrusts facing ‘impossible job’ to integrate GP data
A leading tech chief has said she faces an “impossible job” in trying to get primary and secondary care IT systems to be interoperable with one another.
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CommentTurning the CQC into the regulator health and social care deserves
New draft frameworks signal the CQC’s shift back to sector-based regulation and a renewed focus on clarity, proportionality and improvement, says its interim chief executive
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NewsHospital group signs AI deal covering 20,000 clinicians
An acute provider collaborative has signed one of the largest ambient voice technology deals to date, covering up to 20,000 clinicians across four trusts.