All Health Service Journal articles in August 2025 – Page 2
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NewsSupplier facing strikes says its staff get ‘more stability’ than in the NHS
A major NHS supplier facing strikes next week has argued its staff enjoy “significantly better working environments” than the NHS as well as more job “stability”.
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NewsTrusts step in to pay for ‘vital’ IT system cut by NHSE
Ambulance trusts have taken on the cost of a “vital” national IT system which stops services being overwhelmed by calls, after its funding was cut by NHS England.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: NHS App loses leader
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Provider settles with former exec after leadership exodus
A GP federation has paid to settle an employment claim brought by a former executive director, following a string of other senior departures, HSJ has learned.
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CommentCompetition between GPs and pharmacies is hampering service integration
Community pharmacies are vital to NHS reforms, but funding, workforce, collaboration and digital barriers threaten their expanded role, write RAND Europe’s Robert J. Romanelli, Saoirse Moriarty and Maggie Bradford
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NewsSpecialist trust appoints CEO
A specialist trust has apppointed its interim as substantive chief executive.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: What Nietzsche teaches us about long A&E waits
Long A&E waits cost lives, yet NHS leadership avoids the evidence – echoing Nietzsche’s warning about institutional denial of truth
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HSJ PartnersThe need for visual representation by using authentic imagery in rare disease materials (Sponsored by Chiesi UK and Ireland)
A landmark event, co-hosted by Chiesi UK and Ireland and Metabolic Support UK, highlighted the profound impact authentic representation of people with rare diseases has on self-esteem, community support, and public awareness.
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HSJ LocalHospital chief leaves national NHSE role
A trust chief is unexpectedly leaving his national NHS England role leading development of the NHS App.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Preferred candidates, handover headaches and mortuary pressures
Your essential update on health for the week
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NewsTrusts appoint 23-year-old director
Two trusts have appointed the “youngest non-executive director in the NHS”, they have announced.
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NewsTargets revealed for £40m bonus fund
NHS England has published the criteria trusts must meet to secure a share of a £40m elective incentives pot.
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NewsMaternity service suspended twice in two days
A major teaching trust was forced to close its maternity services to new births twice in two days, due to unsafe staffing levels, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust hires ex-national director as CEO
A national director who left NHS England earlier this year is returning to work as a hospital trust CEO.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Let a thousand plans bloom
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentWe are wasting the NHS’s management consultancy expertise
Internal NHS consultancy teams offer trusted, cost-effective transformation support - yet remain underused and fragmented, and need strategic recognition and investment
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HSJ LocalTrust ‘concerned’ about rising C-sections
A trust rated “inadequate” for maternity services has reported what it describes as a “concerning” increase in caesarean sections to its board.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Passion and loss
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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HSJ PartnersManaging wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD): Aiming to optimise the patient journey
Optimising wet AMD care is not just clinically sound – it empowers patients, improves outcomes, and delivers savings for the NHS
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News‘Integration is not enough’, NHSE demands ‘credible, affordable’ local plans
New five-year plans to be drawn up by all NHS organisations this autumn must be “credible, deliverable and affordable”, and boards must actively challenge them rather than them “simply endorsing the final version”, NHS England has said.