All Health Service Journal articles in August 2026 – Page 2
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NewsTrust identifies ‘power imbalances’ after sexual misconduct sackings
An ambulance trust is to strengthen safeguarding for students after sacking two senior staff for sexual misconduct and identifying “inherent power imbalances” that put learners at risk.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: ‘Blindsided’ NHS England intervenes over record snooping
“I had no idea this happened. Were we informed? I am very concerned about duty of candour here… Why weren’t the victims informed immediately?”
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NewsCandidates for £342k DHSC job to face mock PAC
Candidates for a readvertised post in the Department of Health and Social Care’s executive team, with pay up to £342,000, have been advised to expect a mock public accounts committee grilling.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Misplacing patients, surprising NHSE and battling over AVT
Your essential update on health for the week
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NewsMentally ill men forced into prison to get a bed
Police are sending people in mental health crisis to prison when they should be in a secure hospital, with “devastating consequences”, inspectors have warned.
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HSJ LocalStrikes at two hospitals extended
A fresh round of strikes set to last 20 days has been announced at hospitals in Lancashire in a row over holiday pay.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The NHS needs less slopulist policy
Seductive but wrong: the zombie ideas about demographics, social care, and NHS managers that keep driving health policy in the wrong direction – and why the NHS can no longer afford them
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: How Burnham could meld NHS and care funding
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by deputy editor Dave West
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NewsPatient safety brief upgraded in new DHSC team
Patient safety and public health have been upgraded to a ministerial responsibility, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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NewsLack of doctors closes maternity unit
A rural maternity unit is closing this week, despite local opposition, blaming a lack of doctors.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Custody or care?
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCEO calls for payment system shake-up
Block contracts should be replaced by payment by results to tackle “fundamentally wrong” year-long waits for children’s services, a trust chief has told HSJ.
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NewsGlove prices surge 75% on Iran war disruption
The price of gloves is expected to rise by 75 per cent from next week due to the Iran war, NHS Supply Chain has warned trusts.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The gloves come off
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsGovernment adviser pushes for patient safety probe
Wes Streeting and the government’s maternity adviser are urging a safety body to consider investigating the NHS’s handling of a “severe yet poorly recognised” condition which can cause “life-changing harm”.
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NewsLeague table positions wrong due to data error
An error in a trust’s performance data means all providers’ current positions in mental health and community trust league tables are incorrect.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Digital front door… plus paper
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 Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsMapped: Most ICBs clash with devo footprints
Just six out of 25 integrated care board and cluster footprints match a current or proposed strategic authority boundary, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsICB breached rules in £20m contract award
An integrated care board breached procurement rules while awarding a £20m general practice contract to a national corporate provider.
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CommentSocial care reforms must improve people's health too
Social care reform must go beyond funding, workforce investment, and prevention to reduce NHS pressure and improve population health.