All Health Service Journal articles in August 2026 – Page 3
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NewsGroup trusts to merge next year
Two trusts have announced their intention to formally merge after two years of working as a group.
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News‘Golden hellos’ offered in bid to reopen unit
A trust is offering “golden hellos” to obstetric consultants to plug gaps at a rural maternity unit, where it suspended births this week, after a recruitment round failed last month.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Oxford’s own goal
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsConsultants vote to oust CEO
Three-quarters of consultants at a trust have signed a letter declaring they have no confidence in their chief executive.
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NewsDischarge system ‘a mess’, says Cooper
“System reforms” are needed to fix the “patchwork” of policies aimed at preventing hospital admissions and speeding up discharge, the health and social care secretary has said.
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NewsHospitals must report on 25 maternity ‘deliverables’
Trusts have been told to report on 25 maternity asks by next month as part of the service’s response to two damning reviews.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Less macho reform
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The true cost of the FDP
HSJ Health Check covers two significant tech stories – the latest on the federated data platform, and safety concerns over AI – and the threat to rural maternity units.
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NewsFDP benefits were overestimated by £1.7bn
Government is now estimating the long-term cost-benefit of the federated data platform at £1.7bn less than the figure given by NHS England a year ago.
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NewsTop ICB confirms new CEO
A leading integrated care board has confirmed its finance director will take on the chief executive job.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: System chaos, rising costs and trust in crisis
Your essential update on health for the week
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CommentValidations restrain the growing waiting list
The waiting list shrank slightly in June as unreported removals surged
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Does the NHS need a Moneyball moment?
Like baseball’s Moneyball revolution, the NHS needs to use its vast data more intelligently to identify what really drives better performance, says Steve Black.
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NewsRevealed: CQC ratings gap triples over a decade
The proportion of acute trusts with an overall Care Quality Commission rating that disagrees with at least one of their main hospital sites has tripled over the past decade, analysis reveals.
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NewsVirtual ward referral could have prevented teenager’s death
Poor understanding and a failure in a trust’s virtual ward process contributed to the death of a 19-year-old man, a coroner has found.
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PodcastHSJ Download Podcast: The new government’s approach to tech
One month into Andy Burnham’s tenure as prime minister, The Download Podcast explores what the new government might do differently on technology and the implications for the NHS.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The strategic commissioning skills gap
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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NewsRevealed: The trusts that failed to sign up to NHSE’s financial plans
Ten trusts and one integrated care board had still not provided financially compliant plans for 2026-27 by the end of the first quarter, according to NHS England’s latest data.
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NewsTrusts pilot schemes to cut single-use products
At least 20 NHS trusts will pilot a government scheme to cut back on single-use products and increase the use of reusable alternatives for widely used items such as tourniquets, blood pressure cuffs and sharps bins.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Deficit discipline bites
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.