Waiting for the great leap forward
2026-27 is intended to be the year the NHS’s performance curve bends, but the reforms that are needed to deliver are stuck in the planning phase, says Alastair McLellan
NHSE approves first six ‘advanced’ FTs
NHS England has approved the first six “advanced foundation trusts”, with the promise of “greater operational autonomy” and more financial freedom from 1 June.
21 trusts ‘delivered year’s elective recovery in single month’
National role for retired trust CEO
Trust CEO quits despite being cleared of misconduct
Neighbourhood plans ‘in danger’, says top five trust leader
Dozens of stroke units lose ‘A’ ratings
‘Central pressure’ forcing ICBs to cut reform investment
Mapped: RTT waiting times
Resident doctors to strike during by-election
Resident doctors will strike for four days next month – with the threat of more action in July – after talks with the new health and social care secretary failed to produce a breakthrough.
‘Astounding’ failure sees regulator neglect criminal checks for 12 years
Senior managers to get ‘well deserved’ pay rise
Patient Safety Watch: Government plans to merge watchdogs spark warnings
NHS-owned consultancy faces closure
The growing management crisis risks undermining NHS reform
Exclusive: Trust pleads guilty after patient fire death
New CEO for trust recovering from abuse scandal
Exclusive: NHSE ramps up waiting list cleaning drive
NHS England has doubled its estimate of how many cases can be wiped off the waiting list through validation this year to 600,000, HSJ can reveal.
The NHS needs to learn to call patients by the right name
The CQC has just admitted that no one is checking NHS staff are calling patients by preferred names. That gap is fixable
Mapped: RTT waiting times
Elective target hit after spike in ‘unreported removals’
Revealed: Hospitals with the highest avoidable admissions
The variable quality of senior doctors is harming patients and the NHS
Stabbing ‘could have been avoided’ with better care
NHSE rows back on controversial target
Boards should not rely on assurance reports when assessing cyber risk