The NHS is too reliant on resident doctors
As the dust settled on the latest resident doctors strike, a group of medical and managerial senior executives met to review how their London acute trust had fared.
Ministers overclaimed impact of ‘crack’ elective teams
Elective activity has “barely increased” at the hospitals targeted with “crack teams” to cut waiting lists – contrary to ministers’ claims that the work has “turbocharged activity” – analysis reveals.
Trust bosses clash over ‘car park care’
The biggest drivers of healthcare demand are not what you think
Trust to review claims of multiple cases of patient harm by surgeon
‘Evidence-free’ mandatory training to be rationalised, says CEO
Hospitals ‘overpaid’ by up to 18% under block contracts
£50m gap declared after EPR and A&E knock trust off plan
Why so many acute oncology services are unsafe by design
Eleven unions raise grievance over office working
Eleven unions have launched a formal collective grievance with NHS England over its order that staff spend more time in their office, HSJ understands.
On Call: What 2026 means for strikes
Exclusive: New national mental health director revealed
Biggest GP chain aims for 1m patients after profit tops £4m
Ex-banker made chair of hospital group
More strikes unlikely amid ‘increasingly positive’ negotiations, says doctors’ leader
Doctors renew strike action on 53% turnout
The plan to regulate managers is well-intentioned but dangerous
Trust CEO departs after five years
A chief executive has announced he will retire this summer after five years in leadership roles at a small acute trust in the North West.
ICB breached rules during £42m contract award
NHSE takes action against neighbouring trusts
CQC praises maternity units for recruiting more staff
CEO who led recovery from care scandal retires
Patient Safety Watch: The deeply concerning state of home birth services
Revealed: Urgent review ordered after deaths in fragile maternity services
CEO forced out by chair wins £1.4m settlement
NHSE to take greater risks on data sharing
NHS England is increasing its “risk appetite” for sharing performance and care quality data around the service and with the public, and claims that in future it will seek ”legal and governance advice” less often.
Key cancer target pushed back seven years
Revealed: Bid to overhaul key emergency target
Single trust now has 10% of national MSK waiting list
Trusts scramble to improve reviews of babies’ deaths
Reaching the 'vaccine ambivalent'
As a trust CEO I found it hard to keep the focus on improvement
ICB suspends access to private provider
Single trust now has 10% of national MSK waiting list
A South East trust is responsible for nearly one in 10 people referred for community musculoskeletal services in England after its waiting quadrupled in a year.