Dave West
Dave is HSJ’s deputy editor and leads our news and intelligence team. He had won a number of journalism awards for his work at HSJ and was named one of the top 10 journalists on Twitter by the Press Gazette. Over the years he has covered most areas of NHS policy and leadership, but in recent years has mostly focused on NHS England and integration.
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- dave.west@hsj.co.uk
CommentHow politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 2
In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government’s thinking, and what will come next. Part two of two. Read part one here.
NewsHalf of mental health and community trusts downgraded by NHSE
A third of mental health trusts have been given the lowest score in NHS England’s new rating regime, marking a significant reappraisal of the sector’s performance compared to previous assessments.
NewsTrusts’ ‘league table’ rankings revealed
NHS England has revealed its new “league table” rankings for every NHS trust, with hospitals in London scoring best and East of England the worst.
CommentHow politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 1
In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government’s thinking, and what comes next. Part one of two.
NewsRevealed: Hospitals where the poor wait much longer than the rich
Some of the NHS’s best performing trusts have a big gap between waiting times for their most and least deprived patients.
NewsFive new directors join NHSE board
Government is overhauling the board of NHS England with five high-profile new non-executive directors.
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The ghosts of covid still haunt NHS policymakers
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.
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The Mackey bounce
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.
NewsNeighbourhood health ‘can’t be line managed’
A government neighbourhood health lead has warned the service “can’t line manage organisations outside the NHS into change”, which will instead rely on “frontline involvement” organised in relatively small patches.
NewsBarring system could cover band 8 and 9 managers
A planned barring scheme for senior NHS managers could be extended to those working at band 8d and above, the government has said.
News10-Year Plan director to lead care reform
The lead civil servant for the 10-Year Health Plan has been named the government’s interim director general of adult social care.
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will hospitals crush integration again?
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.
NewsHospital boards not ready to run population health, says government adviser
Hospital trust boards are not currently in a position to run population health and “very few” acute chief executives “truly understand” primary care, government’s neighbourhood health adviser has told HSJ.
NewsEx-No 10 and NHSE advisers join same firm
One of the country’s leading decision-makers on cancer drugs and a former Downing Street health adviser have taken up new roles at a consultancy firm.
NewsTrusts to be monitored on local recruitment
Trusts will be monitored on how many staff they recruit who live locally and are unemployed, under 10-Year Health Plan proposals.
NewsMackey: Multiple ACO-style providers to be ‘created next year’
Sir Jim Mackey expects several of the NHS’s first “integrated health organisations” to be created next year.
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The 10-Year Plan’s unanswered questions
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.
NewsNew DHSC-NHSE top team structure revealed
The new top-team structure of the Department of Health and Social Care – as it takes over directly running the NHS – is being revealed to staff today.
NewsPatients with long-term conditions have worse experience
Patients with long-term conditions and those from a minority ethnic background have a significantly worse experience of NHS care, according to polling shared exclusively with HSJ.
NewsICBs urged to ‘be brave’ and cut numbers further
Integrated care board leaders should “be brave” and cut the number of commissioners further than the currently proposed 27, the new NHS Providers CEO has said.