All Health Service Journal articles in December 2025 – Page 2
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CommentIn search of clarity about integrated health organisations
Integrated health organisations represent a fundamentally different way of commissioning care, but NHS oversight metrics and league tables are pulling in the opposite direction of the collaboration they require to succeed, analysis suggests
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NewsRedundancy rules relaxed for NHSE and ICB staff
Staff taking voluntary redundancy under the national NHS scheme will no longer face payment clawbacks if they get a job in government outside of health, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSmallest trust picks group partner
England’s smallest trust has proposed forming a group with two acute hospitals in a neighbouring county.
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NewsCEO to leave within weeks after decade at major trust
The CEO of a major hospital trust will leave this month after a decade in post, it has announced.
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HSJ PartnersDementia diagnosis: why patients can’t wait for the future
The government’s new vision for dementia diagnosis is ambitious: by 2029, more than 92 per cent of patients could receive a diagnosis within 18 weeks of referral, up from fewer than half today.
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CommentMSK drives England’s biggest health inequality gap
Analysis shows musculoskeletal conditions create England’s largest health inequality gap, with community physiotherapy offering the best route to tackling preventable ill health in deprived areas
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News‘Collaboration’ explains sharp performance boost, say trusts
The worst performing ambulance trust of the post-covid period has seen substantial improvement over the past 12 months, which it attributes to “collaboration” with local providers and integrated care boards.
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NewsInvestigation revealed data risks at flagship research project
An internal probe identified governance and data handling failures at a prestigious health research project, HSJ has learned.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: ‘Light touch’ review deals heavy blow
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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News‘Full benefit’ of FDP only reaching a handful of trusts, says NHSE
A maximum of 16 trusts are currently using all the “core” parts of the £1bn national federated data platform, which according to NHS England would give them the most benefit from it.
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NewsNational maternity review branded ‘light touch’
The “rapid national investigation” into maternity care failings launched by Wes Streeting will not formally evaluate the performance of the 12 trusts involved, it has emerged, as families criticised the government’s “light touch” approach.
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NewsMillions offered no choice of provider
Millions of patients are being offered no choice of provider when referred for secondary care and tests, contrary to national guidance, according to NHS England information.
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NewsHospitals ‘needlessly increasing nurse numbers’
A widely used tool for estimating “safe” levels of nursing is leading to unnecessarily inflated staffing and costs in some hospitals, an NHS England director has suggested.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Back to the noughties
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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CommentAccountability for NHS reform is missing at a local level
The accountability framework outlined by Patricia Hewitt in her 2023 report is complex and poorly understood by ICSs. To deliver the 10-YHP’s ambition, local accountability should be strengthened, writes Barbara Harpham
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NewsEx-health secretary buys NHS data firm
A former health secretary’s company has bought health data firm Dr Foster, with plans to return to its practice of highlighting poor quality care in the NHS.
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NewsChief execs to quit grouping trusts
The chief executives of two ambulance trusts due to form a group have both said they won’t be applying for the joint post.
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News‘Advanced FT’ benefits unclear, national director admits
It is “hard to see” how the NHS can provide real benefits for providers with “advanced foundation trust” status, NHS England’s interim chief financial officer has admitted.
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CommentHow to turn the tide on out of area placements
Hundreds of mental health patients are still sent far from home despite national targets. NHS trusts show that reducing out-of-area placements hinges on data, partnerships and patient voice
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NewsBaby’s death linked to EPR disruption
A trust has linked the stillbirth of a baby to the disruption that followed the launch of an electronic patient record.
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