All Health Service Journal articles in December 2025 – Page 6
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NewsICBs pay trust £23m after contract dispute
Six integrated care boards in the West Midlands have reached a settlement with an ambulance trust to compensate for delays handing over patients to emergency departments.
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CommentWe need shared accountability for neurology care
The publication of NHS England’s neurology service specification represents a pivotal opportunity to transform care for millions, but success depends on sustained local leadership and implementation beyond organisational boundaries
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Squeaky clean data
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsStaff left suicidal by ‘punitive’ and drawn-out HR investigations
Investigations into workplace conflict and alleged misconduct are frequently being used as punishment across the NHS, leaving staff feeling suicidal and alienated, according to findings shared with HSJ.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The intervention reinvention
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSE cracks down on ‘variable’ testing after C difficile rise
NHS England is introducing new infection diagnosis standards, which experts told HSJ reflected a “real concern” about variation between providers.
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NewsRise in flu beds slows following government ‘collapse’ fears
The rise in hospital flu cases slowed last week – following NHS England and government claims that the service was facing an “unprecedented… worst-case scenario”.
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NewsNon-British NHSE staff forced out by abolition
Nearly 200 NHS England staff have been told they may need to leave because they cannot work for the Daprtment of Health and Social Care as they are not UK or Commonwealth nationals.
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CommentMedical students can provide unique insight into hospital effectiveness
As the NHS faces a workforce crisis, excluding medical students risks ignoring insights crucial to training reform, retention, and future policy decisions
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NewsTrust takes control of ‘toxic’ service at ‘under siege’ neighbour
A small hospital’s general surgery service is being taken over by a neighbour, after a review found “unacceptable” care standards and reported concerns about a “toxic culture”.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Christmas blow for staff
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsLack of shared patient records linked to mother’s death
The lack of a single patient record across a system led to failures in information sharing, which contributed to a mother’s death, a coroner has concluded.
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NewsGovt refuses move to force industry to disclose payments
The government has rejected calls for legislation requiring industry to disclose its payments to the healthcare sector, five years after a major review said statutory rules should be introduced.
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NewsProbert: We want NHS to be ‘world’s most transparent health service’
The NHS is striving to become the “most transparent health service in the world”, its deputy chief has said.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Maternity mayhem, data dilemmas and staff discontent grows
Your essential update on health for the week
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HSJ LocalFourth CEO to depart region
A hospital boss has become the fourth CEO of a major trust in the East of England to announce their departure in recent months.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Simple solutions are bad solutions
The NHS can benefit from insights from the theory and practice of operational research, writes Steve Black
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NewsRevealed: The trusts forecast to miss the elective target
Only around a quarter of trusts are on track to hit their original elective target for 2025-26 if they continue on their current trajectories, according to analysis shared with HSJ.
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CommentThe toxic overdiagnosis narrative is a distraction from the mental health crisis
Rising mental distress demands evidence, compassion and reform, not culture wars, denial or barriers to support for young people, writes Sarah Hughes
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NewsUnit’s bullying culture ‘allowed to persist and fester’
A culture of bullying and harassment has been allowed to “persist and fester” at a major hospital maternity department, showing two years’ improvement work had “failed”, a coroner has said.