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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Decisions that must be made this autumn
This week we talk about some of the big decisions that need to be made this autumn, at a time when the NHS is slipping down the government’s list of priorities.
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NewsNHSE staff could be kept out of DHSC
Ministers and officials are considering whether to keep some NHS England functions and staff separate from the Department of Health and Social Care when the organisation is abolished next year, HSJ has learned.
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CommentThe NHS is dismantling AHP leadership
As ICBs slash senior allied health professional roles to save costs, the NHS risks losing the very leadership needed to deliver its shift toward community care and long-term prevention
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NewsMany maternity units have ‘structural difficulties’, PM admits
The prime minister has admitted “structural difficulties” similar to those faced by a rural maternity unit recently forced to close over staff shortages are widespread across the NHS.
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NewsGovernment U-turns on ICB board change
The government has U-turned on Health Bill proposals to remove mandated council representation from integrated care boards.
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NewsEnd of life care waits help push delayed discharges to record levels
Hospital discharge delays hit their highest level on record in July.
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NewsSenior managers’ pay rise on hold as ministers review rules for struggling trusts
Directors and other “very senior managers” at trusts and integrated care boards are still waiting for their agreed pay rise for 2026-27, despite the financial year being nearly half over.
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CommentWhat role for mayors in Burnham’s NHS?
Devolution could bring health policy closer to communities, but ministers must resolve competing lines of accountability before giving mayors and strategic authorities greater control over NHS resources
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NewsRevealed: Dozens of maternity units at risk of closure
A national NHS leader has told HSJ he expects more maternity units to close, while analysis suggests dozens face similar problems to a hospital where births were suspended this month.
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog links patient deaths to controversial NHSE policy
A watchdog has called for a pause in the rollout of NHS England’s “advice and guidance” policy to protect safety, and linked it to two patient deaths, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts pilot schemes to cut single-use products
At least 20 NHS trusts will pilot a government scheme to cut back on single-use products and increase the use of reusable alternatives for widely used items such as tourniquets, blood pressure cuffs and sharps bins.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The true cost of the FDP
HSJ Health Check covers two significant tech stories – the latest on the federated data platform, and safety concerns over AI – and the threat to rural maternity units.
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NewsDischarge system ‘a mess’, says Cooper
“System reforms” are needed to fix the “patchwork” of policies aimed at preventing hospital admissions and speeding up discharge, the health and social care secretary has said.
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NewsPatient safety brief upgraded in new DHSC team
Patient safety and public health have been upgraded to a ministerial responsibility, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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NewsMentally ill men forced into prison to get a bed
Police are sending people in mental health crisis to prison when they should be in a secure hospital, with “devastating consequences”, inspectors have warned.
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NewsCandidates for £342k DHSC job to face mock PAC
Candidates for a readvertised post in the Department of Health and Social Care’s executive team, with pay up to £342,000, have been advised to expect a mock public accounts committee grilling.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: ‘Blindsided’ NHS England intervenes over record snooping
“I had no idea this happened. Were we informed? I am very concerned about duty of candour here… Why weren’t the victims informed immediately?”
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NewsProbe into hospital AI safety launched
AI tools that are already being rolled out across the NHS face an investigation by the national safety body.
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News159 sites to get £343m for ‘A&Es’ and health centres
The government has named the 159 provisional sites for new mental health emergency departments and community centres, which will share £343m of capital.
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NewsICBs told to redraw boundaries again
Integrated care board boundaries will be redrawn again after Andy Burnham pledged they would match new local government footprints by 2029.