All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 3
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NewsDoctors renew strike action on 53% turnout
Resident doctors in England have voted in favour of renewed strike action – but only narrowly passed the 50 per cent turnout required for a legal mandate.
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CommentThe plan to regulate managers is well-intentioned but dangerous
Chief nurses are not opposed to accountability for managers and leaders – but they think the government has designed the wrong system
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NewsExclusive: DHSC appoints interim commercial chief
The Department of Health and Social Care has appointed an interim director general to run its commercial and growth directorate until July.
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NewsHealth Bill won’t survive the Lords intact, says ex-minister
A former Labour minister has predicted government will have to retreat on its planned abolition of Healthwatch, and described its approach to the NHS as “command and control from the Department of Health and Social Care”.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Lord Hunt on the Health Bill clashes to come
On this episode we’re joined by Lord Philip Hunt of King’s Heath, a minister in the Labour government until last year, and someone who has played a huge role in NHS leadership.
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NewsOne in four NHSE staff seek redundancy
More than a quarter of NHS England’s workforce have applied for voluntary redundancy, the organisation has told staff.
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NewsDHSC-NHSE merger timetable revealed
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have revealed a full timetable for merging their functions.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Social care gets a taste of NHS targets and terror
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.
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NewsProviders ‘extending waiting times due to staffing cuts’
Eight in 10 NHS physiotherapists have reported they do not have enough staff to meet demand, up by 10 percentage points since 2024.
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NewsNational maternity review will not ‘sideline’ Nottingham probe, pledges chair
The high-profile chair of a major maternity review into care failures in Nottingham has pledged to ensure its results “will not be sidelined” by the government’s national investigation.
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NewsCentre spends 2,500 hours a day approving requests, admits DHSC chief
Around 2,500 hours of staff time are spent every day on “clearance processes” across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, it has been claimed.
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News‘Online hospital’ trust seeks first chair
The new national “online hospital” dubbed NHS Online is to be formally established as an NHS trust in June with the appointment of its inaugural chair.
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NewsRevealed: Urgent review ordered after deaths in fragile maternity services
NHS England has ordered trusts to “urgently” review their home birth services, it has emerged – as an HSJ investigation reveals widespread fragility and safety risks.
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News‘Distressing’ rise in maternal deaths as progress stalls
More women are dying during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth compared to over a decade ago – despite a government ambition to halve maternal mortality rates, it has emerged.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Stabilising the ICB leadership crisis
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.
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NewsDHSC offers £285,000 for new tech chief
The new national technology lead could become one of the highest paid directors in the Department of Health and Social Care, a new job advert suggests.
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NewsDHSC workforce chief revealed
A new director general for people has been appointed to lead on workforce issues across the health department and NHS.
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NewsHSJ’s most read integrated care stories of 2025
As 2026 approaches, here are the integrated care stories that got the most reads this year
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NewsHome working ‘a red line’, union tells NHSE
NHS England’s plans to require staff to work in the office more and restrict home working are a “red line” and could trigger a formal dispute, a union has claimed.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: How the 10YHP got lost
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.