All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 5
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NewsExclusive: ‘Centralise tech procurement’ says 10-Year Plan advisory group
Ministers have been told to “centralise” decisions on – and purchasing of – NHS technology by one of the groups drawing up the 10-Year Health Plan, HSJ has learned.
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LeaderWhat the abolition of NHSE means for the service’s leaders
A few hours after Sir Jim Mackey told trust CEOs that NHS England was to be abolished, its outgoing chair Richard Meddings held his leaving do in the same room.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The end of an era
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The ups and downs of the NHS Staff Survey
This week we take a closer look at the trends in this year’s NHS Staff Survey, published yesterday.
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NewsICBs ordered to cut costs by 50%
Integrated care boards have been told to cut their running costs in half by October.
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NewsCentral staff to be cut by 50%
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are planning a huge cut of around 50 per cent in central staffing, NHSE has announced.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE finance chief quits in top team overhaul
Julian Kelly, NHS England’s chief financial officer, is to step down in a matter of weeks as part of an overhaul to bring NHSE under closer government control, HSJ can reveal.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The big patient choice row
This week, we discuss why private providers are threatening to refuse to treat NHS patients, and why hospital bosses are equally vexed.
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HSJ LocalExec leaves £3bn trust to run regulator
A major London acute will see both its chief executive and deputy chief executive leave post this year, as the latter has been named the new boss of a regulator.
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NewsMackey must be Streeting’s ‘chief adviser’, says ex-NHSE chief exec
It is essential new NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey becomes the health secretary’s “chief policy adviser”, according to the only person to have run the service from the top of NHSE and within the Department of Health.
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NewsPayment plan could make accessing care ‘as hard as getting an Oasis ticket’
Patients’ right to choose the provider of mental health services where waits can stretch into years could soon become an “illusion”, companies and patient groups have warned.
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NewsNHS gets surprise £900m funding boost
The NHS has received a further spending top-up for the current financial year just months after the chancellor announced a £10bn uplift at the autumn Budget.
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HSJ PartnersUnlocking AI’s potential in the NHS: Moving from pilots to scale
AI holds the promise of being a major boon to the NHS. But so far, we have not seen AI have the impact that it has promised. The big challenge is making the leap from one-off pilots and innovations to systematic use across the NHS. In this article, BCG outlines ...
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The decline and fall of NHS England
Amanda Pritchard is stepping down as NHS England’s CEO at the end of next month, while Wes Streeting embarks on a massive reorganisation of the centre.
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NewsStreeting’s new delivery unit ‘to hold NHSE to account’
The government is hiring a director for a new delivery unit which is being set up by Wes Streeting “to hold NHS England and other partners to account” on performance.
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NewsEx-chief inspector set to chair CQC
Former chief inspector of hospitals Sir Mike Richards is the preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission, the government has announced.
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NewsBoards need ‘much greater focus’ on quality and productivity, says new NHSE chair
The prospective new chair of NHS England wants to see “much greater focus” by local NHS boards on quality and productivity, while integrated care boards need greater “skills and capabilities in strategic commissioning”.
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NewsContract value for NHS App work increased by 50 per cent
NHS England has increased the value of a contract with a supplier by 50 per cent for additional work on the NHS App to meet government ambitions.
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NewsRevealed: The seven trusts that will miss delayed tech deadline
Seven trusts have confirmed they will miss the March 2026 deadline for having an electronic patient record in place, with some still using paper records, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHigh newborn death rates revealed at large trust
A trust whose maternity care is under scrutiny had neonatal mortality rates nearly twice the average of similiar units in 2023, new audit figures reveal.