All Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) articles – Page 8
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News‘Vital’ NHS research centres face funding cut
Nationally funded research centres hosted by major teaching trusts are facing a cut of up to £187m from 2028.
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NewsTake more risks with new technology urges health secretary
The new health secretary has promised to “back” NHS leaders who take risks by increasing the use of new technology, in his first major speech in the role
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News‘Innovation freeze’ threatening NHSE AI plans
NHS England has warned that it may be unable to lawfully deploy AI features on the NHS App from next year, due to incoming medical device regulation changes.
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NewsTrust boards told to ‘grip’ cyber security
Trust boards must demonstrate they have “grip” of their cyber security, NHS England said.
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NewsMinisters to consider scrapping separate national NHS CEO
The post of NHS chief executive could be abolished or combined with that of permanent secretary when NHSE England is merged into the Department of Health and Social Care, under proposals being considered by officials, HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: Government plans US-style ‘hospitalist’ doctors
The government will introduce a new class of generalist hospital doctors – inspired by the American “hospitalist” role – by the end of the decade, according to leaked details of its upcoming workforce plan.
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NewsInfluential DHSC panel leader resigns
The chair of a panel responsible for advising ministers on contested NHS service changes has resigned after six years in the job.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The NHS staff who can’t be civil servants
Hundreds of non-British NHS England staff face losing their jobs because their nationality prevents them working in the civil service.
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NewsCEOs given six months to take antisemitism training
Trust chairs and chief executives must take mandatory antisemitism and anti-racism training within six months, as part of efforts to tackle “routine ostracism” of Jewish people in the NHS.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Keeping tabs on the ‘so what’ of engagement
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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NewsCQC gets caretaker chair after ‘regrettable’ delay
An interim chair has been appointed to the Care Quality Commission, which has bemoaned a “regrettable” delay in recruiting a permanent successor.
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NewsThe 50 most influential people for NHS tech in 2026: The full list
Top 10 1. Lawrence Tallon, CEO, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Mr Tallon is leading the MHRA into a new and challenging era. The regulator had fallen behind on overseeing artificial intelligence and other technology, and the former Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust deputy chief ...
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NewsRegulator boss named top NHS tech leader
HSJ’s first top 50 list of tech influencers shows how diverse and diffuse power is in this sector.
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NewsHundreds of overseas NHSE staff face losing job with no compensation
Hundreds of NHS England staff face losing their jobs without redundancy pay because their nationality bars them from working for the Department of Health and Social Care, HSJ understands.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Inside the Southport victims’ privacy breach
On this week’s podcast, with increasing examples of staff accessing patient records inappropriately, we ask how widespread this practice really is - and whether regulators need to do more.
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NewsHealth Bill proposal an ‘attack on patient safety’
Scrapping the legal guarantee that a nurse sits on every foundation trust board is a “brazen attack on patient safety”, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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CommentThe government’s new cyber bill has forgotten the NHS
Two bills announced in the King’s Speech deal with issues of vital importance to the NHS and its use of new technology. The fact that neither mentions the other is a huge missed opportunity
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NewsResident doctors to strike during by-election
Resident doctors will strike for four days next month – with the threat of more action in July – after talks with the new health and social care secretary failed to produce a breakthrough.
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NewsReal-terms CEO pay fell 13% in five years
Trust CEO pay has dropped by more than a tenth in real terms in five years, government advisers have said.
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NewsSenior managers to get ‘well deserved’ pay rise
Senior NHS managers will get a 3 per cent pay rise for 2026-27, the government has announced.