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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Wes’ waiting list wobble
On this episode, we’re talking about the tricky balancing act between cutting waiting lists and keeping finances under control, after Wes Streeting warned this week that some trusts have tried to cut deficits too sharply.
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Comment'Frontline' staff who are not clinicians need better support
Non-clinical frontline staff in mental health services face distressed patients every day with minimal training or support. Recognising and investing in these roles is essential for patient safety and service quality
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NewsMajor flaws discovered in trust training programme
An external review has uncovered multiple problems with fairness, finance and governance in a major trust’s scheme for taking on hundreds of overseas medical trainees.
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CommentNHS must use or lose apprenticeship funding
Labour’s post-16 skills reforms promise greater flexibility in apprenticeship funding, but with health largely absent, NHS organisations will need to engage actively to shape implementation and protect their £250m-plus annual contribution, says John Rogers
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NewsThe radical policies rejected for the 10YHP
Radical policies rejected during the development of the 10-Year Health Plan – including allowing staff to take pension contributions as pay – have been revealed.
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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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NewsTwenty failing trusts need new ‘intervention’ approach, says Mackey
NHS England’s interventions for the trusts with the biggest problems “haven’t really worked” and will be reconsidered in the new year, Sir Jim Mackey has said.
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CommentHow further education can relieve pressure on the NHS
Further education colleges across England are already delivering successful preventive health initiatives but remain underutilised and underfunded, according to a new report that calls for better partnership working to ease NHS pressures
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NewsStreeting proposes emergency legislation in bid to avert strikes
Resident doctors are holding a snap survey on a late attempt by the government to avert strikes this month.
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HSJ PartnersBeyond the attack count: Turning shared decision making into a reality in HAE care
For individuals living with hereditary angioedema (HAE) in the UK, their journey often begins with uncertainty, misdiagnosis and fragmented care.
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CommentImproving performance means investing in managers
A new report argues that professionalising NHS management is essential for delivering the government’s 10-Year Health Plan, as public satisfaction hits record lows and workforce strain intensifies across the service
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NewsTrust’s GP phone service ‘won’t be imposed’
Plans for ambulance call handlers to help GPs manage incoming call demand “will not be imposed” on other practices, an ambulance chief has said.
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HSJ PartnersUniversity hospitals key to unlocking UK’s £78bn healthcare innovation potential
Despite clear strengths in basic research and discovery, the UK struggles to translate innovation into clinical outcomes. The University Hospital Association and Boston Consulting Group explore how university hospitals can bridge this gap and deliver transformative benefits to patients, the NHS, and society more broadly.
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CommentStarmer’s plan to combat NHS racism will not work
Mandatory online diversity training won’t fix racism, including antisemitism, in the NHS; only evidence-based, accountable leadership and cultural change will, writes Roger Kline
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NewsManagement training scheme more likely to reject minority ethnic applicants
Applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds are much more likely than others to be rejected by the NHS graduate management training scheme, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentGovernment reforms are leaving managers without a lifeline
The NHS risks breakdown, not from clinical shortages alone but from the silent collapse of corporate systems that sustain frontline delivery, writes Colin Graham
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CommentPolitical calls to cut immigration are a red flag for the NHS
The NHS relies on global talent. Restricting migration risks staff shortages, longer waits, and poorer care for patients across the UK, writes Ben Simms
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NewsRevealed: The trusts spending most and least on training
Trusts in London have spent far more on staff training per employee than any other region in the country, new analysis has revealed.
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CommentBME staff are sick of being told lack of career progression is nothing to do with race
The Taskforce for Diversity in NHS Communications has uncovered systemic issues affecting BME staff progression, but these can be overcome by concerted action, writes Edna Boampong
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NewsTrusts to be monitored on local recruitment
Trusts will be monitored on how many staff they recruit who live locally and are unemployed, under 10-Year Health Plan proposals.