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CommentThere is growing unease about the future of stroke care
The government’s focus on stroke signals a welcome elevation of this critical policy and clinical area, but much hangs on the planned Modern Service Framework
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HSJ PartnersDemystifying NHS-pharmaceutical industry collaboration: Unlocking value already within reach
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NewsElective target hit after spike in ‘unreported removals’
NHS England has hit its 65 per cent waiting list for 2025-26, but experts said the “majority of the improvement” in March was driven by a “record” spike in “unreported removals”.
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CommentUnfairly shifting the burden of care to GPs is a feature of NHS system design, not a bug
The 8am scramble to see a GP reflects capacity shortages, workforce mismatches, and system inefficiencies
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CommentA mathematical approach to solving real-world problems
Operational research helps NHS teams redesign services using data, improving ambulance efficiency and reducing missed appointments, while maintaining cost-effective patient care
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NewsRevealed: Hospitals with the highest avoidable admissions
Around 15 per cent of emergency admissions at some trusts are potentially avoidable, according to new NHS England data.
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CommentToo much NHS mental healthcare is outdated
Outdated treatments and underfunded research are holding back mental health care, leaving NHS services struggling to deliver effective, sustainable outcomes
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HSJ PartnersUnderstanding the impact of severe asthma to improve patient outcomes
As medical head, specialty at GSK, my work keeps me close to both the lived reality of severe asthma and the system pressures it creates.
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NewsStreeting intervenes over energy price shock
The health secretary has urged hospital chief executives to sign up to a national energy procurement scheme to cushion themselves from energy price shocks caused by the war in Iran.
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CommentThe variable quality of senior doctors is harming patients and the NHS
Inconsistent consultant standards in the NHS risk inefficiency, higher costs, delayed discharges, and reduced patient flow – clearer national criteria is needed
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: DoFs are in the dark about deficit support
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By senior correspondents Henry Anderson and Zoe Tidman.
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NewsDHSC hires firm to help with wave of private finance deals
The Department of Health and Social Care has commissioned a “technical adviser” to develop the public-private partnership model for neighbourhood health centres.
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HSJ PartnersA minimally invasive standard of care: from ambition to reality
The next step for robotic-assisted surgery
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NewsTrust settles ‘lucrative deal’ legal challenge
A south London acute trust has ended a year-long legal challenge brought by a radiology supplier after agreeing to a confidential settlement.
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CommentSaying ‘no’ to referrals is the morally right thing to do
The NHS cannot meet rising elective demand within its current resources. Introducing referral thresholds is no longer a theoretical option, but a practical necessity to protect patients with the most serious conditions
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NewsGP upgrades ‘stuck in layers of approval’
A string of bureaucratic barriers are still holding up development of buildings for primary and community care, multiple NHS and industry organisations have warned.
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NewsNHSE reveals NHS App self-test specialties
NHS England plans to centralise at-home diagnostics for seven specialties through the NHS App, commercial documents reveal.
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NewsNHS ‘a cat’s whisker’ from hitting headline targets
The NHS was within touching distance of its headline urgent and emergency care targets in March – falling just short of the key asks in A&E and ambulance wait times.
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NewsHospitals seek £50m from renting out cancer capacity
A hospital trust is offering to rent out two of its radiotherapy treatment rooms to an external provider to treat private patients, in a deal worth £50m.
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NewsTrusts given more freedom on spending
The government has more than doubled the amount a trust can spend on procurements before they need approval from the centre.