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CommentStrengthening the patient voice after Healthwatch
Removing Healthwatch threatens a decade of progress, leaving patient voice searching for structure, influence and meaningful impact
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NewsGP spend share at lowest point in a decade
The proportion of the NHS budget spent on general practice has fallen to its lowest point in at least 10 years, according to figures newly released by government.
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CommentCultural differences in British society are being ignored by NHS reform
Structural reforms ignore how to handle cultural differences within the population, leaving clinicians without frameworks for making complex decisions, risking inequity, unsafe care, and weak accountability
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HSJ PartnersStrengthening NHS leadership through emotional intelligence
Across the NHS, chief executives and senior leaders are facing a familiar set of pressures: falling staff morale, workforce shortages, and relentless operational demands. These challenges dominate today’s leadership conversations. Yet within them lies an opportunity to rethink how leadership itself is developed and practised.
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CommentLeadership resilience is not just about endurance
Leadership resilience narratives overlook systemic pressure, leaving NHS leaders internalising strain while structural demands erode decision-making, wellbeing, and organisational effectiveness
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News33 trusts promised funding for urgent care units
The government has revealed the locations of 40 new and expanded urgent care centres and same-day emergency care units.
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CommentHow to ensure ‘advice and guidance’ works for patients
Transparency will be critical to evaluate whether increased use of advice and guidance leads to better experiences and outcomes, says William Pett
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NewsExclusive: NHSE chair leading mental health services review
NHS England’s chair is leading a national review of mental health services and productivity, HSJ has learned.
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CommentFixing the missing link in the NHS’s tech plan
The NHS has ambitious plans to become the most AI-enabled health system in the world, but without a workforce strategy to support adoption, innovation risks stalling between pilot and practice
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NewsCorridor care measure ‘easy to game’
NHS England’s new definition of A&E “corridor care” has “too many loopholes” and is likely to lead to “gaming” of its new reporting regime, experts and insiders have said.
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CommentNeighbourhood health is not ‘fluffy’
Neighbourhood health can improve outcomes and efficiency, but only if leadership, metrics and resources align with complex local population needs
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CommentIf cancer services were as bad as some mental health care, there would be outrage
Concerns over patient safety at St Andrew’s reflect wider systemic pressures, including staffing shortages, outdated facilities, and limited alternative care provision
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NewsMackey: Iran war threatens ‘huge shock’ for NHS finances
The NHS will need extra funding from government if the Iran war drives large price increases, which could amount to a “huge shock”, Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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NewsConsultants launch strike ballot
Senior doctors are set to ballot for renewed industrial action over pay, the British Medical Association has announced.
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CommentBoth government and trusts are to blame for failing MND patients
The programme designed to give early access to an innovative new drug for motor neurone disease is not operating properly
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CommentSaving money is possible for the NHS but only under six conditions
There are few opportunities for quick savings in the NHS, but there is strong evidence that longer-term gains can translate into real financial headroom if structural barriers are fixed
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NewsTwo trusts reprimanded for FOI failings
Two trusts face potential legal enforcement action over failing to respond to Freedom of Information requests on time.
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News‘Plan ahead’ to avoid EPR delays, says veteran tech lead
Trusts need to “plan ahead” to avoid “interventions from NHS England” when launching electronic patient record systems, according to a leading tech chief.
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Comment‘Cheapest is best’ is still dominating NHS procurement
When buying things, the NHS has focused too much on lowest price, rather than best value. Ministers must not miss the opportunity to put this right
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CommentThe NHS’s lawyers must be incentivised to help improve patient safety
One of the hardest lessons I learned as health secretary was that improving patient safety is not primarily about issuing new guidance, reorganising structures, or creating targets. It is about culture