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CommentMinisters must decide between being ‘fair’ or ‘sensible’ on health spending
The NHS says it can improve efficiency and reduce inequality at the same time. In reality, every funding decision prioritises one over the other
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NewsShift out of hospitals must be ‘realistic’, warn doctors
A royal college has added to concerns that a shift in NHS funding to expand “neighbourhood” care risks undermining “safe, sustainable hospital services”.
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Comment12 months on, the 10-Year Health Plan is still on the launchpad
The NHS 10-Year Health Plan promised transformative change, but one year on, implementation remains slow, uneven, and lacking transparency
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NewsOnline hospital risks ‘leaving behind’ mental health, top CEO warns
Mental health is at risk of being “left behind” by the first online NHS hospital, a top mental health chief executive has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The NHSE contradiction
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ella Devereux and Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsNHSE orders ‘stocktake’ of patient communications
Trusts will be assessed on how they communicate with their patients as part of a “national stocktake” designed to ensure the NHS delivers “five-star customer service”, NHS England has announced.
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NewsLeague tables ‘obscuring’ trust performance
Government’s trust league tables are “actively obscuring” patients’ understanding of their local services and should be scrapped, a think tank has recommended.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Whose knowledge counts?
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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CommentNot sharing information effectively is a bigger problem than privacy
Better data sharing, national digital infrastructure, and clear accountability are essential if WorkWell is to transform work and health support
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: This year’s validation trick
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week, by bureau chief James Illman.
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NewsRevealed: Promised ‘neighbourhood health centres’ already met requirements
Nearly all the first wave of “neighbourhood health centres” – currently being developed for launch by next year – were already doing the job required of the model, government documents reveal.
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NewsEx-NHSE strategy director joins major PR firm
Former NHS England executive board member Chris Hopson has been appointed to a senior advisory role at a major communications consultancy.
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CommentThe meter is always running: AI’s true cost
The NHS has embraced AI as a cornerstone of future productivity, but agentic systems are fundamentally different from traditional software. Their costs scale with use, their environmental footprint grows with every task, and their success will depend as much on oversight as adoption
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Dividing up the AVT dividend?
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover and Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsJudge advanced AI systems like doctors, says government review
Oversight of advanced AI systems capable of making autonomous decisions should “mirror” the assessment of healthcare professionals, a government commission has proposed.
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CommentWhy decommissioning fails
Attempts to decommission failing or out-of-date services are rarely defeated by weak evidence. More often, they do succeed because the costs of decommissioning are immediate and visible, while the benefits are delayed, diffuse and difficult to prove
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NewsICB clusters told to merge
Clustered integrated care boards should merge by next April, even if it is likely they will cut across future regional government footprints, NHS England has said.
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NewsRevealed: Cancer doctor hiring freezes rise in nearly every region
Cancer centres in nearly every region of England reported significant rises in recruitment freezes to oncology posts over the past year, according to new figures shared with HSJ.
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NewsPublic inquiry into maternity being considered by DHSC
Current inquiries into care failures lack teeth, and such a gap could be filled by a public inquiry, the government’s new national maternity adviser has revealed.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Sorry for not telling you
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Joe Talora and Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.