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CommentI’ve just left the DHSC – ministers still do not know how the NHS will be run next year
The government’s plan to establish temporary NHS regions by April 2027 is looking increasingly uncertain, with key decisions on its structure, leadership and functions still unresolved
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NewsMinisters drop plans to axe patient champion
The government has confirmed it is dropping plans to abolish local and national Healthwatch organisations, instead pledging to strengthen their role.
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NewsNHSE abolition group chair hasn’t attended meetings for a year
Alan Milburn has not attended a meeting in his capacity as joint chair of the committee overseeing the abolition of NHS England for more than a year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsKeeping FT governors is pure virtue signalling, claims chair
The chair of one of the country’s largest foundation trusts has dismissed pledges by other FTs to keep their councils of governors as “virtue signalling”.
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NewsNHSE staff could be kept out of DHSC
Ministers and officials are considering whether to keep some NHS England functions and staff separate from the Department of Health and Social Care when the organisation is abolished next year, HSJ has learned.
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CommentWhat role for mayors in Burnham’s NHS?
Devolution could bring health policy closer to communities, but ministers must resolve competing lines of accountability before giving mayors and strategic authorities greater control over NHS resources
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NewsGovernment adviser pushes for patient safety probe
Wes Streeting and the government’s maternity adviser are urging a safety body to consider investigating the NHS’s handling of a “severe yet poorly recognised” condition which can cause “life-changing harm”.
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NewsCandidates for £342k DHSC job to face mock PAC
Candidates for a readvertised post in the Department of Health and Social Care’s executive team, with pay up to £342,000, have been advised to expect a mock public accounts committee grilling.
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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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News16 trusts ‘streamlined’ towards advanced FT status
Sixteen trusts are entering a “streamlined” application process to become advanced foundation trusts, NHS England has announced.
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CommentPolitical whim should not drive NHS restructures
As Parliament debates the Health Bill, the focus should be on not only new structures, but on whether repeated NHS reorganisations deliver meaningful change
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CommentThe assisted dying debate must consider the religious beliefs of global majority staff
Imagine a clinician, seated across from a terminally ill patient who speaks of a desire to end their suffering. For the doctor, this moment may represent a collision of duty and conscience – an ethical precipice that grows more formidable as assisted dying legislation edges closer to reality in England ...
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Revamping ICB ratings
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsMinisters issue ‘unwise, unnecessary and risky’ reconfiguration rules
More details have been revealed on how and when the health secretary will be able to intervene with changes to local NHS services.
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NewsNew panel will oversee NHS competition regime, DHSC decides
The government will set up an independent panel to oversee disputes arising from decisions made under a new provider selection regime, it said today.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The forbidden provisions
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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CommentThe NHS has warmed to Barclay, but his biggest test is to come
Matthew Taylor shares his insights on what the new reforms proposed by the Hewitt review will mean for the NHS and the population health outcomes
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CommentGetting integration to work: is it time to stop throwing policy at the problem?
Integration fails to succeed because working cultures in the NHS and social care haven’t changed to support collaboration, say Helen Buckingham and Sarah Reed.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Cutting staff numbers in ICBs
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NewsDischarge reform could save NHS £7bn, claims DHSC
A policy change to speed up hospital discharge could save the NHS more than £7bn over a decade, according to a government evaluation — but ministers have not funded it.