All HSJ Partners articles – Page 2
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HSJ PartnersLung cancer diagnosis in England: Can we do better?
Discussions and reflections from the HSJ Cancer Forum Panel discussion, 12 March 2025
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HSJ PartnersNHS Professionals National Bank™ offers innovative workforce solution to health leaders to reduce agency spend
A government focus on supporting trusts to eradicate agency spend and put funding back into patient care has given health leaders a workforce challenge. NHS Professionals’ service director of National Bank™, Rebecca Stark, writes here about a flexible workforce solution to support NHS organisations to meet these new targets.
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HSJ PartnersMedicines optimisation offers untapped opportunities for financial sustainability
As NHS reforms take shape and financial pressures grow, FDB explores how technology-enabled medicines optimisation can help primary care deliver safer, more efficient, and cost-effective prescribing.
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HSJ PartnersUnlocking innovation in cancer care: A call to action for system-level change (AstraZeneca sponsored)
At a recent AstraZeneca UK sponsored HSJ roundtable event for NHS stakeholders, I had the privilege of hearing directly from clinicians, digital leads, and operational decision-makers across multiple cancer pathways.
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HSJ PartnersPowering progress through standards: reflections from the GS1 UK Healthcare Conference 2025
The 2025 GS1 UK Healthcare Conference brought together senior NHS leaders, clinicians and policymakers at a pivotal moment for the health service
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HSJ PartnersResetting the standard: How 18 Week Support is evolving to help NHS trusts meet RTT and cost pressures
18 Week Support explains why it has restructured to become more agile, responsive, and cost-effective – and ultimately better able to support the NHS in meeting its targets
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HSJ PartnersMaking the most of the NHS estate
The NHS continues to face significant financial pressures. With integrated care boards recently tasked with cutting running costs by 50 per cent, there’s an urgent need to rethink how we deliver excellent patient care while reducing expenditure.
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HSJ PartnersFrom healthcare assistant to registered practitioner: career ladders that work
With budget cuts biting and recruitment challenges mounting, NHS trusts are under pressure to do more with less. But what if the answer to futureproofing your workforce lies not in external hires, but in the talented, committed people already within your organisation?
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HSJ PartnersThe digital shift in mental health: What NHS leaders need to know
Decisions in healthcare are never simple, especially in mental health hospitals where patient needs are nuanced and care environments are complex.
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HSJ PartnersCardiovascular health – the key to better cancer outcomes
Accord shares how cardiovascular risk impacts long-term patient outcomes in cancer care and how many survivors are at an increased risk of CVD due to the treatments themselves
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HSJ PartnersBeyond the buzzwords: Realising tangible ROI from digital, data and AI upskilling in the NHS
In his review of the state of the NHS, Lord Darzi commented that the health service is in the “foothills of digital transformation” – with an opportunity ahead to unlock productivity and deliver better care with technology.
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HSJ PartnersTackling the systemic and economic burden of multiple myeloma in England
Multiple myeloma accounts for 15 per cent of all blood cancers and in recent years, its prevalence has risen sharply and is set to continue to increase by 67 per cent over the next 20 years.1,2
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HSJ PartnersBringing equity and consistency to cancer care
Boehringer Ingelheim shares how it is addressing healthcare inequalities in cancer care, with a particular emphasis on treatment accessibility, genomic testing, and standardising the management of rare cancers.
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HSJ PartnersI was an inpatient on a mental health ward – here’s what needs to change
Inpatient mental health services in the UK are under intense scrutiny and increasing pressure. Staff shortages, patient safety concerns, and outdated environments are just some of the issues drawing media and political attention.
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HSJ PartnersMeeting new challenges in data science for health research and innovation
Considerations being made around expanding the capabilities of iCARE and WSIC
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HSJ PartnersClimbing blind up the productivity mountain: how transparency, equity and trust could deliver care for 10-15 million more patients
Productivity in the NHS remains markedly below pre-pandemic levels, while trusts are faced with growing demand and increased financial pressure. Public satisfaction has hit historic lows, yet most trusts still lack a clear view of where consultant time is going – and where it’s being lost. In this article, BCG ...
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HSJ PartnersUnleashing the potential of the NHS’s Federated Data Platform
As rollout of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) nears completion, it offers a transformative opportunity to improve performance and patient outcomes. Fulfilling this potential will need a coordinated focus on value by the NHS, and spirited buy-in from across the healthcare ecosystem. In this article, we outline six ideas ...
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HSJ PartnersHarnessing innovation to transform Afib treatment
Boston Scientific’s Racho Strauven explains how pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a cost-saving alternative for treating atrial fibrillation (AF). He highlights a study published in BMJ Open that suggests PFA could save the NHS an average of £343 per patient, paving the way for improved patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency.
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HSJ PartnersCollaboration is key to leverage digital enabling solutions across our financially challenged NHS
The NHS must focus on collaboration to reap the benefits of digital solutions, writes Dr Pooven Maduramuthu, healthcare industry lead, UKI at DXC Technology.
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HSJ PartnersEnhancing cancer detection in rapid diagnostic centres: A radiologist’s perspective
The NHS long-term plan has set a crucial target: By 2028, 75 per cent of cancers should be diagnosed at stages one and two. Detecting cancer at the earliest possible stage is crucial to improving patient outcomes.