All Health Service Journal articles in January 2025 – Page 4
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HSJ PartnersThe NHS doesn’t just need more money for tech. It needs a revolution in thinking.
The 10-year plan for the NHS risks missing the mark unless we also dare to think differently about how to achieve results, writes Infix CEO, Matthew Freer
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NewsHigh-risk hospitals delayed despite government assurances
At least two trusts whose hospitals rely on high-risk concrete will not open replacements until after 2030, despite theoretically being prioritised by government.
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NewsCEO and finance chief to leave £90m deficit ICB
The chief executive and chief financial officer of an integrated care board under financial strain have both announced their resignation.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The unacceptable ‘new normal’
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The plan to massage the waiting list
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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NewsICB to lose another leader
An integrated care board in the Midlands is facing more leadership churn as its interim chief executive has announced she will retire this summer.
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NewsSpecialist unit a step closer after 13 years in planning
A long-awaited hyperacute stroke unit could finally be opened – 13 years after it was first mooted.
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HSJ InteractiveHow AI could make dashboards redundant within the next 10 years
Digital technology has a big part to play in helping the NHS deliver the ambitions of the forthcoming 10-year plan and address immediate operational pressures, such as the need to reduce waiting times to access elective care. The 3 December HSJ summit, in association with IBM, looked at how this ...
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NewsInfluential figures call for ‘single UEC service’ for NHS
The NHS should create a “single 24/7 service” for urgent and emergency care to address what is currently a “fragmented and disjointed” system, six expert groups have said.
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NewsExclusive: Expert review concludes NHS ‘got winter it prepared for’
A new plan authored by six leading expert groups and shared exclusively with HSJ has concluded the NHS “got the winter it prepared for” and warned poor standards of urgent and emergency care has been “normalised and accepted”.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: New reality for the new hospitals
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsLate delivery of equipment linked to patient’s death
The late supply of defective equipment used by care staff to reduce harm from a pressure ulcer contributed to the death of a vulnerable patient, a coroner has concluded.
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News‘New hospital’ teams face axe after funding withdrawn
Multiple trusts in the “new hospitals programme” are likely to have to axe the teams preparing their builds, as national funding is set to be withdrawn, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The case for an NHS AI strategy
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsRegulator names fourth CEO in seven months
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has appointed its fourth chief executive in just over six months.
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HSJ PartnersSupporting the future of health and care: a transformative solution for the independent healthcare workforce
The government’s push to reduce NHS waiting lists through the independent sector raises workforce management issues. RLDatix’s Optima platform seeks to streamline rostering, boost staff engagement, and cut costs.
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NewsNHSE’s leadership standards ‘wordy and woolly’
The new framework which is meant to set national standards for NHS leaders has been criticised as “too wordy” and “woolly”.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Not fired, just… rehired
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News‘Devastating’ delays to new hospitals revealed
Eighteen of the 40 ‘new hospital’ schemes which were originally due to open in 2030 will now not even start construction until then – with some potentially facing a wait of until 2039 to even get spades in the ground.
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NewsRevealed: Roof leaks and derelict buildings at hospitals with most empty space
More than 10,000 square metres of hospital space is being left vacant across some of England’s largest hospitals because of disrepair and decay.