All Health Service Journal articles in January 2026
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: What’s in store for the NHS in 2026?
It’s time for the HSJ team to take stock and make their predictions for what the new year could bring for the NHS, from the survival of Healthwatch, to why the NHS App could be in for a tough year.
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HSJ LocalMaternity inquiry trust announces new CEO
A trust chief executive is moving from Cornwall to lead an acute provider in the North West.
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NewsA&E handover delays worse at 21 trusts
One in six hospital trusts have seen ambulance handover times deteriorate this winter, despite a trend of national improvement and directives from NHS England.
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HSJ LocalMore board members leave ICB after abrupt CEO exit
Two more board members are set to leave one of the most financially challenged integrated care boards in England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE to scrutinise provider’s management
One of the NHS’s biggest independent providers must review its executive team and regularly report on its cashflow, under special measures agreed with NHS England.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Trusts with worse handovers revealed
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCEO turnover hits 25% as ‘scrutiny ratchets up’
One in four trusts saw their chief executive change last year, which senior figures say reflects “onerous” performance management being “ratcheted up” – and a problem retaining leaders.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Taming the ‘Wild West’ of AI – predictions for 2026
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. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsChief nurse made CEO after unstable year for ICB
A nursing leader has been appointed as the permanent chief executive of an integrated care board whose management has been uncertain for more than a year.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Fall guys and girls
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsRevealed: Wide variation in resident doctors on strike
There was wide variation in the proportion of resident doctors who went on strike before Christmas amid increased national turnout, analysis of NHS England data suggests.
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NewsDigital tools approved to support asthma patients
New digital tools to help people with asthma manage their conditions through their phones or laptops have been approved for use in the NHS.
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CommentNHS must use or lose apprenticeship funding
Labour’s post-16 skills reforms promise greater flexibility in apprenticeship funding, but with health largely absent, NHS organisations will need to engage actively to shape implementation and protect their £250m-plus annual contribution, says John Rogers
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NewsCEO of leading ICS to step down
Rob Webster has told staff he is stepping down as CEO of West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.
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NewsRegion seeks firm to replace ‘ageing critical infrastructure’
Six trusts in the West Midlands are letting a £290m contract to build and run a regional sterile drugs production unit, to replace current outdated facilities.
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CommentNew service models must meet the mental health needs of older people
An ageing NHS must prioritise psychological wellbeing, adapting services to later life realities to improve outcomes, inclusion, and system sustainability
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: New year, new leader
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsRetiring ICB CEO received £300,000 exit payments
A chief executive who retired from an integrated care board received about £300,000 in payments for redundancy and in lieu of notice in October, it has emerged.
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NewsConfusion over ‘corridor care’ obscuring safety risks
The NHS has been told by a safety watchdog to agree a universal definition of “corridor care” following a row over the terminology used to describe the practice.