All Health Service Journal articles in January 2026 – Page 3
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NewsStreeting accuses trusts and ICBs of seeking to cut deficits too sharply
Some NHS organisations are struggling to cut waiting lists because they have “over steered” on avoiding deficits, the health and social secretary has declared.
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News‘Shocking decline’ in cancer waits at laggard trusts
Nearly half of all trusts recorded a drop in their 62-day cancer performance over the past year, official data shows, as system leaders gear up to publish new national strategy.
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News‘Significant errors’ uncovered in trust’s accounts
Serious financial reporting and governance problems have been discovered by a trust’s external auditors, delaying its accounts by more than a year.
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CommentThe NHS risks going backwards on patient safety
NHS organisations are beginning to shift from blame-focused incident management to systems-based learning. But with old cultures still deeply embedded and operational pressures mounting, leaders and regulators must actively resist a return to defensive, compliance-driven thinking
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Unsexy and painstaking – 2026 in elective care
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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Daily InsightDaily Insight: ‘Absolutely shocking decline’
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNo ‘credible path’ to deliver 10% savings target, says CEO
A hospital group has rejected NHS England’s savings target for one of its providers to balance its books next year.
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HSJ LocalTrust plans big increase in private care ‘fuelled by limited NHS capacity’
A North West trust is planning a significant expansion to its private patient unit to cash in on rising demand “fuelled by limited NHS capacity”.
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NewsPrimary care leads quit ICB in row over neighbourhood health provider
A system’s primary care leaders have resigned, accusing their ICBs of “dismissing primary care” in a row over management of neighbourhood health, HSJ has learned.
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CommentNeighbourhood health services must not ignore severe mental illness
Integrated neighbourhood health services must prioritise severe mental illness, or risk deepening one of the UK’s most profound and preventable health inequalities
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NewsNational agency settles two more claims against £4.4bn procurement
NHS Supply Chain has settled two linked legal claims against its procurement of a £4.4bn logistics contract that has had “virtually every aspect” of it challenged in court.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: ‘So what is it?’
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTrust plans to miss elective target and cut beds to save money
A trust has publicly set out why its tight financial position will lead to bed closures and missed elective targets, with its chief executive saying “very serious decisions” needed to be taken.
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NewsCEO announces retirement after 40 years in NHS
A mental health trust chief executive has announced his retirement after nearly four decades in the NHS, and three years leading his organisation.
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CommentCapacity, not complacency, is the biggest risk to NHS cyber security
One of the most dangerous assumptions in NHS cyber governance is the belief that once compliance has been demonstrated, maintaining that formally assured position is enough. In today’s operating conditions, this is neither prudent nor responsible
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Patient-centred AI regulation – a call to action
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 ...
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NewsSystem criticised after death of ‘fit and well’ 23-year-old
Urgent and emergency care services in the East Midlands are letting down people with ”serious but not immediately life-threatening” conditions, a coroner has warned after the death of a “fit and well young man”.
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NewsNHSE’s ‘model A&E’ delayed after ‘real world value’ questioned
Senior leaders have been drafted in to draw up NHS England’s new blueprint for A&Es, following internal criticism of the highly anticipated guidance.
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CommentWhy pharmacy is still excluded from neighbourhood care
Community pharmacy is one of the NHS’s most accessible assets, yet it remains largely excluded from new integrated care models.
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NewsCEO forced out by chair wins £1.4m settlement
A trust has agreed a £1.4m settlement with its former chief executive, who was forced out of her role in a coordinated campaign by its then chair and other directors, HSJ has learned.