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NewsDHSC sets first targets for neighbourhood health
The first targets for neighbourhood health have been set in long-awaited government guidance.
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NewsLondon and acutes see big rise in absences
Trusts in London and hospital providers are still grappling with sickness absence significantly higher than beore the covid pandemic, according to analysis of the latest figures.
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NewsInquiry trust appoints ‘inspirational’ new CEO
A mental health trust at the centre of a statutory inquiry has appointed a new chief executive who will take over once the investigation has concluded.
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NewsICB paid £1.8k a day for temporary IT director
An integrated care board paid a company nearly £1,800 a day to provide a part-time board director, documents obtained by HSJ reveal.
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NewsFinance director appointed interim CEO at leading ICB
An outgoing integrated care board CEO will be replaced on a temporary basis by the organisation’s finance director, it has been announced.
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NewsVirtual ward expansion stalls despite record take-up
Virtual ward occupancy hit a record high in January but expansion has stalled over the past 12 months, according to analysis of official figures.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in January 2026, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsJust 3% of NHSE staff say change is managed well
Just 3 per cent of NHS England staff think that the organisation manages change well, according to its latest internal survey.
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NewsFridge door left ajar cost trust £25k
An acute trust was forced to write off £25,000 worth of medication after a pharmacy fridge door was accidentally left ajar.
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NewsICB morale plummets amid restructures
Nearly half of integrated care boards opted out of the 2025 Staff Survey, and those that took part saw a huge drop in morale amid restructuring.
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NewsIran-linked attack hits trusts’ supplies
At least two trusts have declared incidents after a cyber attack on a key supplier, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalCEO: We have ‘hurt and let down’ our staff
A hospital group CEO says its leaders have “managed to let people down” and, in some cases, “disconnected” from their staff, in response to very poor NHS Staff Survey scores.
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NewsUS firm seals NHS tech deal worth £222m
Four trusts across two integrated care systems have signed a £222m contract with a US supplier for a new shared electronic patient record system.
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NewsStreeting admits another cut to mental health spend share
The proportion of the NHS budget spent on mental healthcare will be cut for the third year in a row, the health secretary has admitted.
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NewsBest and worst hospital trusts to work at
New NHS staff survey figures show the best and worst acute trusts to work at, according to their staff.
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NewsCQC considered bypassing ministers to hire new chief
The Care Quality Commission considered recruiting a replacement for Sir Julian Hartley without government approval because of a four-month delay in getting it signed off, one of its non-executive directors told a board meeting.
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NewsMental health providers most popular with staff
The 2025 NHS Staff Survey results reveal which mental health, learning disability and combined MH providers win the strongest endorsement from their own workforce.
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NewsStaff Survey: Best community, specialist and ambulance providers for staff
Which community, ambulance and specialist providers receive the strongest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the 2025 NHS Staff Survey results.
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NewsStaff survey results crash to five-year lows
NHS staff engagement and motivation has fallen to a historic low, with fewer than half now looking forward to going to work, new survey results show.
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NewsNHS has lost ‘muscle memory’ on corridor care, minister says
The NHS has lost “muscle memory” about how to tackle corridor care, a health minister has said.