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NewsHospital accused of delaying ambulances to eliminate corridor care
A hospital trust has been accused of delaying the offloading of ambulance patients so it can maintain zero “corridor care”.
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NewsRevealed: ICBs facing clash between PCNs and neighbourhood health
Dozens of primary care networks in some areas may need to be reorganised to take on neighbourhood contracts, because they do not cover a coherent geographic area.
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NewsTrusts begin EPR rollouts after NHSE-imposed delays
Three trusts have begun rolling out their electronic patient record systems months later than planned after NHS England forced them to delay.
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LeaderWhen is a cover-up not a cover-up?
The answer to the question posed in our headline is apparently: “When the decision to keep something quiet is based on clinical advice.”
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News‘Inspirational’ chair dies after short illness
The chair of a mental health trust has died following a short illness, with its CEO paying tribute to the “inspirational leader”.
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NewsNew chief for troubled hospital
The deputy chief executive of two south coast trusts has been appointed to one of the toughest jobs in the NHS.
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NewsResident doctors to strike during by-election
Resident doctors will strike for four days next month – with the threat of more action in July – after talks with the new health and social care secretary failed to produce a breakthrough.
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NewsRevealed: NHSE project to put FDP into primary care
NHS England is exploring how to push the federated data platform into primary and community care.
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NewsNHSE approves first six ‘advanced’ FTs
NHS England has approved the first six “advanced foundation trusts”, with the promise of “greater operational autonomy” and more financial freedom from 1 June.
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News‘Astounding’ failure sees regulator neglect criminal checks for 12 years
Leaders of the troubled nursing regulator have admitted to a “completely and utterly unacceptable” failure to properly conduct criminal checks on applicants to its register over a 12-year period.
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NewsRegulators demand answers on advice and guidance
Answers are needed from NHS England and others on 11 issues to make sure its controversial expansion of advice and guidance is safe, the Care Quality Commission has declared.
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NewsSenior churn stifling hospital group, warns leading CEO
A trust “alliance” that includes England’s top-rated general acute provider has been stifled by leadership churn and a shift in national policy, but will now develop an ambitious joint clinical strategy, it has revealed.
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HSJ LocalTrust announces ‘exceptional’ leader as new chair
A Yorkshire trust has appointed an experienced healthcare leader as its new chair.
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NewsRegulator ‘missing many AI incidents’
Safety concerns linked to AI voice tech are not being properly reported because many providers are unaware of the regulation system or too busy to use it, experts have told HSJ.
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NewsReal-terms CEO pay fell 13% in five years
Trust CEO pay has dropped by more than a tenth in real terms in five years, government advisers have said.
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News21 trusts ‘delivered year’s elective recovery in single month’
Twenty-one trusts delivered their entire 2025-26 elective improvement in March alone, analysis shows, prompting concerns about the “fragility and sustainability” of the NHS’s waiting list recovery.
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NewsSenior managers to get ‘well deserved’ pay rise
Senior NHS managers will get a 3 per cent pay rise for 2026-27, the government has announced.
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NewsNational role for retired trust CEO
A recently retired acute trust chief executive is returning to a national role just months after ending a 40-year career in the NHS.
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NewsTrust CEO quits despite being cleared of misconduct
A trust chief executive who was cleared of misconduct after being wrongly suspended by her chair has resigned.
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NewsAI firm sues government over procurement decision
An AI scribing firm that also runs one of primary care’s most widely used GP triage platforms has filed a court claim against the government over a procurement decision.