All Health Service Journal articles in March 2025
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CommentNHSE took the wrong road on eye care – will DHSC make better choices?
Ministers may have wrestled back healthcare policy from NHS England, but bold decisions are needed to drive a real shift from hospital to community, explains Adam Sampson, chief executive of the Association of Optometrists
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NewsTrust told it could not exclude race row firm from tender
An NHS trust was given legal advice that it could not exclude an IT firm whose owner made racist remarks about an MP from a procurement process which the firm eventually won.
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NewsRevealed: The ICB staff targeted for redundancy
Staff working in assurance, regulatory, performance management, communications and engagement roles should be prioritised for redundancy by integrated care boards, NHS England has indicated.
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NewsMackey: I will stick up for the NHS
The new chief of NHS England has said he will fight the service’s corner if he has policy disagreements with ministers, but that his organisation was a “complication” the government could no longer “justify” preserving.
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News‘Big consolidation’ of ICBs coming, says new NHSE chief exec
A “big consolidation” of integrated care boards is being planned, according to new NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey.
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NewsNHSE reveals new digital chief to ‘maintain stability’
NHS England has appointed Ming Tang as interim chief digital and information officer.
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CommentAs a trust CEO, I believe volunteers are of key strategic importance
Glen Burley highlights how strategic volunteering within NHS trusts is improving efficiency, tackling health inequalities, and enhancing patient care – proving essential to modern healthcare delivery and operational success
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HSJ LocalCancer patients missed chance for treatment due to 100-day waits, trust admits
Lung cancer patients at a major trust were on a waiting list for so long that their disease progressed to a stage where it was no longer treatable.
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NewsRevealed: ICBs spending the most and least on staffing
New figures shared with HSJ reveal how much each integrated care board spends on its staffing, with a two-fold variation per head of population.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The best way to replace NHS England
The government must decide between centralised or decentralised control of the NHS, with history showing the latter is the better option
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HSJ InteractiveHow can virtual care enable providers to shift from reactive to proactive and deliver better patient outcomes?
The government has pledged to move NHS care towards the community, digital and prevention. An HSJ webinar, in association with Doccla, looked at work some NHS organisations were already doing which could achieve all three.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Morecambe Bay's broken promises
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The death of system working?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Estates, ICBs and funding take a hit
Your essential update on health for the week.
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CommentThe NHS has much to learn from its overseas staff
Diaspora health workers are a vital bridge between global health systems. Yet, their expertise remains underutilised. It’s time for policy change to unlock their full potential, writes Ben Simms
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NewsZero tolerance ‘won’t fix sexual harassment of staff’
“Cultural transformation” rather than “zero tolerance” is required to overcome widespread sexual harassment by ambulance service staff and patients, according to the person leading national efforts to make improvements.
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NewsFive systems forecast £300m overspend next year
Five systems are still forecasting they cannot meet their financial target in 2025-26, but the national gap in plans has fallen from £4.4bn to £300m in the last few weeks.
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NewsTrusts with persistently high baby deaths revealed
Two hospital trusts have recorded high adjusted mortality rates for five of the past seven years, according to HSJ analysis of maternity safety audit findings.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The never-ending care scandal
After another damning coroner’s report following the preventable death of a baby at a Lancashire hospital, we take a closer look at why the NHS is beset with so many maternity scandals.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Storm blows over as chair departs
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.