All Health Service Journal articles in March 2025 – Page 2
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NewsNHSE vows to end ‘bombardment’ of trusts
NHS England has vowed to ”reduce duplication and prevent providers from being bombarded with conflicting instructions”, including by removing integrated care boards’ performance management role.
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CEO InterviewCEO interview: Tom Abell, chief executive, Mid and South Essex integrated care board
This is the latest in a series of interviews with chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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NewsChair denies bullying and coercive behaviour
The outgoing chair of a hospital trust has denied that she was “bullying or coercive”, despite complaints from consultants.
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NewsTrust condemned for ‘unskilled and superficial’ response to baby’s death
A coroner has warned that the lives of future mothers and babies could be put at risk unless funding for the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations programme is extended, while severely criticising a trust over a baby’s death.
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NewsExclusive: Government admits cutting mental health spend share
The proportion of the NHS budget spent on mental health services is being cut for the first time in several years, the government will admit to Parliament, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersHow Living Well Consortium used clinical AI to reduce patient dropouts by 14%
For many people, to simply seek mental health support is to have already overcome a huge emotional hurdle. When that bravery is met with phone holds, onerous forms, and months-long waitlists, countless prospective patients give up before even starting care.
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NewsSupplier fined £3m for cyber breach in ICO first
A supplier has been issued with a £3m fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office over security failings that led to a major cyber attack in 2022.
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NewsFailed CQC transformation cost £99m
The Care Quality Commission spent £99m on a transformation programme that failed to achieve most of the promised benefits, a highly critical independent report has revealed.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Merge boards, halve costs
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Insight BriefingsRecovery Watch: In search of the urgent care plan
Addressing urgent and emergency care recovery, including reducing A&E wait times and corridor care, remain top operational priorities for the NHS. This week’s Recovery Watch newsletter, by senior correspondent Matt Discombe, reports on progress towards these goals.
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CommentSplit-screen thinking is the secret to balancing short- and long-term goals
To navigate the complex challenges facing the NHS and global healthcare, “split-screen thinking” offers a framework for addressing urgent issues while also driving innovation for a sustainable future, explain trust CEO Richard Mitchell and University of Leicester professor Kamlesh Khunti
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NewsICB director takes on NHSE finance role
NHS England has appointed an integrated care board director as deputy chief financial officer.
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NewsNHSE admits ‘devaluing of commissioning’
NHS England hopes to tackle “a perceived devaluing of commissioning” and enhance “the skills and professional identity of commissioners”, as part of the future of integrated care boards, a leaked document reveals.
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how training staff in digital literacy and AI improved one trust’s patient care
Sponsored by and produced with On-demand now available Mental health trusts have faced a difficult time in recent years, with increased demand for services straining staff capacity and squeezing finances. North London Foundation Trust is no different. The trust realised it could tackle ...
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HSJ PartnersHow upskilling is powering a digital revolution at North London Foundation Trust
In a time of mounting pressures, one NHS trust is rewriting the script on mental health services.
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NewsICBs will have to merge, says ex-NHSE chief
Some integrated care boards will need to merge in order to cut their running costs in half, according to Sir David Nicholson — leaving trust groups such as the one he now chairs well placed to organise local services.
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NewsTrust appoints neighbour’s chair after 16-month search
A trust with long-standing leadership and performance problems has appointed a neighbouring provider’s chair, after 16 months of temporary arrangements.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Losing weight and shedding pounds
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: GB Energy’s first foray into the NHS
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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CommentThe NHS must manage its finances ethically
Iain Murray stresses the crucial role of NHS CFOs in navigating service sustainability, advocating for long-term planning, and ensuring ethical financial management