All Health Service Journal articles in March 2025 – Page 8
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NewsICBs ordered to cut costs by 50%
Integrated care boards have been told to cut their running costs in half by October.
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NewsPoor support ‘driving rise in deaths after discharge’
The rate of patients dying by suicide shortly after discharge from mental health units has increased in recent years, with researchers calling for better post-discharge support.
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NewsRevealed: The ICBs with greatest ‘opportunity’ to avoid admissions
The systems which NHS England says have the greatest “opportunities” to boost their use of same-day emergency care can be revealed for the first time.
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CommentCutting NHSE in half is a big mistake
Jon Restell criticises the government’s proposed NHS workforce cuts, arguing that they undermine reform efforts and destabilise the system, while stressing the importance of supporting NHS managers for long-term success
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NewsNew NHSE incentive scheme ‘doesn’t make sense’, experts warn
Details of how a new £150m NHS England urgent and emergency care performance incentives fund will be allocated have been revealed – but experts have warned favouring acute trusts in this manner “doesn’t make sense”.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The Mackey clear-out continues
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSurgeon with ‘complete freedom’ harmed dozens of patients
An orthopaedic surgeon with “almost complete clinical freedom” is likely to have harmed nearly 100 patients, a long-running investigation has found.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Mackey’s new incentives
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsElective payment cap could be axed
NHS England and the government are considering scrapping a cap on elective payments which is set to take effect at the end of the month, HSJ understands.
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NewsPaying consultants more ‘helped trust cut waiting lists by nearly 20%’
A single trust accounted for nearly a fifth of the reduction in the national waiting list last year – and a director says the improvement was in part driven by paying staff higher overtime rates.
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NewsDoctors back CEO in row with MP
A group of senior consultants have expressed their confidence in a teaching trust’s embattled CEO and “accessible, engaged, and committed” leadership following allegations against them of cover-ups, bullying, and racism.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: NHSE exodus continues
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSE chief operating officer quits
Two more NHS England board members are stepping down, as much of the organisation’s senior leadership team is overhauled following the appointment of transition CEO Sir Jim Mackey.
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NewsCentral staff to be cut by 50%
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are planning a huge cut of around 50 per cent in central staffing, NHSE has announced.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE finance chief quits in top team overhaul
Julian Kelly, NHS England’s chief financial officer, is to step down in a matter of weeks as part of an overhaul to bring NHSE under closer government control, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsVirtual ward cost similar to inpatient care, says contentious study’s author
The cost of discharging patients to virtual wards becomes “equitable” with inpatient care over time, analysis suggests – despite initial findings that it was much more expensive.
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CommentA slash and burn approach to cutting manager numbers won’t work
As the NHS rebalances its workforce, cutting management roles may seem logical, but reducing non-clinical staff could burden overstretched clinicians and compromise efficient patient care, writes Jon Freegard
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NewsNew finance chief for region with biggest deficits
A trust leader in the North West has been appointed as the director of finance for one of the most financially challenged NHS regions.
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HSJ PartnersCould medication adherence monitoring help bring together the NHS and social care sectors?
“The UK is experiencing increased demand for NHS and social care services. An increasing number of people are living longer with multiple long-term health conditions, and require support from a wide range of services at home, in the community and in hospitals.”
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NewsCancer tests and virtual wards targeted for new cuts
Recently-opened cancer testing centres and virtual wards will be among the services cut back as the NHS seeks to eliminate a £6.6bn forecast deficit, senior leaders have told HSJ.