All Health Service Journal articles in March 2025 – Page 9
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: I come to bury NHSE
Steve Black asserts that NHSE’s persistent failures in emergency care, driven by flawed policies and refusal to embrace evidence-based solutions, highlight the need for a major organisational overhaul
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HSJ LocalAt least £200m needed to ‘bridge gap’ to delayed new hospital
At least £200m will be needed to maintain a London hospital’s existing estate after plans for a new site were delayed by a further five years, early estimates by the provider suggest.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Powis quits, support fails and board implodes
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Clues to the 10-Year Plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder
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NewsEx-NHSE board member joins major private provider
A former NHS England board member has been appointed vice chair of private provider Spire Healthcare.
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News‘Profound’ improvement takes trust out of ‘recovery’
An ambulance trust is set to be promoted from the bottom tier of NHS England’s performance regime after nearly three years.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The good, the bad and the inedible
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust bosses summoned to ‘get a grip’ on £7bn deficit
Amanda Pritchard and Sir Jim Mackey are calling in NHS local leaders to London for an urgent meeting after first-cut financial plans warned of a £7bn deficit for the coming year.
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NewsTrusts overspending with ‘no consequence’, says senior MP
Reforms will be lost in the “black hole of the NHS” unless the health service fixes productivity and stops overspending with “no consequence”, senior MPs have said.
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NewsWorst trusts for food, cleanliness and privacy revealed
The best and worst trusts for food, cleanliness and privacy – as judged by patients and staff – have been revealed.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The big patient choice row
This week, we discuss why private providers are threatening to refuse to treat NHS patients, and why hospital bosses are equally vexed.
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NewsNational medical director retires
The most senior medic in the NHS in England is stepping down.
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CommentShifting care into the community can save both people and the planet
Jennifer Ekelund, NIHR’s interim head of climate, health, and sustainability, makes the case for the role of research in decarbonising the health and social care system – leading to better outcomes for patients and the planet
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HSJ LocalTrust sticks by overtime pay cut despite harm to elective recovery
Despite the decision to cut doctors’ overtime rates slowing elective recovery at one of the service’s most challenged trusts, HSJ has learned the provider does not plan to reverse the move.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Influencing change
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: SOS at A&E
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSE names critical care doctor as interim national director
An interim national director of patient safety has been appointed, after the permanent postholder was seconded to the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentA management code of conduct must contain more than good intentions
The regulation of NHS managers must drive real change by addressing root causes, prioritising patient safety, and ensuring accountability without repeating past failures, writes Roger Kline
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NewsICBs appoint joint finance chief in national first
Two integrated care boards in the Midlands have appointed the first finance chief to head up two systems.
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NewsSocial care delays take 6% off A&E performance, NHSE estimates
NHS England has for the first time put a figure on the potential impact on A&E performance of eliminating discharge delays for patients going into adult social care packages.