All Health Service Journal articles in May 2025 – Page 3
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Temporary spaces, lasting harm
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsBlock contracts slowing down surgery
Block funding contracts are undermining the throughput and care quality of a common emergency operation, leading clinicians have told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalICB CEO takes charge of hospital trust
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board’s CEO has been appointed interim managing director of a local acute trust, as part of a new hospital group board.
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NewsDHSC reshuffles team to get 10-Year Plan ‘over the line’
A former think tank lead has taken on the final drafting of the government’s 10-Year Health Plan, about a month ahead of publication, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE delays staff transfer to ICBs
NHS England is delaying the transfer of specialised commissioning staff to integrated care boards by at least nine months, as it reconsiders the future of the functions, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: How the ambulance service got a lot better
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsCouncils and trusts to help failing GP practices under ‘neighbourhood’ plan
Nominated “integrator” organisations – which could be NHS provider trusts or councils – will help GP practices “at risk of failure”, under new plans for London’s neighbourhood health service.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Extra time required after transfer
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust secures ‘good’ ratings after years of safety failures
The trust at the heart of long-running maternity care failures has had both its units upgraded to “good” from “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNo pay rise for managers of worst-performing trusts
Very senior managers at the worst-performing trusts and ICBs will not receive annual pay rises from this year, under new national rules.
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NewsPay for ICB managers set higher than trusts
Integrated care board CEOs and directors should often be paid more than trust peers, under new guidance published today.
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HSJ LocalTrust admits it ‘cannot safely run’ maternity service
A trust is set to close one of its birthing units for at least six months after admitting it “cannot safely run” the service.
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CommentICB change should be part of broader public sector rethink
Local public services are being disrupted across the board but we must make the most of the opportunity, says Catherine Howe
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Capital is flowing away from need
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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CommentWait list grows for first time in seven months
Seasonal growth has overwhelmed recent sluggish improvements, writes Rob Findlay
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NewsTrust in row with BMA over senior doctor
A hospital trust is involved in a row with the British Medical Association amid concerns over a ’bullying culture’, it has emerged.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Staying power pays off
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Why AI isn’t taking off in the NHS
In many areas the NHS is still in the foothills when it comes to using artificial intelligence, with most of the innovation found in diagnostics and speech dictation.
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NewsNew NHSE strategy chief confirmed
NHS England has confirmed the appointment of a new strategy director.
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CommentImproving care for women: what the 10-Year Plan needs to say
Ranee Thakar, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, sets out the nine questions the 10-Year Health Plan needs to address if it wants to help drive up the quality of care for women