All Health Service Journal articles in May 2025 – Page 6
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The public doesn’t know what’s best for the NHS
Steve Black highlights how the government’s 10-Year Health Plan risks prioritising popularity over practicality and ignoring system failures which need urgent attention
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NewsUp to a third of ICBs to remain independent despite budget cut
The consolidation of integrated care boards is set to result in at least 13 “clusters”, but will also leave up to 14 ICBs as separate organisations.
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NewsPioneering ICB set to be split up
A pioneering integrated care system is expected to be split up because of nationally-imposed cost cuts, and to match boundaries.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO named at trust facing calls for public inquiry
A trust facing calls for a public inquiry into its care standards has appointed a new CEO.
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NewsGovt cut threatens leadership training
Government cuts to higher-level apprenticeship funding will “create [an] additional financial burden” at a “really challenging time”, trust leaders have warned.
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CommentPay for CEO performance is a test of NHS leadership strategy
A new government plan to tie NHS executive bonuses to performance aims to drive accountability and reduce waiting times requires careful execution, writes Nora Colton
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Milburn dusts off the map
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSouth comes off worst from government capital funding boost
Primary care in London will benefit least from the government’s plan to boost the sector’s funding, despite NHS England calling the condition of the buildings from which the capital’s services operate ‘completely inadequate’
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HSJ PartnersCollaboration is key to leverage digital enabling solutions across our financially challenged NHS
The NHS must focus on collaboration to reap the benefits of digital solutions, writes Dr Pooven Maduramuthu, healthcare industry lead, UKI at DXC Technology.
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NewsStreeting 'pushing for stronger action' on maternity failings
Wes Streeting has apologised to families harmed by poor maternity care for taking six months to get back to them, and claimed he is pressing NHS England for a “more comprehensive and stronger set of actions” to improve safety.
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NewsTrust takes legal action over delays to £100m construction project
A trust is taking legal action against a contractor it says botched part of a £103m development.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Wooden dollars
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Pregnant pause
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSenior pay rules ‘demotivating’ leaders, say government advisers
Very small uplifts between senior pay bands are “demotivating” NHS staff and discouraging them from accepting promotion, government advisers have warned.
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NewsPlanning, teamwork and understaffing criticised at troubled unit
A regional haematology unit with a history of quality problems has admitted new failures in planning transplants and teamworking, amid concerns about short staffing.
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HSJ PartnersHarnessing innovation to transform Afib treatment
Boston Scientific’s Racho Strauven explains how pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a cost-saving alternative for treating atrial fibrillation (AF). He highlights a study published in BMJ Open that suggests PFA could save the NHS an average of £343 per patient, paving the way for improved patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Chutzpah, hope and misplaced faith
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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NewsNine systems get extra deficit funding
Nine integrated care systems have been allowed to set higher planned deficits than last year, new figures show.
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NewsExternal reviews ordered over trust’s baby death rates
Two external reviews are being commissioned into maternity and neonatal care at the trust with the highest perinatal mortality rates.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Where deficits are still growing
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.











