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News‘Central pressure’ forcing ICBs to cut reform investment
Integrated care boards are struggling to protect funds to deliver neighbourhood health and other 10-Year Health Plan proposals this year – with one cluster forced to withdraw a £33m fund days after launching it.
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NewsHSJ Digital Awards 2026: Winners revealed
The HSJ Digital Awards 2026 took place last night at the ICC Birmingham, celebrating outstanding contributions to digital healthcare transformation across the NHS and wider sector.
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NewsSix ICBs chosen to lead specialised commissioning
Just one of the seven NHS England regions has yet to decide which organisation will host the patch’s joint commissioning of specialised and some other services.
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NewsFormer chair ‘sensationalised whistleblowing claim to oust CEO’
An employment tribunal has thrown out a former chair’s whistleblowing claims against a trust CEO, saying he “misrepresented and exaggerated” concerns as part of a campaign to oust her.
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News‘New hospitals’ paired with builders for projects worth £14bn
Eleven “new hospitals” have been matched with construction firms to build their projects, valued at up to around £14bn, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust pleads guilty after patient fire death
A trust has pleaded guilty to fire safety offences relating to a patient’s death in a rare case where a fire service has brought a prosecution against an NHS provider, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGP tactics in contract dispute ‘really positive’, claims NHSE director
The British Medical Association’s advice that GPs audit the data sharing agreements they are involved in as part of the union’s dispute with government is actually “really positive” and a “helpful” thing to do, NHS England’s primary care director has said.
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News‘Operational efficiency’ AI tools part of new £900m procurement push
AI systems designed to reduce costs and improve outcomes through “workflow automation” have been included in an NHS procurement framework worth up to £900m.
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NewsTrust sued by staff over ‘hazardous’ exposure to gas
Dozens of staff members working in a major hospital trust’s maternity unit are seeking compensation over claims they were exposed to “hazardous” levels of gas and air.
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NewsNew CEO for trust recovering from abuse scandal
A mental health trust that has been battling to recover from an abuse scandal has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsRevealed: ‘Catastrophic’ gaps in tech regulation plans
Proposed amendments to UK medical device regulations are “a disgrace” and risk creating the lowest barrier to entry for high-risk AI devices in the developed world, sector experts have told HSJ.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in March 2026, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsControversial group model could be scrapped
Two trusts that formed a controversial group model are launching a review, which could lead to the partnership being split up.
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NewsSingle patient record could save £110m, says DHSC
The new single patient record will save £110m over the next 10 years, according to an impact assessment accompanying publication of the NHS bill.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Southport attack victim accuses trust of ‘cover up’ over care records breach
Hospital staff inappropriately accessed the medical records of victims of the 2024 mass stabbing at a dance class in Southport, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMinisters take powers to overrule ‘unresponsive ICBs’
The government is taking a raft of new powers over the NHS – including one that will enable them to direct integrated care boards on virtually any of their functions – in its new Health Bill, published on Thursday.
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NewsNew health secretary appointed
The prime minister has appointed a new health and social care secretary, following Wes Streeting’s resignation.
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NewsIncrease in corridor care ‘haemorrhaging morale’, trust told
Governors at one of the largest trusts in the country have warned that moving patients from beds to chairs to free up space is a risk to staff and public morale.
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NewsElective target hit after spike in ‘unreported removals’
NHS England has hit its 65 per cent waiting list for 2025-26, but experts said the “majority of the improvement” in March was driven by a “record” spike in “unreported removals”.