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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The ICB redundancy row
This week we discuss why a £300,000 exit payment to a former ICB CEO has proved so controversial, and how NHS England has tried to justify it.
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NewsMackey must justify ‘highly irregular’ redundancy payment, demands peer
NHS England’s CEO has been challenged to explain a “highly irregular” £300,000 exit payout to a former integrated care board chief executive.
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CommentThe FDP’s murky accountability arrangements need clarifying
As the NHS prepares to make a billion-pound decision on its Federated Data Platform, questions about security accountability, failed assurances, and the absence of a tested exit plan demand answers before the February 2027 break clause arrives
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NewsTrusts that stop staff criticising Israel face legal risk
Trust chief executives have been warned they could face “significant legal exposure” if they adopt a definition of antisemitism recommended by a government-commissioned review.
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NewsMake us feel ‘safe’ while we drive reform, ICBs tell NHSE
Greater “air cover” from NHS England and “assurance” that commissioning leaders will not suffer from making difficult decisions has been demanded by integrated care boards.
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NewsSlow down shift to neighbourhoods, says GP leader
Plans to introduce neighbourhood provider contracts next year should be “reconsidered”, the Royal College of GPs’ president has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: How many beds are enough?
Addressing urgent and emergency care recovery, including reducing A&E wait times and corridor care, remain top operational priorities for the NHS. This week’s Recovery Watch newsletter, by deputy bureau chief Matt Discombe, reports on progress towards these goals.
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NewsFirst trusts win IHO status
Two trusts have become the first to win national approval to hold an integrated health organisation (IHO) contract.
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NewsMaternity ‘sidelined by boards and poorly understood by medical directors’
Maternity services, despite numerous scathing reviews, are still sidelined by trust boards and often poorly understood by medical directors, who view them as being outside the mainstream and delivered by “slightly odd folk”, a leading expert has told HSJ.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The doctor who’s fought maternity scandals for a decade
Now the dust has settled on two major maternity reviews, HSJ Health Check is joined by Bill Kirkup to discuss what happens next.
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NewsNeighbourhood providers to gradually replace PCNs
Integrated care boards will be expected to offer GP practices additional services and funding to drive them to form new “neighbourhood providers” – but will get no new national money to do so.
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CommentIf ‘value’ is to have a greater role in buying decisions, we first need to measure it
The Department of Health’s new value-based procurement framework is a necessary and welcome step, but omits clear accountability for outcomes and the data infrastructure to track them
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NewsHealth experience no longer ‘essential’ for ICB chiefs
A new NHS England template job description for integrated care board chief executives has dropped a requirement for “executive healthcare experience”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: The NHSE teams losing most staff to redundancy
UPDATED: At least a quarter of staff in NHS England chief executive’s office have agreed to take voluntary redundancy, substantially higher than most other teams, figures leaked to HSJ suggest.
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NewsA&E and outpatients first to get AI scribe funding
A&E and outpatients will receive the first batch of central funding to introduce ambient voice technology this financial year, HSJ has learned.
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News‘Catastrophic outcomes’ threat from ‘inappropriate’ maternity tools
Hospitals are persisting with using variable methods and tools to measure the growth of unborn babies, which experts say is leading to avoidable deaths, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in May 2026, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentMinisters must decide between being ‘fair’ or ‘sensible’ on health spending
The NHS says it can improve efficiency and reduce inequality at the same time. In reality, every funding decision prioritises one over the other
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News16 trusts ‘streamlined’ towards advanced FT status
Sixteen trusts are entering a “streamlined” application process to become advanced foundation trusts, NHS England has announced.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The new strike threat
Many breathed a sigh of relief when the resident doctors accepted the latest government pay offer, putting an end to years of strikes. However, just a week later, consultants voted for industrial action.