All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 17
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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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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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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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Expert BriefingThe Download: Marching into No.10
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by bureau chief Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsNHSE funding rule ‘deliberately unfair’ to non-acute trusts
Mental health, community and ambulance trusts have raised fresh concerns they are losing out under NHS funding rules – with one provider facing a £16m shortfall in recent years.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The state of maternity services
This week, the team look at two long-running and contentious issues in the NHS.
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News‘No staffing growth’ policy implicated in patient’s death
Repeated refusals by NHS England to fund extra staff was a key factor in a patient’s death, a coroner has said.
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NewsMinisters sign off capital boost for ‘high-performing’ systems
Top-performing systems will be able to spend up to £25m above their usual capital allocations under an upcoming NHS England rewards scheme, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsICB merger timetable revealed
Most integrated care boards are expected to “cluster” with neighbours “as soon as possible” and formally merge in either April 2026 or 2027, according to internal NHS England guidance seen by HSJ.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in March 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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News‘Life saving’ rapid test not available at most CDCs
Patients are facing “unnecessary and worrying” waits because a rapid heart failure test is not available at most of the NHS’s 169 community diagnostic centres, experts have told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Is shrinking ICBs risking the recovery?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West
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HSJ PartnersBeyond the status quo: Why public-private partnerships are the NHS’s next frontier
To meet rising demand, the NHS must embrace public–private collaboration that delivers proven tech solutions and enables faster, more efficient patient care, writes TeleTracking’s Chris Johnson
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NewsICBs shouldn’t offload functions ‘overnight’, says NHSE director
The vast majority of trusts are “not ready” to take on primary care and neighbourhood functions, one of NHS England’s medical directors has said.
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NewsNew NHSE strategy chief confirmed
NHS England has confirmed the appointment of a new strategy director.
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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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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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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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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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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.