All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 3
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NewsFourteen trusts rated red for ‘capability’
NHS England has rated 14 trusts “red” for “capability” – meaning their management has been unable to “grip” long-running problems.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: GPs feel the squeeze
HSJ Health Check discusses the latest squeeze on GP resources, and controversy over reform of referral processes.
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Expert BriefingOn Call: What to put in the 10-Year Workforce Plan
Essential insights into the latest workforce challenges facing NHS staff. Analysis on the key questions around recruitment and retention, staff wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion. By senior HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.
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NewsReplacing Palantir would be ‘monumental task’, says former NHSE director
A former NHS England deputy director has said it would be a “monumental task” to switch the federated data platform to another provider amid calls to end the contract with Palantir.
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NewsNHS ‘a cat’s whisker’ from hitting headline targets
The NHS was within touching distance of its headline urgent and emergency care targets in March – falling just short of the key asks in A&E and ambulance wait times.
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NewsDHSC medical director revealed
An integrated care board member has been appointed as the new national medical director across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.
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NewsDemand growth ‘genuine’, says NHSE director
Mental health services are struggling to deal with a “genuine increase” in demand taking place over several decades, particularly from children and young people, NHS England’s new director for the sector has said.
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NewsCommissioning ‘under-supported and under-invested’, NHSE admits
A strategic commissioning development programme will help reverse 15 years of erosion of “commissioning capability, authority and confidence”, hopes NHS England.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The ‘Palantir PR project’?
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsTrusts given more freedom on spending
The government has more than doubled the amount a trust can spend on procurements before they need approval from the centre.
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NewsEqual recruitment worst in a decade, according to NHSE data
The relative chance of minority ethnic applicants being recruited from an NHS job shortlist compared to others has fallen to the lowest level in the decade it has been monitored.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Commissioning’s ‘last role of the dice’
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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NewsStreeting: ‘Extraordinary vested interests’ resisted NHSE abolition
Government has faced an “extraordinary [level of] vested interest” from within the health sector opposing the abolition of NHS England, Wes Streeting has said.
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NewsDiagnostic price cut ‘will harm standards’
New tariffs for ADHD and autism assessments – which in some cases could cut the fee in half – will see “gold standard” processes reduce to a “bronze standard”, independent providers have warned.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The new regional empires
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE chair leading mental health services review
NHS England’s chair is leading a national review of mental health services and productivity, HSJ has learned.
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NewsStop ‘talent show’ job interviews, says NHSE chief
Those applying for trust chief executive posts will soon no longer be forced to undergo a “bizarre” and lengthy recruitment process, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has pledged.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Mackey’s first year
We discuss Sir Jim Mackey’s first year as NHS England chief executive, and his interview with HSJ in which he sets out plans for 2026-27.
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News‘We have to prove’ ICBs have value, says Mackey
Integrated care boards have to prove they can deliver major improvements if questions over their future are to stop, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has told HSJ.
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NewsMackey: We’ll reduce our reliance on resident doctors in response to strikes
The NHS will accelerate work to design clinical models less reliant on resident doctors in response to continuing strike action by medics, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has told HSJ.