All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 3
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News‘Disjointed’ tech projects must be accelerated, says NHSE board
NHS England’s technology committee has warned that “disjointed” key national tech programmes are “falling short of our ambitions” amid a “slow pace of delivery”.
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NewsCEO drafted in to lead trust out of hospital group
A new chief executive has been appointed to oversee Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust’s departure from its troubled group with Hull University Teaching Hospitals Trust.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The give and the get
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 and Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsEight stillbirths may have been avoided at hospitals with longstanding maternity concerns
An independent review has found better care might have prevented eight stillbirths at a trust which was at the centre of a maternity scandal four years ago.
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NewsRevealed: The ICBs closest to hitting new access target
More than one in five clinically urgent GP appointments were not seen on the same day – but some areas are coming close to delivering the NHS England access requirement in 90 per cent of cases – new data reveals.
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Best Practice
SCRIPT e-learning programme helps strengthen prescribing competence
Entrant: University of Birmingham and NHS England
Category: Patient Safety Awards 2026/Patient Safety Education and Training Award
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will ICBs escape the league tables?
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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NewsSafety leaders ‘battling challenging political narrative’
NHS England’s patient safety chief has said the service is having to “battle against a narrative” that it has not improved safety.
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NewsQuestions over ‘redundancy’ for second former ICB CEO
Questions have been raised over a second integrated care board CEO’s departure, after NHS England said they had been subject to compulsory redundancy despite this not being disclosed in accounts.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The appearance of action without improving safety
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsMackey: Government should not take NHS recovery for granted
Performance and financial improvement remain “finely balanced” New ministers want focus on results for population groups, over provider models Treasury still “churning [us] up in pointless process” rather than giving the NHS “space” The Andy Burnham government must be careful not to assume recent improvements in NHS care ...
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Trust us, we’re the ICB
This week we talk about why an integrated care board in the North West is risking the wrath of GPs after cutting back its digital offering, in a move that has also raised concerns about its procurement practices.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Inside the ‘shambles’
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 and Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsFlagship digital programme ‘a shambles’
Trust leaders have branded a national tech investment programme “a shambles” and questioned whether cash will be released before the end of its first year.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will this time be different for end-of-life care?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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NewsStrategy director leaves NHSE
NHS England’s strategy director – a former special political adviser in the Treasury and health department – has left the role.
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NewsExclusive: National ‘neighbourhood’ director stepping down
The national lead for neighbourhood health and former national medical director has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMinisters hire economist to scrutinise cancer performance
Health economist Anita Charlesworth will independently co-chair a “reformed” National Cancer Board, seven months after the government’s cancer plan promised a body “accountable for delivery” of its commitments.
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NewsTech problem delays elective reform target
Concerns have been raised about NHS England watering down a key target for its controversial “advice and guidance” scheme, just weeks ahead of the October deadline.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Where the Thirlwall inquiry went wrong
This week we discuss the final conclusions of the Thirlwall Inquiry, which examined the failings surrounding the murder and attempted murder of babies by Lucy Letby.