All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 3
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News'Confusion' over mortuary oversight still 'widespread' four years after necrophilia scandal
There is “widespread confusion” among which senior executive is accountable for mortuary services, with many CEOs blind to potential criminal liability, according to the final report into the abuse of dozens of deceased patients at an NHS trust.
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NewsNational primary care boss shifts to new role
The Department of Health and Social Care’s primary care lead is being seconded to an NHS agency, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in May 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts will decide what work gets done on strike days, not BMA
Trusts, with the support of NHS England, will determine what care is delivered during the impending five-day resident doctors strike – not the British Medical Association, Sir Jim Mackey has told HSJ.
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NewsProvider beset by governance failings gets new CEO
A community services provider in the South West has appointed a substantive chief executive following more than12 months of upheaval which saw several board resignations and an NHS England investigation.
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NewsRise in year-long elective waits
Year-long waits for elective care have risen for the second month in a row, despite a reduction in the overall waiting list.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Out of sight, out of mind
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Spending too much on safety
This week Penny Dash’s long-awaited review into safety and quality put cost-effectiveness at the heart of implementing future recommendations from reviews and inquiries.
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NewsExclusive: The best and worst hospitals for A&E performance
Performance against the headline A&E waiting time target got worse at 69 hospitals last year amid NHS England warnings of persisting regional variation, unpublished stats have revealed.
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NewsNHSE workforce chief departs
NHS England’s chief workforce, training and education officer is leaving this summer, ahead of the appointment of a new director for “people” in the health department.
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NewsNHSE advertises eight senior jobs despite workforce cuts
NHS England has launched a recruitment drive for eight senior positions for its delayed hospital building programme.
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NewsPrivate hospitals to lose £60m from in-year tariff changes
Private providers are set to lose more than £60m from a proposed cut to prices paid for cataract procedures.
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NewsForty-two areas to pioneer neighbourhood health
The government and NHS England will select 42 places to lead the rollout of neighbourhood health and shape how it will be operationalised.
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News90,000 three-year waiters revealed in unpublished data
The huge numbers of very long waits for NHS mental health care have been exposed in new data – revealing figures much larger than those waiting for physical health treatment.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Does the NHS need a national remote monitoring platform?
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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NewsDHSC board will block unfunded safety recommendations
A “revamped, revitalised and reinforced” National Quality Board will decide what safety and quality recommendations the NHS will adopt, with an eye to their cost-effectiveness, the long-awaited Dash Review has said.
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NewsEx-No 10 and NHSE advisers join same firm
One of the country’s leading decision-makers on cancer drugs and a former Downing Street health adviser have taken up new roles at a consultancy firm.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: A profound disappointment
In the wake of yesterday’s 10-Year Health Plan, Alastair McLellan and Dave West cover what really matters in the 150-page document – and HSJ’s editor argues it disappoints on key tests.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: It’s not the tech plan, but there’s a lot of tech in it
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 Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsEight in ten trusts more likely to appoint white staff to jobs
Eight in 10 trusts are significantly more likely to appoint white applicants than applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds after shortlisting, new NHS England data has revealed.