All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 9
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Much-needed taskforce inspires cautious optimism for change
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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News‘Only two weeks of stock’ at key supplier after Iran-linked cyber attack
NHS England believes there is only two weeks’ stock of crucial surgical equipment and other products following an Iran-linked cyber attack on a major medical technology supplier.
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NewsICBs given three years to ‘begin’ IHO rollout
Integrated care boards have been given three years to begin implementing outcome-based contracts, including integrated health organisations.
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NewsMaternity taskforce ‘missing integral expertise’
“Integral” expertise is missing from Wes Streeting’s new maternity taskforce, a royal college has said, after no anaesthetists were included in the core group set up to tackle ongoing failures in care.
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NewsNHSE reveals top team shake-up
NHS England has announced a round of changes to its national team, as some trust bosses who joined its “transition team” return to their previous roles.
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NewsNHSE expects local resistance to centralised procurement plan
NHS England is prepared for local resistance to its plan to take greater control over the buying decisions of local trusts.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Bob Wachter on healthcare's AI revolution
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan interviews US physician Bob Wachter about his new book, A Giant Leap, on AI’s impact on healthcare.
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NewsDHSC sets first targets for neighbourhood health
The first targets for neighbourhood health have been set in long-awaited government guidance.
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NewsLondon and acutes see big rise in absences
Trusts in London and hospital providers are still grappling with sickness absence significantly higher than beore the covid pandemic, according to analysis of the latest figures.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Making ‘advice and guidance’ mandatory
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by primary care correspondent Caitlin Tilley.
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NewsVirtual ward expansion stalls despite record take-up
Virtual ward occupancy hit a record high in January but expansion has stalled over the past 12 months, according to analysis of official figures.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in January 2026, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsJust 3% of NHSE staff say change is managed well
Just 3 per cent of NHS England staff think that the organisation manages change well, according to its latest internal survey.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Why staff morale is falling
NHS staff are less likely to recommend their employer as a place to work, not as confident about raising concerns and increasingly say they would not want relatives to be treated at their trust.
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NewsStaff survey results crash to five-year lows
NHS staff engagement and motivation has fallen to a historic low, with fewer than half now looking forward to going to work, new survey results show.
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NewsNHSE was ‘repeatedly blocked’ from extracting savings from IT suppliers
Poor market management saw the NHS miss technology savings “potentially in the millions”, according to a leaked NHS England report.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Is it safe?
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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CommentThe NHS does not know where it is succeeding or failing
The 10-Year Health Plan’s promise to spread best practice through greater transparency risks falling short. Many ICBs lack the basic data needed to track whether services meet national standards or identify what works best
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NewsICB cuts an ‘absolute shitshow’, say leaders
National policymakers are “working it out as they go along”, and integrated care board staff are “on their knees” amid a confused restructure, local leaders have reported.
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NewsCEO blames group model for trusts’ collapse
Bringing two trusts together in a group led to problems with governance, accountability and the visibility of leaders, the organisations’ interim chief executive has admitted.