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NewsSnooping on records ‘worrying trend, not just isolated incidents’
High-profile cases of staff snooping on patients’ health records, as most recently exposed by HSJ, have revealed “a worrying trend” across the NHS rather than just isolated incidences, a watchdog chief has warned.
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News‘Fundamental failure’ sparks NHSE intervention at top 10 trust
A “fundamental failure in quality governance” has led NHS England to take enforcement action against one of England’s largest trusts.
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NewsRevealed: Cancer doctor hiring freezes rise in nearly every region
Cancer centres in nearly every region of England reported significant rises in recruitment freezes to oncology posts over the past year, according to new figures shared with HSJ.
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HSJ LocalCEO who said he wouldn’t ‘go on forever’ returns as group boss
A trust CEO who said he had chosen not to “keep going forever” when he retired at the age of 70 in 2024 is to return as the interim leader of a struggling hospital group.
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NewsBiggest climbers and fallers in trust league table
Sharply divergent performance in the last quarter of 2025-26 saw dramatic movement within NHS England’s league table for acute trusts, with six providers moving up or down rankings by 30 places or more.
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NewsCorridor care cases hit 90k in May
More than 90,000 cases of corridor care were recorded in English NHS hospitals in May – an average of 3,000 per day – according to the first official stats on the scale of the problem.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts sharing £86m prize for March A&E sprint
NHS England has revealed the trusts which will share an £86m prize pot for delivering improvements to A&E waiting times in March.
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NewsRevealed: Hospitals with the most ‘red line’ 24-hour waits
At least one in 10 A&E patients wait more than 24 hours at many hospitals, despite NHS England telling trusts to adopt a “zero tolerance” approach to such long waits, new figures have revealed.
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NewsTrusts begin EPR rollouts after NHSE-imposed delays
Three trusts have begun rolling out their electronic patient record systems months later than planned after NHS England forced them to delay.
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NewsNHSE approves first six ‘advanced’ FTs
NHS England has approved the first six “advanced foundation trusts”, with the promise of “greater operational autonomy” and more financial freedom from 1 June.
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News21 trusts ‘delivered year’s elective recovery in single month’
Twenty-one trusts delivered their entire 2025-26 elective improvement in March alone, analysis shows, prompting concerns about the “fragility and sustainability” of the NHS’s waiting list recovery.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: CQC demands answers over Southport attack data breach
The Care Quality Commission is investigating whether the trust where staff inappropriately viewed the records of Southport attack victims met its “duty of candour” after the provider was accused of a “cover up”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSix ICBs chosen to lead specialised commissioning
Just one of the seven NHS England regions has yet to decide which organisation will host the patch’s joint commissioning of specialised and some other services.
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News‘New hospitals’ paired with builders for projects worth £14bn
Eleven “new hospitals” have been matched with construction firms to build their projects, valued at up to around £14bn, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust pleads guilty after patient fire death
A trust has pleaded guilty to fire safety offences relating to a patient’s death in a rare case where a fire service has brought a prosecution against an NHS provider, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew CEO for trust recovering from abuse scandal
A mental health trust that has been battling to recover from an abuse scandal has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Southport attack victim accuses trust of ‘cover up’ over care records breach
Hospital staff inappropriately accessed the medical records of victims of the 2024 mass stabbing at a dance class in Southport, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts expect to miss emergency care target
Four of England’s 10 ambulance trusts are expecting to miss the headline response time target for 2026-27, according to their plans for the year.
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NewsThree times more GPs leaving some ICBs
Some systems saw fully qualified GPs leave their roles at three times the rate of other patches last year, according to new figures.
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NewsCash bailouts hit £1.1bn despite falling deficit
Cash bailouts to keep trust services running have risen – despite NHS England bosses insisting provider finances have improved, HSJ has learned.