All Health Service Journal articles in October 2025
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Expert BriefingThe Download: A risk too far
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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NewsStreeting accused of ignoring nurses’ safety warning
Wes Streeting has failed to respond to an “urgent” warning from a clinical group that safety is being compromised by gaps in community services, HSJ has been told.
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NewsTech firm wins £1.2bn national workforce contract
The NHS Business Services Authority has awarded a £1.2bn contract to Indian technology firm Infosys for a new workforce management system.
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HSJ PartnersPlant-rich diets: A prescription for patient health and NHS sustainability
Evidence of the health benefits of plant-rich diets is abundant, and the dangers of overconsuming meat are well-documented.
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HSJ LocalHospital rated ‘inadequate’ over leadership and infection failures
A hospital run by the largest trust in the East of England has been downgraded to “inadequate” by the care regulator, which found ”disconnected” leaders and ”bowls of bodily fluids left for multiple hours”.
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News£2bn cost of delayed discharges revealed for first time
The first official estimate of the financial impact of delayed hospital discharges on the NHS has suggested the monthly cost is around £200m.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Pay uplift leaves some grounded
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsEx-MP to chair trust
A former MP and current member of the House of Lords has been appointed as chair of a community and mental health trust.
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NewsOnline overtakes phone for GP booking
More people have reported contacting their GP practice online than by phone for the first time, and more of them found access “easy”, new figures show.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Why CEOs should focus on sustainability
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsManagers’ pay rise blocked at 21 trusts and ICBs
Very senior managers at 21 poorly performing trusts and integrated care boards must not be awarded this year’s pay uplift, NHS England has confirmed.
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NewsPrivate service accused of ‘poor governance’ after death
An NHS-funded private surgery service has been accused of “poor clinical governance” and “fragmentation” from the NHS, after a patient died.
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HSJ InteractiveWhat’s stopping the NHS from using alternatives to CPAP to treat sleep apnoea?
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) occurs when a person’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts while sleeping, with the throat muscles relaxing and blocking the airway.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: ECIST ceases to exist
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSE’s improvement teams axed
NHS England’s elective, emergency care and mental health improvement support teams are being axed – and their staff and functions merged into the Getting it Right First Time programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCyber attack damage can be more public, says NHSE boss
The NHS’s head of cyber security has said the service can be more transparent about attacks that affect the service.
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NewsNational scheme to support families after baby deaths faces axe
An “overwhelmingly valued” pilot support scheme for families who have lost a child before or shortly after birth has been paused to new referrals and is being “brought to a close”, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Distraction, not devolution
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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NewsAll-white ICB CEO appointments ‘deeply concerning’
The chief executives of consolidated integrated care boards are largely white men with little senior experience outside the NHS, HSJ analysis shows.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: Just say ‘no’ to demands for higher drug prices
The NHS faces pressure to pay more for drugs, but evidence shows higher prices rarely lead to better patient outcomes