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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: This year’s validation trick
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week, by bureau chief James Illman.
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CommentDigitally strong trusts more likely to avoid NHSE intervention
Research matching NHS Oversight Framework segments with Digital Maturity Assessment scores across 58 trusts reveals a clear and consistent pattern: the higher a trust’s digital capability, the less likely it is to face regulatory intervention.
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NewsTrust takes £2m hit on flawed land sale
A trust was forced to pay £2m to exit a land sale – after realising that it might need the space and would have lost money on the deal.
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NewsExclusive: Regulators poised to strip back AI rules
Regulators are about to significantly strip back regulation of ambient voice technology – one of the fastest-growing healthcare AI tools – HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: Promised ‘neighbourhood health centres’ already met requirements
Nearly all the first wave of “neighbourhood health centres” – currently being developed for launch by next year – were already doing the job required of the model, government documents reveal.
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NewsEx-NHSE strategy director joins major PR firm
Former NHS England executive board member Chris Hopson has been appointed to a senior advisory role at a major communications consultancy.
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NewsRegulator launches statutory inquiry into private provider
The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into one of the largest private mental health providers over safeguarding and financial concerns.
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CommentThe government must not renege on its promise to make welfare part of neighbourhood services
The government’s neighbourhood health framework failed to mention debt advice, despite initial promises. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has published principles to help local leaders deliver effective welfare alongside NHS treatment
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CommentThe Mann Review will not help NHS leaders tackle racism
Lord Mann’s review into antisemitism and racism in the NHS aims to strengthen accountability and tackle discrimination, but questions remain over whether its recommendations address the deeper cultural issues that continue to affect staff experiences and patient care
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NewsMinisters to consider scrapping separate national NHS CEO
The post of NHS chief executive could be abolished or combined with that of permanent secretary when NHSE England is merged into the Department of Health and Social Care, under proposals being considered by officials, HSJ understands.
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CommentThe NHS is getting better thanks to its leaders
NHS improvement depends less on restructuring and more on courageous leadership tackling inequality, workforce pressures, and service performance
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CommentPolitical whim should not drive NHS restructures
As Parliament debates the Health Bill, the focus should be on not only new structures, but on whether repeated NHS reorganisations deliver meaningful change
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LeaderStuck in the politician’s waiting room
Once again, the NHS is waiting. Waiting to see if there will be a new prime minister, waiting to see if they will appoint a new health secretary, waiting to see who that health secretary will appoint as Sir Jim Mackey’s successor. Waiting to see if the new leadership will ...
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NewsExclusive: CQC’s ‘ridiculous’ inspections without clinical input
The Care Quality Commission has been accused of undertaking “ridiculous” inspections without clinical input which have put patients at risk, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentHow the UK’s housing shortage is undermining NHS care
Mental health trusts are spending millions keeping clinically ready patients in hospital beds – not because they need treatment, but because the supported housing market that should receive them has been shrinking for 15 years
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NewsRetail exec to lead NHS digital trust
A senior retail sector executive has been appointed the first chair of NHS Online, the digital-only trust which was formally launched today.
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CommentThe government’s new cyber bill has forgotten the NHS
Two bills announced in the King’s Speech deal with issues of vital importance to the NHS and its use of new technology. The fact that neither mentions the other is a huge missed opportunity
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NewsRegulators demand answers on advice and guidance
Answers are needed from NHS England and others on 11 issues to make sure its controversial expansion of advice and guidance is safe, the Care Quality Commission has declared.
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NewsRegulator ‘missing many AI incidents’
Safety concerns linked to AI voice tech are not being properly reported because many providers are unaware of the regulation system or too busy to use it, experts have told HSJ.
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NewsGrowing private services creating ‘regulatory gap’, claims watchdog
There is a growing “regulatory gap” around several NHS services where private provision has grown rapidly, the Parliamentary watchdog has told HSJ.