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CommentWaiting list falls but still not fast enough
The longest waiting specialties made the biggest improvements in waiting times in November, says Rob Findlay
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CommentWhy pharmacy is still excluded from neighbourhood care
Community pharmacy is one of the NHS’s most accessible assets, yet it remains largely excluded from new integrated care models.
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NewsNHSE’s ‘model A&E’ delayed after ‘real world value’ questioned
Senior leaders have been drafted in to draw up NHS England’s new blueprint for A&Es, following internal criticism of the highly anticipated guidance.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Patient-centred AI regulation – a call to action
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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CommentThe NHS risks going backwards on patient safety
NHS organisations are beginning to shift from blame-focused incident management to systems-based learning. But with old cultures still deeply embedded and operational pressures mounting, leaders and regulators must actively resist a return to defensive, compliance-driven thinking
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NewsProviders fear ‘significant commercial risk’ from NHSE contract rules
Fundamental concerns have been raised about NHS England’s proposed elective payment model for next year by NHS and private providers – with independent sector leaders branding them “not sustainable”.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Stabilising the ICB leadership crisis
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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CommentCan the NHS help end homelessness?
Alex Bax assesses how a new cross-government strategy on homelessness will impact the NHS
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CommentNHS must use or lose apprenticeship funding
Labour’s post-16 skills reforms promise greater flexibility in apprenticeship funding, but with health largely absent, NHS organisations will need to engage actively to shape implementation and protect their £250m-plus annual contribution, says John Rogers
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NewsDigital tools approved to support asthma patients
New digital tools to help people with asthma manage their conditions through their phones or laptops have been approved for use in the NHS.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Taming the ‘Wild West’ of AI – predictions for 2026
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 Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentA brighter future is possible in 2026
Pressures from industrial action, morale and maternity safety concerns are colliding with once-in-a-generation transformation – meaning 2026 will be a defining year, says Daniel Elkeles
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CommentThe growing influence of mayors could help fight health inequalities
The King’s Fund and the Centre for Local Economic Strategies have been looking at how to ensure that English devolution fulfils its potential for reducing health inequalities. There are three key areas that need to be addressed if the emerging relationship between ICSs, ICBs and strategic authorities is to help ...
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: How the 10YHP got lost
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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NewsGovt refuses move to force industry to disclose payments
The government has rejected calls for legislation requiring industry to disclose its payments to the healthcare sector, five years after a major review said statutory rules should be introduced.
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CommentMedical students can provide unique insight into hospital effectiveness
As the NHS faces a workforce crisis, excluding medical students risks ignoring insights crucial to training reform, retention, and future policy decisions
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Squeaky clean data
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 Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsGovt advisers change stance on hospitals with risky concrete
Government advisers who previously said hospitals with RAAC panels needed to be replaced by 2030 have now recommended the unsafe concrete planks can “technically remain serviceable” until 2040.
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CommentWaiting list starts growing again
The trajectory towards 18 weeks recovery is getting steeper, says Rob Findlay
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NewsPrevention shift ‘left behind’ as budgets are held flat
Public health allocations are due to be held flat in real terms for three years, despite the government’s intended “shift from treatment to prevention”.