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HSJ LocalHospital rebuilds face further delay
Two new hospitals are likely to be further delayed and cost an additional £200m if plans for major service reconfiguration are pursued, trust bosses have warned.
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NewsTrial targets missed despite ‘hit’ claim
The government is missing two of its five clinical trials targets, despite declaring last month it had “hit” its headline goal on trial set-up.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will PDEL change the game for prevention?
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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NewsEx-minister with breast cancer to advise on national plan
A former health minister living with incurable breast cancer has been appointed as the government’s “Cancer Adviser”.
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NewsNHS bosses to rethink constitutional targets
The body representing most NHS organisations plans to start work on rethinking the service’s national waiting time standards for “the NHS of the future”.
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CommentWhat the US learned the hard way about population health
The NHS starts from a stronger position than the US did in its bid to embed population health into the service. However, the American experience does offer some valuable lessons
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NewsCompare the Market boss to lead NHS efficiency review
The government has appointed the CEO of a prominent price comparison website to review how AI and technology can improve the health service’s productivity.
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NewsMinisters drop plans to axe patient champion
The government has confirmed it is dropping plans to abolish local and national Healthwatch organisations, instead pledging to strengthen their role.
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NewsRevealed: First ICB chair picked by mayor
A Labour councillor who led a local authority for 30 years has been lined up as the first joint integrated care board chair and deputy mayor for health, HSJ has learned.
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CommentThe NHS should be wary about handing the pharma industry its credit card
The US-UK medicines deal will raise NHS drug costs by billions, forcing difficult choices over which services lose funding without additional government investment
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NewsNHSE abolition group chair hasn’t attended meetings for a year
Alan Milburn has not attended a meeting in his capacity as joint chair of the committee overseeing the abolition of NHS England for more than a year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLeaders lukewarm about key provider reforms
Leading trust chief executives are split on the desirability of becoming advanced foundation trusts, an HSJ roundtable has heard.
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NewsTop CEOs fear politicians with ‘a different ideology’
The imminent re-establishment of direct political control over the NHS could see it diverted from delivering “what’s right for the population as a whole”, leading trust CEOs have warned.
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NewsCancer board dominated by national officials
Nearly two-thirds of the members of the reformed “independent” national cancer board are NHS England or Department of Health and Social Care officials, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Who speaks for patients now?
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 NHS.
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CommentA more up-to-date alternative to relying on staff survey scores
The NHS staff standards, introduced in July 2026, rely on annual survey data. By the time the findings arrive, the harm is already done. Real-time occupational health intelligence already exists. It simply needs to be used
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CommentIgnorant NHSE is biased against primary care
Neighbourhood health will not succeed through new structures and contracts alone; it requires stronger family medicine, community services and local partnerships built around the needs of patients
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The erosion of the Model ICB
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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NewsNo ‘space’ for an IHO here, says trust CEO
The CEO of one of the NHS’s best-performing trusts has told HSJ he does not think “there’s much space” for an integrated health organisation in his area.
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CommentRestoring public faith in the NHS’s willingness to listen
The NHS collects millions of patient feedback responses, but a new project aims to ensure they translate into meaningful improvements in care