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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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CommentThe meter is always running: AI’s true cost
The NHS has embraced AI as a cornerstone of future productivity, but agentic systems are fundamentally different from traditional software. Their costs scale with use, their environmental footprint grows with every task, and their success will depend as much on oversight as adoption
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LeaderWhat a Burnham premiership will mean for the NHS
HSJ has spent the past few weeks talking to those in and around the “Burnham camp” in an effort to answer this question. Some consistent and significant themes have emerged.
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CommentReducing hospital demand is not the right test for neighbourhood care
The idea that neighbourhood care can reduce demand on hospitals is not the given many claim it to be. But is it even the right question to ask?
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NewsJudge advanced AI systems like doctors, says government review
Oversight of advanced AI systems capable of making autonomous decisions should “mirror” the assessment of healthcare professionals, a government commission has proposed.
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CommentWhy decommissioning fails
Attempts to decommission failing or out-of-date services are rarely defeated by weak evidence. More often, they do succeed because the costs of decommissioning are immediate and visible, while the benefits are delayed, diffuse and difficult to prove
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Expert BriefingOn Call: Power to the people
Essential insights into the latest workforce challenges facing NHS staff. Analysis on the key questions around recruitment and retention, staff wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion. By senior HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.
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NewsPublic inquiry into maternity being considered by DHSC
Current inquiries into care failures lack teeth, and such a gap could be filled by a public inquiry, the government’s new national maternity adviser has revealed.
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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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NewsNHS CEO might not report to health secretary
The new NHS chief executive may soon report to a senior civil servant rather than the health secretary, HSJ understands.
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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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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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NewsExclusive: NHSE pays three trusts £1m each to remove patients from waiting lists
Three trusts were paid more than £1m for removing patients from their waiting lists through “validation” exercises last year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGovernment accused of ‘disconnect’ in policy over new ICB role
The government’s decision to give integrated care boards partial responsibility for delivering a new £1.8bn special needs programme is creating “real tension” with their plans to cut staffing and focus on commissioning, system leaders have warned.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Why HSSIB is too important to lose
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The NHS staff who can’t be civil servants
Hundreds of non-British NHS England staff face losing their jobs because their nationality prevents them working in the civil service.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Keeping tabs on the ‘so what’ of engagement
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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Expert BriefingThe Download: A snooper’s dream?
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 and Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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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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NewsRegulator boss named top NHS tech leader
HSJ’s first top 50 list of tech influencers shows how diverse and diffuse power is in this sector.