All Policy articles – Page 2
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CommentImproving care for women: what the 10-Year Plan needs to say
Ranee Thakar, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, sets out the nine questions the 10-Year Health Plan needs to address if it wants to help drive up the quality of care for women
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NewsNew NHSE strategy chief confirmed
NHS England has confirmed the appointment of a new strategy director.
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CommentWait list grows for first time in seven months
Seasonal growth has overwhelmed recent sluggish improvements, writes Rob Findlay
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NewsDHSC reshuffles team to get 10-Year Plan ‘over the line’
A former think tank lead has taken on the final drafting of the government’s 10-Year Health Plan, about a month ahead of publication, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Market failure?
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by bureau chief Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsMajor provider joins NHSE’s most challenged group
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust has joined four other trusts in NHS England’s most challenged category for all three of elective, diagnostic and cancer performance.
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CommentReforming the NHS and local government simultaneously is a big risk
Without stronger collaboration and investment in prevention, NHS changes could undermine place-based care and strain local systems that are already stretched, warns Tom Stannard
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Are ‘unambitious’ targets here to stay?
Addressing urgent and emergency care recovery, including reducing A&E wait times and corridor care, remain top operational priorities for the NHS. This week’s Recovery Watch newsletter, by senior correspondent Matt Discombe, reports on progress towards these goals.
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NewsNHSE reorganisation plans delayed
The first draft of a “high-level plan” for merging NHS England into the Department of Health and Social Care has been delayed, officials have acknowledged.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The FDP is an ‘empty box’ in many areas
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsICBs told to get tighter grip on GP referrals
Integrated care boards have been told to significantly strengthen the drive to ensure that potential GP referrals are first scrutinised by hospital consultants.
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CommentThe NHS must get more out of the EPRs it has purchased
Almost every trust now has an electronic patient record but unless they are used correctly, the promised productivity, prevention and AI benefits will remain beyond reach, argue The Health Foundation’s Holly Krelle and Alex Lawrence
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CommentReal-time patient feedback should drive service improvement
Annie Williamson explores why past NHS reforms have failed, and why empowering staff, patients, and local systems is essential if the health service is to survive and thrive
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Comment‘Double running’ of prevention and healthcare services cannot be avoided
The government should use the comprehensive spending review to allocate dedicated funding to support prevention and address health inequalities, exhorts Saffron Cordery
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Expert BriefingThe Download: What next for frontline digitisation?
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsICBs to impose ‘minimum waiting times’ for services
NHS England has proposed introducing “minimum waiting times” for certain elective specialties as system leaders grapple with how to balance clinical needs and a real terms funding cut for local services.
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NewsTarget date for NHSE abolition revealed
National leaders are targeting October 2026 for the abolition of NHS England and consolidation of its functions into the Department of Health and Social Care, HSJ understands.
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NewsNHSE chiefs think A&E recovery plan ‘lacks ambition’
NHS England’s new leadership has criticised near-completed drafts of the long-awaited national recovery plan for urgent and emergency care, with senior figures concerned it “lacks ambition”, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Out of the frying pan and under the microscope
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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CommentThe NHS may get less money after the NHSE is abolished
Ed Jones examines the potential changes that the health service can expect after the abolition of NHS England