All Policy articles – Page 2
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CommentStick with IHOs to drive health and prosperity
Integrated health organisations – such as the one we are developing in Northumbria – can boost population health and employment, but we will require both sustained support and flexibility from the centre.
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NewsThreat to remove resident doctors after racist incidents
One of England’s most challenged trusts faces resident doctors being removed from two specialties due to racism from staff and patients, board papers have revealed.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Blindsided NHSE bosses to launch snooping probe
Blindsided NHS England bosses have ordered a “thorough investigation” into the trust at the centre of a scandal involving staff inappropriately accessing patients’ records, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentBlocking referrals to private providers is a false economy
With more than a million people awaiting assessment, reform is needed to deliver faster, fairer neurodevelopmental care across England
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NewsICBs told to redraw boundaries again
Integrated care board boundaries will be redrawn again after Andy Burnham pledged they would match new local government footprints by 2029.
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NewsExecs told to own risks of AI scribes
NHS England has told trust boards to take direct responsibility for the safety of AI scribe technology, as national regulatory standards for the tools are lowered.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Patients forgotten in the rush?
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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NewsBurnham wants NHS savings to help pay for social care
Ministers will look at how much can be saved from NHS budgets by improving adult social care before increasing taxes to fund the reforms, Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsNHSE hires charity chief to create new directorate
NHS England has appointed a charity CEO to the new role of national director of patient experience.
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CommentWe are shutting nurses out of the AI conversation
AI will transform healthcare, but leaving nurses out of its design could undermine both adoption and patient care
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CommentThere is no Plan B if we fail on neighbourhood health
Neighbourhood health needs more than policy ambition – it requires smarter investment, better data, and a clear strategy to shift resources from hospitals into community-based care
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CommentImprovement must not be blurred with performance management
The new NHS quality strategy reaffirms the concept as the service’s “organising principle”
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CommentTrusts should think carefully before taking new stance on antisemitism
Health Workers 4 Palestine argues NHS trusts adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism could face significant legal and equality law risks
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NewsMake us feel ‘safe’ while we drive reform, ICBs tell NHSE
Greater “air cover” from NHS England and “assurance” that commissioning leaders will not suffer from making difficult decisions has been demanded by integrated care boards.
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NewsSlow down shift to neighbourhoods, says GP leader
Plans to introduce neighbourhood provider contracts next year should be “reconsidered”, the Royal College of GPs’ president has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: How many beds are enough?
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 deputy bureau chief Matt Discombe, reports on progress towards these goals.
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CommentNHS management consultants need recognition and support
New research offers the first systematic mapping of internal consulting teams operating across the NHS - and argues that, with greater visibility and investment, they could form a genuine alternative to expensive external advisers
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NewsNeighbourhood providers to gradually replace PCNs
Integrated care boards will be expected to offer GP practices additional services and funding to drive them to form new “neighbourhood providers” – but will get no new national money to do so.
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CommentIf ‘value’ is to have a greater role in buying decisions, we first need to measure it
The Department of Health’s new value-based procurement framework is a necessary and welcome step, but omits clear accountability for outcomes and the data infrastructure to track them
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CommentMinisters must decide between being ‘fair’ or ‘sensible’ on health spending
The NHS says it can improve efficiency and reduce inequality at the same time. In reality, every funding decision prioritises one over the other