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CommentWhat the NHS should do while public attention is elsewhere
The NHS does not need another reorganisation but a shift in power, giving clinicians genuine control over service redesign, spending and decisions that improve patient care
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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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NewsICB expects one in 10 beds to close
England’s largest integrated care board expects to need almost a tenth fewer hospital beds within a decade as it tries to close a projected financial gap that could reach £4bn.
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CommentMaking robotic surgery financially sustainable for the NHS
Without a mixed-procedure ecosystem, the NHS’s robotic surgical revolution risks clinical brilliance being paired with financial failure
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CommentNHS staff need to know how they will benefit from improved productivity
NHS productivity will only improve alongside stronger staff engagement, more effective leadership, and better strategic planning
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CommentPrescribing how to improve productivity does not work
The NHS needs fewer targets and more stability if local leaders are to make the decisions that improve productivity
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NewsNHS in ‘tight’ spot ahead of winter says NHSE CEO
The NHS England CEO has told HSJ the NHS is in a “tight” spot on emergency care ahead of winter, after performance took a major hit during the summer.
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NewsAlarm raised over impact of management cuts on NHS productivity
“Politically attractive” cuts to managers could harm the NHS’s productivity, a major NHS commission has warned.
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CommentThe NHS has a grey management problem
NHS organisations risk creating “grey managers” who become skilled at absorbing pressure and managing around problems, rather than challenging the causes of dysfunction
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News£2.5bn tech programme dubbed ‘unachievable’
Successful delivery of NHS England’s £2.5bn Frontline Productivity programme “appears to be unachievable” due to governance failures and political uncertainty, according to a government review.
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NewsNHSE increases value of ‘tiger teams’ EPR contract
A consultancy firm will net an additional £6.4m over the next six months from its “tiger teams” contract with NHS England.
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NewsICB plan says trust must cut staff by 15%
An acute trust would have to cut its workforce by almost 15 per cent and its costs by 26 per cent under a draft five-year plan set by its integrated care board.
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NewsRecognise negative impact mutual aid can have on performance, pleads trust CEO
The chief executive of a trust that has fallen 34 places in NHS England’s provider performance league table has complained that the ranking fails to take into account its efforts to help neighbours.
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CommentWe need a single electronic record for our buildings
The Southampton hospital fire exposed what estate teams already know – infrastructure failures are costing the NHS thousands of clinical hours every year, yet the data to prevent them exists and is going unused
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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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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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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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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
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CommentWhat the NHS can learn from Indian healthcare
India’s experience shows the NHS can improve productivity and patient care by consistently applying proven operational disciplines