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CommentThe NHS needs to learn to call patients by the right name
The CQC has just admitted that no one is checking NHS staff are calling patients by preferred names. That gap is fixable
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NewsFormer chair ‘sensationalised whistleblowing claim to oust CEO’
An employment tribunal has thrown out a former chair’s whistleblowing claims against a trust CEO, saying he “misrepresented and exaggerated” concerns as part of a campaign to oust her.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust pleads guilty after patient fire death
A trust has pleaded guilty to fire safety offences relating to a patient’s death in a rare case where a fire service has brought a prosecution against an NHS provider, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: ‘Catastrophic’ gaps in tech regulation plans
Proposed amendments to UK medical device regulations are “a disgrace” and risk creating the lowest barrier to entry for high-risk AI devices in the developed world, sector experts have told HSJ.
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NewsElective target hit after spike in ‘unreported removals’
NHS England has hit its 65 per cent waiting list for 2025-26, but experts said the “majority of the improvement” in March was driven by a “record” spike in “unreported removals”.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: RetrAIn
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. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Shadow AI
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. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalEx-civil servant made trust CEO
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Nicola Ayton as its new permanent chief executive, the provider has announced.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO role for ex-crisis trust boss
Oxford Health Foundation Trust has appointed its next chief executive, who joins from a recently dissolved mental health trust.
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CommentThe variable quality of senior doctors is harming patients and the NHS
Inconsistent consultant standards in the NHS risk inefficiency, higher costs, delayed discharges, and reduced patient flow – clearer national criteria is needed
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CommentMental health reform is becoming urgent
Demand for mental health support is rising, particularly among young people. The next phase of NHS reform must prioritise prevention, early intervention and services that are accessible when people need them
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NewsUpdated: Trust to re-let £10m contract after ‘highly material errors’
A trust plans to restart a £10m contract award to run two urgent care centres after making a string of “highly material” errors in the procurement process.
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NewsHospital launches review of stillbirths
A trust whose maternity care is under scrutiny is launching a review of all stillbirths last year, it has confirmed to HSJ.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Streeting’s abominables
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. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentBoards should not rely on assurance reports when assessing cyber risk
The people who prepare the NHS England assurance reports dealing with risks such as cyber attacks are good at their jobs. Unfortunately, that is the problem
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Women’s health ambitions and mental health realities reveal an NHS under pressure
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsFourteen trusts rated red for ‘capability’
NHS England has rated 14 trusts “red” for “capability” – meaning their management has been unable to “grip” long-running problems.
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NewsTrust loses ‘outstanding’ rating
A trust’s leadership has been downgraded from an “outstanding” rating to “requires improvement” by the care watchdog, which cited poor management practices, “pockets of poor culture” and bullying.
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NewsChair ‘exceeded authority’ when suspending trust chief, investigation finds
A trust chair “exceeded her authority” and “badly handled” the suspension of its chief executive, according to investigation findings seen by HSJ.
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CommentHow boards handle pressure is more important than any plan
Boards are constantly balancing two roles: translating external demands into something coherent, and transmitting those demands to maintain assurance. How that balance shifts under pressure has profound consequences for behaviour, learning and improvement