All Health Service Journal articles in September 2025 – Page 4
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NewsExclusive: NHSE director resigns, claiming politicians wanted ‘change at the top’
Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health director for the last nine years, has today resigned “with immediate effect”.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The £3m exercise without answers
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News£114k performance bonus for new DHSC commercial director
The Department of Health and Social Care’s new director general for commercial and growth could receive annual remuneration of £342,000 if they are awarded their full bonus.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Will league tables lead to hitting the target but missing the point?
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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CommentWaiting list veers off track
When the effects of validation petered out in July, the waiting list started growing
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News‘Serious risk of imminent breakdown’ for maternity units, admits NHSE
Many maternity and newborn units are at “serious risk of imminent breakdown”, regularly hit by leaks and floods, and too cramped to provide the necessary care, an official NHS England report admits.
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LeaderWhy Claire Murdoch quit
It is to the former national director for mental health Claire Murdoch’s credit that she stuck with her role for more than a year under the current government.
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CommentWhat really matters to the public about the NHS
The 18-week target is the government’s top NHS priority, but this is not what matters most to the public, explains Tim Gardner
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Big demands, high performers and low returns
Your essential update on health for the week
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: 141 Ten-Year Plan ‘test beds’
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Caitlin Tilley.
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NewsHospital group loses chair while CEO is on long-term absence
The chair of a trust group where the CEO has been off work since April has announced he is stepping down.
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NewsCEO accelerates exit from £2bn trust
The CEO of an embattled trust dealing with service failings and cultural issues is standing down with immediate effect, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in July 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsFourteen maternity investigation trusts named
Fourteen trusts are to be subject to a government-commissioned investigation into maternity service quality, it was announced today.
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CommentHow politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 2
In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government’s thinking, and what will come next. Part two of two. Read part one here.
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HSJ PartnersFlip the EPR paradigm: Delivering value first, not just technical execution
Despite major investments, most EPRs fall short on outcomes, writes BCG. To unlock their full potential, the NHS should shift its focus from technical implementation milestones to value delivery.
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NewsTrust CEOs ‘unshackled’ by reduction in ICB role
Leading trust CEOs have welcomed the greater role given to providers in the wake of the decision to narrow the focus of integrated care boards but questioned whether ICBs have a long-term role.
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NewsNHSE now ‘treating us like grown-ups’ say leading trust CEOs
A group of the country’s leading trust chief executives have praised the approach taken by the new NHS England leadership but have warned that unrealistic expectations about financial performance may sour the relationship.
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NewsStreeting accused of ‘betrayal’ by maternity campaigners
A campaign group representing families involved in maternity failures says its members feel “completely betrayed” by the health and social care secretary, and are calling for greater scrutiny of national NHS decisions.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Improving Care for Children and Young People Initiative of the Year
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