All Health Service Journal articles in September 2026
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The 34 year-old lesson from Steve Jobs the NHS is yet to learn
The NHS will waste money on new technology if it fails to redesign the processes needed to turn IT investment into productivity gains
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NewsHow serial fraudster secured nine senior managerial roles
A fraudster secured 13 management and administrative jobs over 10 years, despite extensive pre- and post-recruitment checks by trusts, commissioners, national bodies, and recruitment agencies, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsLeading joint health and care deal falls foul of financial pressures
NHS financial pressures and reforms have brought about the end of one of the largest local joint health and social care funding arrangements.
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HSJ PartnersWhat every winter pressures plan needs beyond beds and workforce
Every September, healthcare organisations begin preparing for winter. Plans are reviewed, escalation processes tested, and workforce assumptions are challenged. These are all necessary conversations.
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NewsGovernment U-turns on ICB board change
The government has U-turned on Health Bill proposals to remove mandated council representation from integrated care boards.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Barnacles on the bill
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalSecond trust’s delay telling Southport victims of data breaches was ‘appalling’
An ambulance trust waited nearly two months before informing victims of the 2024 Southport attack that their patient records may have been accessed inappropriately by staff, HSJ has discovered.
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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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NewsMany maternity units have ‘structural difficulties’, PM admits
The prime minister has admitted “structural difficulties” similar to those faced by a rural maternity unit recently forced to close over staff shortages are widespread across the NHS.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Victims told last
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsFDP is ‘here for the long term’, says NHSE boss
NHS England has vowed to press ahead with the controversial federated data platform and has insisted it is “here for the long term”, despite mounting pressure to cancel its contract with Palantir.
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CommentThe NHS is dismantling AHP leadership
As ICBs slash senior allied health professional roles to save costs, the NHS risks losing the very leadership needed to deliver its shift toward community care and long-term prevention
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NewsNHS ends 12 years of staffing growth
The number of NHS staff in England is in year-on-year decline for the first time since 2013, as cuts to support and back-office roles combine with a sharp slowdown in clinical recruitment.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The end of a big brand?
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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NewsNHSE staff could be kept out of DHSC
Ministers and officials are considering whether to keep some NHS England functions and staff separate from the Department of Health and Social Care when the organisation is abolished next year, HSJ has learned.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: The staffing tide turns
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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News‘Process error’ leaves major supplier off £140m framework
A global market-leading medical device manufacturer has failed to join a key national framework worth up to £140m over four years – potentially disrupting supply and increasing costs to hospitals.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Decisions that must be made this autumn
This week we talk about some of the big decisions that need to be made this autumn, at a time when the NHS is slipping down the government’s list of priorities.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Barnacles, breaches and battles
Your essential update on health for the week
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: AI and analysis will not solve the NHS productivity problem
Technology can transform NHS productivity, but only if leaders first understand the problems they need data and AI to solve, says Steve Black