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NewsRevealed: Hundreds of lung cancer patients harmed after long waits
Hundreds of lung cancer patients are coming to harm while waiting longer than the 62-day benchmark for starting treatment, according to unpublished data collated by HSJ which ministers have called “shocking”.
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NewsRestructure a bigger problem than funding, say ICB leaders
Structural reorganisation is a bigger barrier to improving services than lack of funding or growing demand, according to senior integrated care system leaders.
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HSJ PartnersSmarter resource management: Why visibility is the NHS’s hidden superpower
With financial pressures mounting, NHS trusts are turning to smarter resource management to improve care and reduce waste. In this HSJ webinar, Royal Papworth and Idox explore how asset tracking and digital visibility are driving trust-wide transformation
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Personal abuse of CEOs set to ratchet up
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsDirector who raised alarm about racism receives apology
A Black chief nursing officer has returned to work after her employer admitted it failed to address her concerns about race discrimination and equity.
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NewsConcerns after ICB contracted part-time director from external firm
An integrated care board paid around £400,000 in a single year for a part-time board director and services provided by their company, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts ‘need help to cut through AI noise’
NHS Providers and IBM have set up an AI productivity centre to help trusts save money when adopting new technology.
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NewsPrepare for ‘very unpleasant abuse’ if you want to be a CEO, warns retiring boss
Aspiring hospital leaders should be prepared for “very unpleasant, personal abuse”, especially when they take the “courageous decisions” to cut spending, according to a trust boss retiring after 15 years as a chief executive.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: This year’s planning guidance is better but still deeply flawed
Steve Black assesses the NHS planning guidance for 2026-27 to 2028-29 – aka the “medium term planning framework”.
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NewsChair leaves trust amid cancer probe
A trust under investigation due to failings in its breast cancer service said it was seeking to “strengthen leadership and governance” after its chair departed after less than three years.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Safety failures, welfare pledges and pivotal moments
Your essential update on health for the week
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News2.5% pay rise proposed by ministers
The government can only offer NHS staff a 2.5 per cent pay rise next year and says anything more threatens the “speed and delivery” of the 10-Year Health Plan.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What’s the ambition for IHOs and neighbourhoods?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsTrust chief to retire after 43 years in service
The longstanding chief executive of the biggest mental health trust in the country has announced his retirement after more than four decades in the NHS.
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NewsEx-NHSE director slams ‘appalling’ treatment of ICB staff
A recently departed NHS England national director has branded the treatment of integrated care board and NHSE staff as “appalling” amid the ongoing uncertainty over their roles.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Planning guidance explained – with NHS Providers’ CEO
Now that NHS England has published its planning guidance – rechristened the “medium-term planning framework” – we look at what it will mean for the service, with guest Daniel Elkeles, CEO of NHS Providers.
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NewsMajor trust redevelopment ‘restructured’ following land value row
Major redevelopment plans to improve mental health facilities in London have been significantly “restructured” in a bid to get the deal over the line, following continued delays.
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CommentHands-on healthcare at home is in decline
District nursing is in crisis, with staff cuts threatening neighbourhood health and the 10-Year Health Plan’s vision of community-based care, says Nuffield Trust CEO Thea Stein.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Shared leadership spreads
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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Expert BriefingOn Call: The consolidation game
Essential insights into the latest workforce challenges facing NHS staff. Analysis on the key questions around recruitment and retention, staff wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion. By HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno.