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NewsHospital chiefs don’t need to read policy documents, says DHSC boss
The Department of Health and Social Care’s top civil servant has claimed she “didn’t read policy documents” in her former roles as a hospital chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: £120m ‘sprint’ will drive last-ditch attempt to hit elective target
NHS England plans to spend around £120m on a “sprint” exercise in a bid to hit its main elective target for this year by March, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHSE warns against ‘resistance’ to huge expansion of private tests
NHS England is planning to significantly increase the use of the private sector for diagnostic services, which a senior figure warned was likely to be met with “resistance” from some in the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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CommentWaiting list recovery stalls as admissions fall
England’s RTT waiting list returned to long-term growth in December
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NewsLong A&E waits worst on record
Long A&E waits last month hit their highest level since public records began, as NHS England warns it’s battling its “busiest winter on record”.
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NewsA&Es to open dedicated areas for ‘extended stay’ patients
“Extended emergency medicine” areas will be opened in hospitals for A&E patients whose care can’t be turned around within the four-hour target, according to new national guidance.
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NewsChase ‘quick wins’ to hit A&E target, hospitals told
Hospitals are being encouraged to target children, less sick patients, and “near miss breaches” in the final weeks of the financial year, in an attempt to hit the government’s A&E target.
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CommentThe National Cancer Plan contains many unanswered questions
The National Cancer Plan is a welcome response to the facts: England lags behind on cancer outcomes, and rising incidence will challenge systems even further. But, says Cancer Research UK, with the right focus on evidence and delivery, the plan could yield results
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NewsKey cancer target pushed back seven years
Ministers have pushed back the NHS’s objective to diagnose more cancers at an earlier stage by nearly seven years, in their new 10-year cancer plan.
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NewsNHSE launches ‘sprint’ in bid to hit waiting list target
NHS England has told trusts to begin a “sprint” exercise in a bid to hit its politically critical waiting list target by March.
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CommentWaiting list falls but still not fast enough
The longest waiting specialties made the biggest improvements in waiting times in November, says Rob Findlay
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NewsNHSE’s ‘model A&E’ delayed after ‘real world value’ questioned
Senior leaders have been drafted in to draw up NHS England’s new blueprint for A&Es, following internal criticism of the highly anticipated guidance.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Unsexy and painstaking – 2026 in elective care
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week by bureau chief James Illman.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts forecast to miss the elective target
Only around a quarter of trusts are on track to hit their original elective target for 2025-26 if they continue on their current trajectories, according to analysis shared with HSJ.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Squeaky clean data
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 Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentWaiting list starts growing again
The trajectory towards 18 weeks recovery is getting steeper, says Rob Findlay
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NewsExclusive: NHSE ramps up waiting list cleaning drive
NHS England has doubled its estimate of how many cases can be wiped off the waiting list through validation this year to 600,000, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: Long waits for sickest patients at ‘above average’ A&Es
Trusts within reach of NHS England’s headline A&E performance target are often dealing with only a small fraction of their sickest patients in a timely fashion, new data has revealed.
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Comment18 weeks recovery is still off track
The waiting list shrank too slowly to avoid long-term growth, let alone restore the 18-week standard
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NewsThousands waiting 24hrs in A&E with mental illness
One in 10 mental health patients who attended A&E in England last month stayed for more than 24 hours – and this figure rose to more than one in three in some departments, new data suggests.