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NewsChief nurse appointed as trust CEO
A trust’s chief nurse has been appointed as its permanent chief executive.
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NewsGP spend share at lowest point in a decade
The proportion of the NHS budget spent on general practice has fallen to its lowest point in at least 10 years, according to figures newly released by government.
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CommentCultural differences in British society are being ignored by NHS reform
Structural reforms ignore how to handle cultural differences within the population, leaving clinicians without frameworks for making complex decisions, risking inequity, unsafe care, and weak accountability
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NewsEqual recruitment worst in a decade, according to NHSE data
The relative chance of minority ethnic applicants being recruited from an NHS job shortlist compared to others has fallen to the lowest level in the decade it has been monitored.
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NewsICB appoints new CEO amid reopening of staff consultation
An integrated care board has recruited a new substantive CEO, to replace an exec whose £300,000 exit payment faces ongoing scrutiny.
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CommentLeadership resilience is not just about endurance
Leadership resilience narratives overlook systemic pressure, leaving NHS leaders internalising strain while structural demands erode decision-making, wellbeing, and organisational effectiveness
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HSJ LocalEx-director ‘removed and silenced over race concerns’
A former finance director has claimed he was ousted and subjected to a campaign to “silence” him by his trust after he asked “inconvenient” questions about race inequalities.
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HSJ LocalTrust accused of ‘legal bullying’ after attempt to sue worker
A trust which took an employee to court for thousands of pounds has been accused of “legal bullying”.
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NewsStop ‘talent show’ job interviews, says NHSE chief
Those applying for trust chief executive posts will soon no longer be forced to undergo a “bizarre” and lengthy recruitment process, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has pledged.
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CommentFixing the missing link in the NHS’s tech plan
The NHS has ambitious plans to become the most AI-enabled health system in the world, but without a workforce strategy to support adoption, innovation risks stalling between pilot and practice
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NewsMackey: We’ll reduce our reliance on resident doctors in response to strikes
The NHS will accelerate work to design clinical models less reliant on resident doctors in response to continuing strike action by medics, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has told HSJ.
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NewsNHSE gender pay gap hits double digits
NHS England’s gender pay gap has reached double digits, while the shortfall for disabled and ethnic minority staff also grew last year.
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CommentEPR promise risks fading without national action
EPRs can improve productivity and care, but poor usability, fragmented systems and inadequate training risk undermining the NHS’s digital transformation ambitions
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CommentIf cancer services were as bad as some mental health care, there would be outrage
Concerns over patient safety at St Andrew’s reflect wider systemic pressures, including staffing shortages, outdated facilities, and limited alternative care provision
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NewsConsultants launch strike ballot
Senior doctors are set to ballot for renewed industrial action over pay, the British Medical Association has announced.
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NewsPoor IT a ‘critical’ threat to breast cancer service
Poor IT represents a “critical” threat to patient safety and service delivery in a trust’s breast cancer unit, a report has warned.
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NewsDoctors ‘intimidated and belittled by colleagues’
Resident doctors receive “intimidating” communications from nurses and have been reduced to tears by consultants in a hospital service with long-standing medical training concerns.
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NewsTwo trusts reprimanded for FOI failings
Two trusts face potential legal enforcement action over failing to respond to Freedom of Information requests on time.
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News‘No further action’ against suspended CEO
An integrated care board has decided to not take any further action against its chief executive after he was suspended and subject to an internal investigation.
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NewsICBs accused of ‘nonsensical’ job matching in ‘rushed’ merger
Three integrated care boards have been accused of overseeing a “deeply flawed” merger programme, including a “nonsensical job-matching process”.