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NewsLondon and acutes see big rise in absences
Trusts in London and hospital providers are still grappling with sickness absence significantly higher than beore the covid pandemic, according to analysis of the latest figures.
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NewsInquiry trust appoints ‘inspirational’ new CEO
A mental health trust at the centre of a statutory inquiry has appointed a new chief executive who will take over once the investigation has concluded.
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CommentThe NHS’s ‘exhausted’ safety champions need greater support
A decade after the Freedom to Speak Up guardian role was first mandated following the Mid Staffordshire inquiry, the movement faces a defining moment
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NewsFinance director appointed interim CEO at leading ICB
An outgoing integrated care board CEO will be replaced on a temporary basis by the organisation’s finance director, it has been announced.
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NewsJust 3% of NHSE staff say change is managed well
Just 3 per cent of NHS England staff think that the organisation manages change well, according to its latest internal survey.
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NewsICB morale plummets amid restructures
Nearly half of integrated care boards opted out of the 2025 Staff Survey, and those that took part saw a huge drop in morale amid restructuring.
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HSJ LocalCEO: We have ‘hurt and let down’ our staff
A hospital group CEO says its leaders have “managed to let people down” and, in some cases, “disconnected” from their staff, in response to very poor NHS Staff Survey scores.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Why staff morale is falling
NHS staff are less likely to recommend their employer as a place to work, not as confident about raising concerns and increasingly say they would not want relatives to be treated at their trust.
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NewsBest and worst hospital trusts to work at
New NHS staff survey figures show the best and worst acute trusts to work at, according to their staff.
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NewsMental health providers most popular with staff
The 2025 NHS Staff Survey results reveal which mental health, learning disability and combined MH providers win the strongest endorsement from their own workforce.
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CommentChanging the economics of outpatient care through technology
NHS productivity has stalled, not because digital investment failed, but because it was layered onto old ways of working. Ambient technology offers a chance to finally redesign them
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NewsStaff Survey: Best community, specialist and ambulance providers for staff
Which community, ambulance and specialist providers receive the strongest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the 2025 NHS Staff Survey results.
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NewsStaff survey results crash to five-year lows
NHS staff engagement and motivation has fallen to a historic low, with fewer than half now looking forward to going to work, new survey results show.
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NewsICB cuts an ‘absolute shitshow’, say leaders
National policymakers are “working it out as they go along”, and integrated care board staff are “on their knees” amid a confused restructure, local leaders have reported.
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NewsTrust paid management consultant more than £500k
A trust spent more than £500,000 on the services of a management consultant over a period of 16 months, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsStaff ‘losing confidence’ in high-performing trust as job cuts bite
Staff at a trust seeking to significantly reduce its pay bill are experiencing a “loss of pride, loyalty or confidence” in the organisation, according to an internal report.
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NewsStreeting hires adviser to combat staff anger over pay
Wes Streeting has hired an experienced trade union official to help him deal with growing industrial unrest throughout the NHS workforce.
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NewsNHS has ‘hollowed out’ community care, says government adviser
The NHS has “hollowed out” community and primary care and become a “national hospital service”, according to the influential lead of a government review of social care.
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Expert BriefingOn Call: The big NHSE-DHSC pay divide
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.
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CommentHidden antisemitism in the NHS must be addressed
Antisemitism in clinical workplaces often hides within political debate, leaving staff uncertain and unsupported, and organisations unclear on boundaries, reporting and responsibility