Acute Care – Page 2
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NewsExclusive: NHSE director to head major trust
A national director is leaving NHS England to head up one of England’s major trusts, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRegion seeks firm to replace ‘ageing critical infrastructure’
Six trusts in the West Midlands are letting a £290m contract to build and run a regional sterile drugs production unit, to replace current outdated facilities.
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NewsRevealed: Wide variation in resident doctors on strike
There was wide variation in the proportion of resident doctors who went on strike before Christmas amid increased national turnout, analysis of NHS England data suggests.
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NewsCEO turnover hits 25% as ‘scrutiny ratchets up’
One in four trusts saw their chief executive change last year, which senior figures say reflects “onerous” performance management being “ratcheted up” – and a problem retaining leaders.
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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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NewsRise in flu beds slows following government ‘collapse’ fears
The rise in hospital flu cases slowed last week – following NHS England and government claims that the service was facing an “unprecedented… worst-case scenario”.
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NewsTwenty failing trusts need new ‘intervention’ approach, says Mackey
NHS England’s interventions for the trusts with the biggest problems “haven’t really worked” and will be reconsidered in the new year, Sir Jim Mackey has said.
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News‘High risk’ patients waiting years for struggling service
Several reviews are under way of a hospital’s struggling ophthalmology service, after it reported backlogs of hundreds of patients at high risk of harm.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in October 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsMaternity review trusts delivered ‘better care than expected’, CQC finds
Only two of the 12 trusts involved in the government’s national investigation into maternity services delivered care that was “worse than expected”, according to a Care Quality Commission survey.
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NewsResident doctor charged with sexual assaults of 38 patients
A former resident doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting 38 patients who were in his care.
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News‘Corridor care’ approaches 1m cases a year
About 1 million A&E patients have been placed in corridors or similar “temporary” spaces over the past year, information obtained by HSJ reveals.
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NewsRegion’s ‘sub-optimal’ specialist services face overhaul
A region’s specialist burns units face re-organisation after a review found the existing service configuration was “sub-optimal”.
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CommentI’m no longer an NHSE director but I’ve not finished trying to improve care
Thrombectomy transforms stroke recovery, yet limited access and regional gaps mean many UK patients still miss this vital, disability-preventing treatment, writes Professor Sir Steve Powis
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CommentThe neighbourhood care model that is already making a difference
With 27 centres offering drop-in cancer support without appointments or waiting lists, Maggie’s believes it has already built the neighbourhood health model the NHS is trying to design
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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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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in September 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsNational maternity probe ‘not apportioning blame’
The national maternity safety inquiry launched by Wes Streeting will “not investigate failing trusts or apportion blame”, its leader has said – drawing criticism from campaigning families.
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HSJ LocalFT suffering ‘ridiculous’ cash shortage after national support withheld
The former national NHS finance director has declared it “ridiculous” his trust is operating with only enough cash to cover one day, after NHS England withheld deficit support.