21 trusts ‘delivered year’s elective recovery in single month’
Twenty-one trusts delivered their entire 2025-26 elective improvement in March alone, analysis shows, prompting concerns about the “fragility and sustainability” of the NHS’s waiting list recovery.
HSJ Podcast: Who controls patients’ data?
This week, we talk more about the government’s plans for a new “single patient record” - the legislation for which was in last week’s Health Bill - and why primary care could be a stumbling block.
Patient Safety Watch: Government plans to merge watchdogs spark warnings
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe



















































