All Policy articles – Page 3
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CommentWe need hospice wards in hospitals
To free up hospital capacity we must be honest about the sheer volume of people in the last year of life who currently rely on hospitals, writes James Sanderson, chief executive of Sue Ryder, as he unveils a new model of care for palliative patients in hospitals
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CommentIntermediate care is failing most patients
Intermediate care holds promise for reducing hospital reliance, but challenges in design, delivery, and investment demand urgent attention to ensure effective care for ageing populations, writes Richard Humphries
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NewsCost and safety concerns hamper crisis care
Most integrated care boards report a lack of funding is hampering the NHS’s efforts to better respond to mental health crisis incidents, rather than requiring a police response.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: How to shift money out of hospitals
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsTrust ‘support and admin staff’ targeted for cuts in 2025-26 by NHSE
NHS England will hold discussions with every trust about the potential for cutting of its non-clinical workforce early next year.
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NewsExclusive: Government steps back from pledge to hit A&E target
The government has refused to reaffirm its pledge to return the NHS to hitting the four-hour A&E standard by the end of this parliament after a spokesman admitted to HSJ “we cannot do everything at once”.
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NewsStarmer rejects the need for trade-offs to hit elective care target
Making the recovery of elective care a priority does not give the NHS “permission” to allow “everything else [to] suffer”, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned.
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NewsRegulation ‘chilling effect’ could ‘increase fear’ for NHS managers
Regulating managers could have a “chilling effect” dissuading people from taking up challenging roles, and cause risk aversion to difficult decisions, the government has acknowledged.
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NewsGP refusing to join PCN wins court battle with NHS England
A judge has ruled a GP’s contract should not have been terminated after he refused to join a primary care network, in a legal dispute with NHS England.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Making a difference this winter
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by bureau chief Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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LeaderThe return of austerity to the NHS means making tough choices
The implications of last month’s budget are now being fully understood throughout the NHS – and the conclusion of leaders at all levels is that austerity will return to the service for 2025-26.
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CommentThe NHS is drowning in recommendations
Overloaded with duplicative recommendations, the healthcare system must prioritise impactful actions, improve collaboration, and ensure meaningful implementation to enhance patient safety and restore public trust, writes Rosie Benneyworth.
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CommentStop blaming agencies and doctors for NHS staffing problems
Before even completing the much-anticipated “change” consultation on NHS staffing, Wes Streeting’s plan to ban agency workers from certain roles has raised concerns about bias and missed chances for meaningful reform, writes Kate Shoesmith.
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CommentNHS dentistry must be remodelled along GP lines
As the government develops its Dental Rescue Plan, Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England, writes what the people want is a GP-style system
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NewsOperational management is ‘biggest thing missing from NHS’, says ICB chair
Operational management is the “biggest thing missing” from the NHS, an influential integrated care board chair has said.
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CommentGreater clarity is still needed on the roles of trusts and ICBs
The new emphasis on ICBs’ strategic role needs to be followed through in NHSE’s revised oversight and assessment framework, writes Saffron Cordery
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NewsNo pay rises for failing NHS leaders, pledges Streeting
Trust and system leaders who fail to meet performance or financial targets will not receive pay rises, Wes Streeting will tell the NHS Providers conference this week.
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NewsTackling racism ‘must be core’ to 10-year health plan
The government’s 10-year plan will fail if it does not tackle racism in the health service, the chair of the NHS Confederation has said.
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CommentLocal communities should lead on setting priorities, not ICBs
Brian Fisher highlights the Coalition for Personalised Care’s work in examining the key conditions that empower communities to set and address their priorities, a tactic which yields numerous benefits
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NewsStreeting hires adviser to push ‘big reforms’
Wes Streeting has confirmed former health secretary Alan Milburn as the lead non-executive director of the Department of Health and Social Care.