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CommentReplace poor NHS trusts with better private providers to get elective recovery back on track
The NHS is falling behind its 2029 waiting list target, prompting calls to shift activity, use independent capacity, and expand patient choice
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NewsLetby trust criticised over fetus storage
The trust where Lucy Letby worked has been heavily criticised for how it looks after the bodies of fetuses.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Will government abandon 18 weeks?
Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government’s main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week by bureau chief James Illman.
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NewsTrust faces decade-long review after hundreds of harm cases discovered
More than 300 cases of patient harm have been identified at a North East trust reviewing major care and governance failings in its breast cancer service.
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NewsMinisters hire economist to scrutinise cancer performance
Health economist Anita Charlesworth will independently co-chair a “reformed” National Cancer Board, seven months after the government’s cancer plan promised a body “accountable for delivery” of its commitments.
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NewsTech problem delays elective reform target
Concerns have been raised about NHS England watering down a key target for its controversial “advice and guidance” scheme, just weeks ahead of the October deadline.
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NewsJudge to examine trust’s care failings
Government has named a chair for its public inquiry into care and governance failings at a mental health trust – nine months after the probe was promised.
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CommentThe NHS has a grey management problem
NHS organisations risk creating “grey managers” who become skilled at absorbing pressure and managing around problems, rather than challenging the causes of dysfunction
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NewsFT takes over services from failing provider
A trust has completed an unprecedented takeover of services from a failing independent provider.
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NewsTougher sanctions on senior managers demanded by Letby inquiry
The government must introduce a statutory barring system for managers by September next year, an inquiry has said – but warned it will only work if trusts are more willing to confront serious misconduct.
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NewsGrasp ‘politically unpopular’ mergers or face more deaths
Politically unpopular and “very difficult” decisions are required to tackle rising maternal death rates and improve safety, a leading academic has warned.
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NewsDead bodies exposed to view from public footpath
A body being prepared for release in a hospital mortuary was visible from a publicly accessible footpath through a fire exit door propped open in hot weather, inspectors have found.
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CommentNo elective recovery this year
The waiting list has grown this financial year, when it should have shrunk decisively
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local referral-to-treatment waiting times around England, updated with the latest data for July 2026.
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CommentUsing Martha’s Rule as a source of intelligence to improve care quality
Patient experience now sits alongside safety and effectiveness in the service’s national quality strategy, but the real test is whether concerns prompt action when the measures appear reassuring
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NewsUK’s largest private hospital group sold in £1bn deal
One of the NHS’s largest private providers, Spire Healthcare Group, has agreed to a £1bn takeover by a group of investment firms.
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NewsRecognise negative impact mutual aid can have on performance, pleads trust CEO
The chief executive of a trust that has fallen 34 places in NHS England’s provider performance league table has complained that the ranking fails to take into account its efforts to help neighbours.
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NewsTrust fails in bid to overturn CQC warning notice
One of the NHS’s most troubled trusts made an unsuccessful attempt to prevent the Care Quality Commission issuing it with a warning notice.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Showing up for each other
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: Trust admits to harming 200 patients
Almost 200 patients suffered harm after a major teaching trust failed to manage its neurological waiting lists effectively, HSJ has discovered.