All Health Service Journal articles in September 2024
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: ‘Reform or die’
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: When life throws you lemons, make lemonade
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: GPs to escalate action over contract row
GP leaders have promised to ramp up their collective action and accused some NHS England officials of wanting to “deliberately starve” general practice as their contract dispute intensifies.
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NewsService closures on hold after ministerial intervention call
An integrated care board has paused plans to reorganise hospital services after the threat of ministerial intervention.
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HSJ LocalTrust hired ‘untrained strike-breakers who put patients at risk’, union claims
A trust has been accused of putting patients at risk by bringing in “untrained strike-breakers” from hundreds of miles away and paying for their hotel accommodation to “disrupt” a week-long walkout by facilities management staff.
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NewsHospital reconfigurations ‘negatively impacting’ patients, warn government advisers
Clinical service reconfigurations are mostly driven by the “poor condition of [the] NHS estate” and a lack of staff rather than a desire to “improve clinical outcomes”, advisers to the Department of Health and Social Care have said.
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NewsFive GP contracts terminated after company ‘breaches trust’ with ICB
An integrated care board has decided to terminate and retender five GP contracts after the firm which holds them was sold to private equity without the commissioners’ permission.
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CommentWhy the NHS is broken for homeless people
The NHS struggles to care for homeless patients due to service gaps and short-term funding. A recent review highlights how dedicated teams improved care for this group, advocating for systemic changes to address institutional barriers.
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HSJ InteractiveHow the NHS can offer a consistent bariatric service
An HSJ roundtable, in association with Johnson & Johnson, considered how the NHS can offer a consistent bariatric service
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Who gets what
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsIntegrated care trust to be axed within weeks
A first-of-its-kind integrated care trust – set up as part of NHS England’s “new care model” reforms – is set to be legally dissolved within weeks, with its current chief executive moving to an interim role at a nearby provider.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair to retire after 40 years as NHS leader
The chair of a trust with significant financial challenges has announced his intention to retire, after around 40 years in senior healthcare leadership positions.
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NewsNHS England names new regional director
NHS England has appointed a long-serving trust chief executive as its new regional director for the North West, it confirmed today.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Hard truths ahead
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsStreeting will ‘blame Tories for NHS failures this winter’
Wes Streeting is being “realistic” about recovering NHS performance, and failures this winter will be attributable to the previous government, he has told NHS chief executives.
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HSJ LocalHospital may not be complete by 2030 deadline
A new hospital to replace an acute site which has significant structurally weaknesses may not be completed by the 2030 deadline, according to trust meeting papers.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Tumbling into a full-on row
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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HSJ LocalTrust seeks three MDs on £150k to lead hospitals
A major hospital trust is seeking three managing directors to run each of its acute hospitals.
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NewsBlack bank staff six times more likely to be disciplined
Black British bank workers are nearly six times more likely to enter a formal disciplinary, compared to their white colleagues, NHS England analysis has found.
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CommentWhat might ‘Starmerism’ mean for health and care?
Politicians must value and mobilise local community organisations to fill gaps left by cuts in services to improve health and social care, writes Sir Chris Ham