Comment archive
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CommentWhat's ailing NHS staff? We aim to find out
Kathy Rowan argues that publicly funded research is crucial to tackling the challenges facing health and social care staff - including improving wellbeing, retention and boosting productivity - leading to better outcomes for patients, service users and the UK economy
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Come fly with me?
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman
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CommentBullying and discrimination threaten to shape another NHS restructure
NHS restructures are exposing deep-rooted inequalities, as valued staff face exclusion, intimidation, and unfair treatment under the name of change
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LeaderThe NHS reformers must now prove their case
To visit the 2025 NHS ConfedExpo was like attending the kind of music festival which seeks to celebrate a previous decade – in this case, the first of this century
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The underwhelming UEC plan
Promising ideas get buried in a confused, under-ambitious UEC plan that misdiagnoses the true nature of the emergency care crisis, writes Steve Black
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The new foundation trusts
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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CommentReducing referrals must not come at the cost of women’s health
As integrated care boards are told to curb elective referrals, ring-fenced funding for women’s health hubs is being withdrawn, even though they’ve proven to reduce waiting lists and improve care, writes Ranee Thakar
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CommentElective recovery on track after validation boost
When the validations are over, we will see if the NHS really is on track to restore 18 weeks
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CommentNHS staff are refusing vaccinations as a form of quiet protest
Considering the low flu vaccine uptake among staff, the NHS’s 2025-26 urgent and emergency care plan feels out of touch with workforce realities, writes Dr Jahangir Alom
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Getting things built
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentBlood transfusion deaths are not just a historic tragedy, they are on the rise
A year after the Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report, serious transfusion risks persist. Trusts must act now to improve safety, reduce waste, and address inequality, warns Cheng Hock Toh
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Resistance is futile
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 Ben Clover and Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Neighbourhoods brought to life
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The NHS can and should learn from Formula One
Steve Black explores how resistance to outside comparisons hides deep flaws in NHS systems, priorities, and data use
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Trend of police investigations has profound consequences
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: ‘Uncomfortable truth’ ahead of spending review
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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CommentEntrenched NHS systems are failing those with multiple long-term conditions
A new report from The King’s Fund looks at how primary and secondary care clinicians can better work together to improve outcomes for people with multiple long-term conditions. Cheryl Gowar discusses how this will be vital for future-proofing the NHS
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CommentWe need a national MSK strategy
A national MSK strategy is needed to address the current lack of strategic planning at system level, argues Sue Brown, chief executive of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
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CommentWe must not paste AI solutions over brittle IT infrastructure
With the 10-Year Health Plan due, Nicholas Appelbaum urges policymakers to follow the American example and ensure clinical interoperability becomes a must-have through legislation
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CommentHow one city has taken the lead in healthcare innovation
As technology enables more targeted treatment, healthcare systems face questions about sustainability, access, and how to embed innovation at scale, explains Dr Ai Lyn Tan