Darzi rides again
Lord Darzi may be best known as a high-flying surgeon, but he is also quite keen on knocking out reports … Read more
long-term plan
Tough choices for NHS saddled with local deficits
Lord Darzi has delivered a stark report on the NHS’s unprecedented problems. The Prime Minister responded with a commitment to producing a … Read more
Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
The publication of the first-ever NHS long-term workforce plan in June 2023 received a mixed reception. There was relief that a workforce … Read more
Hewitt review misses need for far reaching change
Richard Bourne discusses how past policy failings still haunt the current health policy debate, as he explores the changes proposed … Read more
Leak reveals priorities of long-term plan refresh
HSJ has seen a leaked document that states that a drive to ‘transform’ access to urgent, emergency and planned care … Read more
Further delays expected for promised ‘new hospitals’
The government has cut back the funding for eight promised ‘new hospitals’ once again, according to a report by the … Read more
New NHS organisations launched but already in deficit
As the July lift-off day for so-called Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) draws closer there is little sign anywhere in the … Read more
‘Integrated care’ set to be a system of austerity and crisis
Following the passage through Parliament of the Health and Care Bill, 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are set to become … Read more
NHS told to cut £500m in spending
NHS England has been asked by the government to reduce core NHS funding by hundreds of millions of pounds in … Read more
More flaws exposed in ‘integrated care’
New study concludes: No shared understanding of what integration means Pilots achieved “only mixed results” and made little progress on … Read more