Healthcare

One Board, Many Systems: How ICB Clustering Is Redefining NHS Leadership and Accountability

What Shared Governance, Joint Leadership Models and System Consolidation Could Mean for NHS Performance, Accountability and Local Decision-Making

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IHO Benefits ‘Not Transparent’, Says Leading Candidate. What It Means for NHS Integration Plans

Concerns Grow Over Clarity, Value for Money and Delivery Risks as NHS Integration Reforms Accelerate

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RAAC Timelines Shift: Safety or Delay? Latest NHS Concrete Debate

What changing deadlines mean for hospital safety, rebuild plans, and patient disruption across England

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NHS England’s New Maternity Monitoring and the Echoes of COVID “Command and Control”

Stronger oversight to improve safety, accountability and outcomes in maternity services across England

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Ministers Plan Shake-Up of NICE Price Rules. Progress or a Risk to NHS Care?

How government plans to reset NICE’s pricing threshold could reshape drug approvals, NHS spending, and patient access.

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Unlocking the £9 Billion Trove: NHS Data Commercialisation Balances Finance, Research, and Public Trust

Facing long-standing deficits, the NHS is shifting its technology strategy to view patient data as a profit centre, raising critical questions about privacy, ethical governance, and the direct funding of patient care.

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A Winter Flashpoint for the NHS as New Strike Dates Draw Near

NHSE Chief describes timing of strike as "cruel and calculated".

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Health Secretary “Extremely Worried” as Double Whammy of Flu and Strikes Threatens NHS Collapse

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has issued a stark warning that the NHS is facing its most critical moment since the pandemic, as an early and aggressive flu season collides with the threat of a five day strike by resident doctors.

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What NHS Executives Are Listening to This Year 2025

This year’s most listened-to records across senior NHS leadership combine contemporary releases with modern classics that feel newly relevant in a system under sustained strain.

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Flu Cases Stabilise, But NHS Still ‘Nowhere Near Out of the Woods’

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The Invisible Backlog: Data Gaps Mask the True Scale of NHS Waiting Lists

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