Healthcare

Maternity Reconfiguration Cannot Wait for Political Comfort

Up to 20 consultant-led units in England may have to close or change roles, and the government's maternity taskforce must explain how a service now delivering 45 per cent of births by caesarean can be staffed safely.

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Snooping on Patient Records Exposes the Limits of NHS Data Governance

Repeated breaches after high-profile deaths raise a hard question for a health service asking the public to trust it with a single, shared digital record

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The NHS Succession Battle: October Changes The Field

The race to follow Sir Jim Mackey is shifting. Money, elective recovery and overall NHS performance now matter more than pedigree alone.

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The MHRA Puts a Clock on Medicines Regulation

The 2030 strategy ties fees to published guarantees, giving the NHS, patients and the life sciences sector a regulator whose performance can be checked

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Epic Puts Prescription Prices Where Clinicians Already Look

A new Epic feature lets US patients compare pharmacy cash prices before leaving the consulting room, and it offers NHS trusts using the platform a model for the private medicines market now growing in Britain.

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Integrated Care Boards are Left Holding Functions They Cannot Staff

The government's reversal on transferring ICB duties exposes the gap between its reform timetable and the capacity of local NHS commissioners to deliver it

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The NHS Is Funding Its Cash Shortfall With Supplier Invoices

Missed payment targets across NHS trusts show how deficit pressure is being passed to suppliers, with consequences for procurement, life sciences and the credibility of financial reform

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A Regulator Takes the Chair in Liverpool

The appointment of a former NHS England regional director to lead a financially pressed hospital group tests whether the group model can hold together without settled leadership

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The Unfunded Step Between NHS Pilot and Routine Care

A former district nurse's case for AI that reaches patients exposes the funding, procurement and accountability gaps beneath the Government's 10 Year Health Plan

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Stock, Issuance and Price: Building a National Picture of Secondary Care Medicines

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Funding the Change Alongside the Technology in NHS Cancer Care

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