James Illman

Under performing NHS bosses are being "quietly moved on" rather than being "named and shamed", Wes Streeting has said.

Three integrated care boards have been accused of overseeing a "deeply flawed" merger programme, including a "nonsensical job-matching process".

The NHS will need extra funding from government if the Iran war drives large price increases, which could amount to a "huge shock", Sir Jim Mackey has warned.

Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government's main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. By bureau chief James Illman.

NHS England has rowed back on what was widely understood to be a new target for the proportion of patients it wanted "diverted" away from waiting lists, after accusations it was rationing care.

Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Nicola Ayton as its new permanent chief executive, the provider has announced.

NHS England has hit its 65 per cent waiting list for 2025-26, but experts said the "majority of the improvement" in March was driven by a "record" spike in "unreported removals".

Twenty-one trusts delivered their entire 2025-26 elective improvement in March alone, analysis shows, prompting concerns about the "fragility and sustainability" of the NHS's waiting list recovery.

Elective recovery and returning the NHS to meeting the 18-week standard by 2029 is the government's main performance priority. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress against this goal. This week, by bureau chief James Illman.

Three trusts were paid more than one million pounds for removing patients from their waiting lists through "validation" exercises last year, HSJ can reveal.