Good afternoon, and welcome to this fortnight’s edition of the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, this time from me, Jeremy.

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The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in ...

Closing two of three consultant-led maternity units run by a hospital group is the best option for safety and staffing, a review by senior local clinical leaders has concluded.

Directors sitting on multiple hospital trust boards without a clear purpose has “shrunk the pool” and is creating “too much of a closed mentality”, Sir Jim Mackey has told MPs.

The government is missing two of its five clinical trials targets, despite declaring last month it had "hit" its headline goal on trial set-up.

Analytics becomes valuable when it identifies something leaders were not already looking for, reveals hidden patterns, and connects those insights to clear actions and accountable owners. During ...

Twenty-one patients died after delayed responses from an ambulance service during June’s heatwave amid a huge spike in serious calls, board papers show.

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 ...

Three in 20 ambulances reaching patients with a life-threatening emergency have no paramedic as part of their crew in large parts of the country, an HSJ analysis of the latest data has discovered.

The NHS maintenance backlog now stands at £17.3bn, up 9.1 per cent in a single year. It's usually quoted as evidence that estates budgets aren't keeping pace with the problem. That's true. But the ...