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Trusts are being encouraged to adopt a system in which patients initiate follow up appointments by the lastest guidance from NHS England designed to help the NHS recover from the covid crisis.

Kate Wilson from Korn Ferry explores the experiences that are siphoning many black leaders from the leadership pipeline and the steps that leaders must take to advance black talent from entry level to the top

National guidance for the remainder of 2020-21 reveals NHS rows with councils over care funding will be back this winter, and sets a series of unattainable targets for resuming planned care. HSJ Health Check this week explains why.

The NHS and private hospitals appear to be on a collision course over a new multibillion-pound deal for how the service will access the independent sector's capacity.

The government will not receive reimbursement for 50 million masks which may never be used in the NHS, HSJ can reveal.

Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night - and which consumes two-thirds of trusts' spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily...

Senior NHS leaders have expressed shock and frustration at an "unacceptable" section of the People Plan which refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer NHS staff.

NHS staff and healthcare professionals returning from an overseas trip from high risk countries may have to take unpaid annual leave to cover the 14-day self-isolation period, according to new guidance.

Senior NHS leaders have been set a new target to ensure they will match the overall composition of their black, Asian and minority ethnic workforces or communities in five years' time.

A plea by hospital consultants for their local commissioners to delay the procurement of a landmark "integrated care provider" contract has been rejected, HSJ can confirm.

Plans for a mass expansion of rehabilitation beds in new "Seacole centres" have been scrapped, with local leaders now told there is no capital funding to build them.

The parliamentary committee led by Jeremy Hunt will subject health ministers to a "CQC style ratings system", as part of a new way of scrutinising the Department of Health and Social Care.

An investigation has been launched into three incidents at a North West acute trust involving security staff and alleged "inappropriate behaviour" towards vulnerable patients.

Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The new Recovery Watch newsletter will track prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.

In its efforts to address insomnia and improve mental health, the NHS is grappling with long-standing challenges that leave millions every year without access to therapy. Sleepio's digital CBT for insomnia offers an intervention that is safe,...