HSJ Health Check

The general election results are in, and on this week’s HSJ Health Check the team gives our early analysis of what the Conservative majority government could mean for health and care policy and funding. Plus – the immediate issues on the NHS’s plate now the voting is out the way – including winter, Brexit, the NHS People Plan, and preparing for 2020-21. Featuring HSJ deputy editor Dave West, senior correspondent James Illman, and correspondent Annabelle Collins.

Listen to the HSJ Health Check podcast — this week we cover the national workforce modelling as revealed by HSJ, norovirus and the flu turn up early, and a Midlands trust lands an “outstanding” rating. The latest episode features HSJ deputy editor Dave West, bureau chief for performance and efficiency Ben Clover, senior correspondent for performance and Brexit James Illman, and workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins. We discuss: What do we learn from      the leaked national nursing workforce modelling revealed this week by      Annabelle? How’s winter shaping up      for the NHS, and vice versa? What’s unusual about      South Warwickshire Foundation Trust’s new “outstanding” rating? Got feedback or something you would like us to discuss? Contact dave.west@wilmingtonhealthcare.comor @davewwest.

This week’s HSJ Health Check is brought to you from the HSJ Mental Health Summit with special guests Sean Duggan, of the NHS Confederation, and Matthew Trainer – Oxleas Foundation Trust chief – joining HSJ correspondents Annabelle Collins and Rebecca Thomas. We discuss whether the politicians still care about mental health, given its low profile in the election campaign so far, and other top issues in the sector at the moment including whether more beds are really the answer.

The political parties’ election manifestos are out, with lots to say about what they would do for health and social care. In this HSJ Health Check manifesto special, the HSJ team examines proposals from the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats – looking across the big themes of funding, workforce and reform. Taking part are HSJ editor Alastair McLellan, integration correspondent Sharon Brennan, and bureau chief for efficiency and performance Ben Clover.

Whatever has happened to the trailed solution to the NHS pensions crisis? And what are the long-term consequences of doctors now discovering a work-life balance?  In other news, we discuss the Shrewsbury and Telford maternity care scandal, and the curious departure of an ex-private sector finance director from a long-strained London hospital trust. Featuring HSJ deputy editor Dave West, workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, bureau chief for finance and policy Lawrence Dunhill, and mental health correspondent Rebecca Thomas.   

This week’s HSJ Health Check discusses Labour’s big NHS announcements – and what they say about how it would manage the service. Plus the decision of Greater Manchester’s “devo” health and care chief to quit. With HSJ editor Alastair McLellan, deputy editor Dave West, correspondent Annabelle Collins, and bureau chief Lawrence Dunhill.

This week’s HSJ Health Check takes in the letter sent to the provider sector telling trusts to take urgent steps to counteract the pensions crisis and its disastrous impact on services. Plus, where we are on dropping the A&E target and an analysis of the politics of workfore shortages

The latest episode features HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover, editor Alastair McLellan, senior correspondent James Illman, and correspondent Sharon Brennan. We discuss what we know and don’t know about how the forthcoming general election - called this week by Parliament - will affect the NHS.  This podcast is available every Friday morning here and across the major platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and others. Got feedback or something you would like us to discuss? Contact dave.west@wilmingtonhealthcare.com or @davewwest.

What would the prime minister's proposed Brexit deal mean for the NHS? And are the service and its patients beginning to feel the benefit of the start of the government's £20.5bn extra funding? We explain in the HSJ Health Check podcast, episode 2. This  week we feature HSJ deputy editor Dave West, bureau chief for  performance and efficiency Ben Clover, senior correspondent for  performance and Brexit James Illman, and workforce correspondent  Annabelle Collins. Each week HSJ Health Check will gather a cast from  our team of expert journalists, to explain and debate the most  important news issues right now in NHS policy and leadership. The  podcast will be available on Friday mornings on the HSJ.co.uk website,  and across the major platforms including Spotify, iTunes, and Android  applications.

Listen to the first HSJ Health Check podcast – in which we debate care quality in mental health and learning disability hospitals, what defines success for NHS chief executives, and NHS legislation proposals. This pilot episode features HSJ deputy editor Dave West, bureau chief for performance and efficiency Ben Clover, and mental health correspondent Rebecca Thomas. Each week HSJ Health Check will gather a cast from our team of expert journalists, to explain and debate the most important news issues right now in NHS policy and leadership. The podcast will be available on Friday mornings on the HSJ.co.uk website, and across the major platforms including Spotify, iTunes, and Android applications. We are expecting this first episode will take a few extra days to reach those podcast apps. Feedback to @davewwest or dave.west@wilmingtonhealthcare.com