Healthcare Management Magazine | Analysis

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Only quarter of hospital patients satisfied with hospital waiting list communication

By Lee Peart 18 June 2026

Just over a quarter (27.0%) of hospital waiting list patients (73%) were dissatisfied with their experience, according to the latest ONS statistics.

COMMUNITY

Report calls for continence care rethink

By Lee Peart 18 June 2026

A new report has called for a rethink of continence care as part of NHS reforms.

DIGITAL

New report calls for workforce-centred AI adoption

10 June 2026

Artificial intelligence is already reshaping NHS roles, skills and ways of working, according to a new report commissioned by NHS England London Region.

Poor housing costs NHS £1.5bn annually, report reveals

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

Poor housing costs the NHS in England £1.5bn annually, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has revealed.

DHSC

Over one in five waiting longer than six weeks for a diagnostic test

By Lee Peart 08 June 2026

Over one in five patients (21.2%) are waiting over six weeks for a diagnostic test – more than 20 times the NHS 1% operational standard – analysis reveals.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Almost a third more people denied continuing healthcare, research finds

By Lee Peart 08 June 2026

Almost a third (30%) more people are being found to be no longer eligible for Fast Track NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) packages, The King’s Fund has found.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

How can we sort social care?

By Lee Peart 05 June 2026

Adult social care leaders discussed the key challenges for social care during a conference at The King’s Fund this month.

WORKFORCE

NHS sickness absence at 'unsustainable levels', report finds

By Lee Peart 04 June 2026

Sickness absence in the NHS has reached unsustainable levels at rates nearly three times higher than the private sector, a report has found.

COMMUNITY

GLOBAL VIEW: Community health teams prove their worth in El Salvador

By Lee Peart 29 May 2026

Community health teams (CHTs) in El Salvador have expanded preventive care and cut preventable hospitalisations, according to an IFS report.

PREVENTION

Prisoners twice as likely to leave A&E without being treated

By Lee Peart 28 May 2026

One in ten prisoners who attend A&E leave before they are seen or treated by hospital staff – double the proportion for people outside prison, according to the Nuffield Trust.

REGULATION

Hospital trusts shouldering digital prescribing safety risks

By Lee Peart 28 May 2026

NHS hospital trusts are being asked to carry the responsibility of managing complex digital safety risks related to electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA), according to the Heal...