Annabelle Collins

Annabelle Collins is a deputy bureau chief and senior correspondent at Health Service Journal (HSJ) with over a decade of experience specializing in NHS policy analysis. Her career began at Chemist and Druggist before joining HSJ, where she now leads coverage of mental health services, patient safety failures, and NHS Midlands operations. Collins has driven national debates through investigative reporting on healthcare funding cuts, maternity care scandals, and workforce challenges. She produces HSJ's Health Check podcast, featuring in-depth discussions with NHS leaders about systemic issues like capital funding shortfalls and integrated care board reforms. Notable exclusives include exposing the UK government's reduction in mental health spending share and breaking news about police investigations into trust manslaughter cases.