NHS delivers 500,000 extra appointments through independent sector

NHS delivers 500,000 extra appointments through independent sector
By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

Almost 500,000 additional NHS appointments have been delivered through the independent sector.

A place-led future for innovation

A place-led future for innovation
By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

Richard Stubbs looks back on his tenure as chair of the Health Innovation Network and maps out the future for innovation in the NHS

Roundtable: A fair deal for social care?

Roundtable: A fair deal for social care?
By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

Labour’s first major social care policy announcement, the Fair Pay Agreement, has been welcomed in principle but met with deep concern by...

RCN reports surge in members facing racist abuse

By Liz Wells 27 October 2025

The RCN has reported a 55% increase in racism complaints from its members in three years, with its advice line receiving three calls a day from global majority nursing staff from across the UK.

Regulator makes record illicit weight loss medicine seizure

By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

Officers from the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have made a record seizure at an illicit weight loss medicine production facility.

Record healthcare property investment forecast for 2025

By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

Record annual property investment of £12bn in 2025 has been forecast by global property adviser Knight Frank.

Local authorities to fund half of increased labour costs under fair pay agreement

By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

Local authorities are projected to fund over half (52%) of increased labour costs passed on by providers as a result of the fair pay agreement for social care, analysis has fund.

North East trust appoints new interim chair

By Liz Wells 27 October 2025

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) has appointed Alison Marshall as interim chair.

Prostate surgery innovation helps tackle waiting lists

By Lee Peart 27 October 2025

Pioneering robot-assisted technology has helped Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust treat a record number of men in a single day with enlarged prostates.

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Manager

£42,839 to £46,142, Grade 10.

Wakefield, West Yorkshire£42,839 to £46,142, Grade 10.

RECRUITER: Wakefield Council

Family Support Worker

NJC 19 - £32,061

North East LincolnshireNJC 19 - £32,061

RECRUITER: North East Lincolnshire Council

Commissioning Support Officer (CDC)

Grade 6 £25,981 - £26,815

Doncaster, South YorkshireGrade 6 £25,981 - £26,815

RECRUITER: City Of Doncaster Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Manager

£42,839 to £46,142, Grade 10.

Wakefield, West Yorkshire£42,839 to £46,142, Grade 10.

RECRUITER: Wakefield Council

Family Support Worker

NJC 19 - £32,061

North East LincolnshireNJC 19 - £32,061

RECRUITER: North East Lincolnshire Council

Commissioning Support Officer (CDC)

Grade 6 £25,981 - £26,815

Doncaster, South YorkshireGrade 6 £25,981 - £26,815

RECRUITER: City Of Doncaster Council

Lee Peart

Lack of investment 'threatens' shift to community care, says CQC

'A lack of investment in community services threatens the 10-Year Health Plan’s goal of shifting care closer to home, according to the CQC. '

24 October 2025
A place-led future for innovation

A place-led future for innovation

'Richard Stubbs looks back on his tenure as chair of the Health Innovation Network and maps out the future for innovation in the NHS '

27 October 2025

Strategic partner

By Lee Peart 13 October 2025

Director of public health for Worcestershire, Professor Lisa McNally, explains how public health teams can be an indispensable strategic partner in the delivery of neighbourhood health.

PPL

'Proof we can deliver'

By Lee Peart 13 October 2025

PPL joint chief executives Claire Kennedy and Simon Morioka explain how a first-of-its-kind simulation in London proved neighbourhood health ‘can deliver’.

Three-quarters of GPs say patient safety is being 'compromised' by workload

By Liz Wells 09 October 2025

Almost 75% of GPs report that patient safety is being compromised by their workload pressures, new research reveals.

Finding the sweet spot for neighbourhood health

29 September 2025

Taking a people-first, outcome-focused, data-driven approach to unlock the potential of integrated, community-based healthcare, writes Alison Westmacott, director of primary care, NHS South, Centra...