NHP on 'firmer footing' but RAAC hospitals will miss deadline, says NAO

NHP on 'firmer footing' but RAAC hospitals will miss deadline, says NAO
By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is on a ‘firmer footing’ but hospitals built from RAAC will miss their 2030 replacement deadline, accord...

Our Health Heroes celebrates a decade of achievement with special new award

Our Health Heroes celebrates a decade of achievement with special new award
By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Our Health Heroes, organised by Skills for Health, is the UK’s awards programme dedicated to the wider healthcare workforce.

Still too many unknowns

Still too many unknowns
By Lee Peart 08 December 2025

Siva Anandaciva, director of policy, events and partnerships, The King’s Fund, gives his take on what the Autumn Budget means for health ...

Former NHS chief awarded £1.4m for unfair dismissal

By Liz Wells 16 January 2026

The former NHS chief executive of Countess of Chester NHS Trust has been awarded £1.4m in damages after winning an employment tribunal.

NHS backs AI notetaking to free up more face-to-face care

By Liz Wells 16 January 2026

NHS England has published a new self-certified registry for ambient voice technologies, which requires suppliers to comply with standards on clinical safety, technology and data protection.

Four NHS trusts stand down critical incidents

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

Four NHS trusts have stood down critical incidents declared earlier this week.

'Phenomenal' trust cuts waiting lists three times national average

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

Elective care waiting times have been cut by three times the national average by The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH).

Fair Pay Agreement 'unworkable' without proper funding, says LGA

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

The adult social care Fair Pay Agreement (FPA) is ‘unworkable’ without proper funding and local government involvement, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

Hundreds of children failed by 'dysfunctional' care system

By William Eichler 16 January 2026

Hundreds of vulnerable children in England are being placed for months in illegal, unregistered homes, according to a shocking new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

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Sandwell, West MidlandsBand C, SCP 5 - 8 (£25,583 - £26,824)

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Practice Development Lead

PO5 - £52,194 to £55,323

Greenwich, London (Greater)PO5 - £52,194 to £55,323

RECRUITER: Royal Borough of Greenwich

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Band D, SCP 9 -17 (£27,254- £31,022 per annum), pro rata

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NHP on 'firmer footing' but RAAC hospitals will miss deadline, says NAO

'The New Hospital Programme (NHP) is on a ‘firmer footing’ but hospitals built from RAAC will miss their 2030 replacement deadline, according to the NAO. '

16 January 2026
Still too many unknowns

Still too many unknowns

'Siva Anandaciva, director of policy, events and partnerships, The King’s Fund, gives his take on what the Autumn Budget means for health and social care'

08 December 2025

Neighbourhood shift could flounder without workforce investment, MPs say

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

MPs have warned the shift to neighbourhood health could founder without strengthening the workforce.

Neighbourhood health simulation delivers millions in cost savings

By Lee Peart 18 December 2025

A neighbourhood health simulation carried out at the NHS Providers conference in November saved £77m through slashing unplanned hospital activity.

Breaking down the neighbourhood health service

By Tej Pradhan 04 December 2025

Britain's brand-new community-based healthcare service promises plenty of muscle, but a lack of structural bones may prove its downfall.

We can do it

By Lee Peart 24 November 2025

A two-day simulation at the NHS Providers Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025 proved neighbourhood health can be delivered