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Junior doctors and Government agree to mediated talks on pay dispute

By Lee Peart 16 May 2024

The British Medical Association's (BMA) junior doctors committee has announced it has entered a new intensive phase of mediated talks over its pay dispute with the Government.

ICB wins £1.2m 'smart medication' funding

By Lee Peart 16 May 2024

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), Lancaster University and partners have been awarded £1.2m in funding to explore the potential of ‘smart medication' devices.

Legal & General and UCL launch £3m fund to tackle health inequalities

By Lee Peart 16 May 2024

Legal & General has announced a £3m Health Equity Fund in partnership with Sir Michael Marmot and the University College London Institute of Health Equity.

'Corridor care' on the rise as hospitals seeks to free up ambulances

By Lee Peart 15 May 2024

Growing numbers of patients are being left in corridors in order to improve patient flow and free-up ambulances.

CQC finds 'significant improvements' at Midlands trust

By Lee Peart 15 May 2024

‘Significant improvements' have been found at a Midlands trust following an inspection by the CQC.

Delays to new hospital scheme costing NHS millions

By Lee Peart 15 May 2024

Millions of pounds are spent each month by the NHS on patching up crumbling estates as a result of delays to the Government's new hospital scheme, trust leaders have warned.

Trust director appointed University of Oxford associate professor

By Lee Peart 15 May 2024

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust director of research and development, Professor Vanessa Raymont, has been appointed an associate professor by the University of Oxford for making a significant an...

Only two-thirds of councils able to meet Care Act duties

By Lee Peart 15 May 2024

Only around two-thirds of councils are confident of being able to meet all their legal duties under the Care Act by next year (2025-26).

Trust axes governors following 'detrimental' behaviour

By Lee Peart 15 May 2024

Two governors have been dismissed by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) following an investigation into their conduct.

Government announces 'largest expansion of choice in NHS in a decade'

By Lee Peart 15 May 2024

New Government proposals have been described by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as the 'largest expansion of choice in the NHS in a decade'.