Articles by Liz Wells
North Tyneside General Hospital opens refurbished MRI centre
By Liz Wells 16 January 2026
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has opened a refurbished MRI centre at North Tyneside General Hospital, which will scan more than 540 additional patients each year, following a £1.5m in...
Breaking news: NHS Confederation and NHS Providers unveil new chief executive
By Liz Wells 16 January 2026
The new organisation, formed from the merger between NHS Providers and the NHS Confederation, will be led by Sir Ciarán Devane.
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.
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.
Trained teachers should deliver sex and reproductive health lessons, researchers say
By Liz Wells 15 January 2026
Reproductive health education needs a radical overhaul, with appropriately trained teachers providing the education the pupils say they need, UCL researchers say.
Transport factors top barrier to recruiting and retaining carers
By Liz Wells 15 January 2026
The cost of running a car is the biggest barrier to recruitment in the home care industry, with many potential employees unable to afford one, a new survey has found.
Member reappointed to Western Isles NHS board
By Liz Wells 15 January 2026
Professor Annetta Smith has been reappointed as a member of the Western Isles NHS board.
Nursing staff speak out on corridor care
By Liz Wells 15 January 2026
The RCN has reiterated its call for urgent, fully funded action plans to eradicate corridor care, saying the practice must end urgently, as collapsing care standards are ‘devastating morale’.
Business rates rise will push pharmacies to 'brink of collapse'
By Liz Wells 15 January 2026
The rise in business rates will push many pharmacies to the 'brink of collapse’ if it goes ahead in April, the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) warned chancellor Rachel Reeves.
NHS Lanarkshire appoints leader for research and innovation work
By Liz Wells 14 January 2026
NHS Lanarkshire has selected Professor W Gordon Mackay as its new director of research, innovation and academic partnerships.
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