Articles by Liz Wells
Charities call for UK Government to support WHO resolution on kidney disease
By Liz Wells 14 April 2025
Kidney charities are calling on the UK Government to support a World Health Organisation (WHO) resolution on kidney disease.
Hertfordshire trust awarded teaching status
By Liz Wells 14 April 2025
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has since been awarded teaching status and is now recognised as a teaching trust.
TUC urged to tackle racial discrimination and inequalities in the NHS
By Liz Wells 14 April 2025
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has urged the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to support its call to eradicate systemic racism faced by global majority NHS staff.
Scapegoating physician associates is 'dangerous distraction' for NHS
By Liz Wells 11 April 2025
The 'toxic' debate around physician associates threatens to destabilise an already overstretched NHS, says Unison.
Gloucestershire NHS staff escalate strike action in pay dispute
By Liz Wells 11 April 2025
Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals have escalated strike action in a long-running dispute over pay and grading.
Scottish Government unveils additional funding for National Treatment Centre Highland
By Liz Wells 11 April 2025
The Scottish Government has allocated £2.6m of additional funding to the National Treatment Centre Highland to deliver thousands of additional orthopaedic and ophthalmic operations every year.
Targeted breast cancer treatment approved for routine NHS use
By Liz Wells 11 April 2025
NICE is recommending capivasertib with fulvestrant to treat women with advanced breast cancer, which means the drug will be funded immediately through the Cancer Drugs Fund.
Lib Dems reveal 'stark postcode lottery' for GP appointments
By Liz Wells 10 April 2025
One in 10 waits for GP appointment were longer than a month in some areas, with a record 20.5 million waits of at least 28 days or longer last year, new data reveals.
West London Children's Healthcare completes roll out of prescribing safety tech
By Liz Wells 10 April 2025
West Middlesex University Hospital has gone live with a clinical decision support technology that has been proven to reduce prescribing errors by an average of 83%.
NHS performance improving as high demand continues
By Liz Wells 10 April 2025
The total waiting list for procedures and appointments fell to 7.40 million in February, down from 7.43 million in January, the sixth consecutive monthly decline.
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