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Scottish Government launches palliative care strategy

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

Greater training and support for healthcare staff are among measures set out in a new strategy to improve palliative care across Scotland.

Ambulance service unveils five-year wellbeing strategy

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is to introduce a wellbeing forum for staff as part of its new five-year Wellbeing Strategy.

Hundreds of overseas nurses recruited in Swansea Bay

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

A recruitment drive aimed at filling hundreds of nursing vacancies in Swansea Bay has ended after successfully reaching its goal.

Plan to prevent cardiovascular disease in Wales

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

Identifying and treating up to 70,000 more people in Wales who have high blood pressure will prevent more than 1,000 heart attacks and strokes, saving nearly £18m for the NHS and social care sector...

Significant increase in number of households going without food

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

More than 14.1 million people, including 3.8 million children, faced hunger in the UK last year because they didn’t have enough money for food, new research reveals.

UK trial launches to transform Alzheimer's diagnosis

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

A major UCL-led clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a blood test, is welcoming its first participants.

BREAKING NEWS: Streeting unveils neighbourhood health 'pioneers'

By Liz Wells 09 September 2025

Millions of patients in 43 places across the country are set to benefit from improved care closer to home, as the government begins the rollout of new neighbourhood health services.

Trust extends rollout of electronic patient record

By Liz Wells 09 September 2025

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has extended the rollout of Sunrise Electronic Patient Record (EPR), powered by Altera Digital Health, to its community services.

AI could boost life-saving MRI scans

By Liz Wells 09 September 2025

AI is set to make traditional MRI scans more cost-effective and widely accessible.

Health secretary 'promises' striking Airedale hospital workers to intervene in dispute

By Liz Wells 09 September 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting has reportedly 'promised' striking Airedale hospital workers that he will intervene in their dispute.