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Great Western Hospital workers to strike for 48 hours over pay

By Liz Wells 16 September 2024

Caterers, housekeepers, security guards, and porters working for Serco at Great Western Hospital, in Swindon, have begun 48 hours of strike action in their ongoing dispute over pay.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB takes on oral health inequalities

By Liz Wells 13 September 2024

ICBs have financial levers than can help support and challenge oral health inequalities, the King’s Fund annual conference has heard.

Welsh health board tackles harm caused by employee investigations

By Liz Wells 13 September 2024

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has developed a programme to improve employee retention issues, staff absenteeism, and financial impact caused by employee investigations.

Electronic sepsis risk assessment for children rolled out

By Liz Wells 13 September 2024

A new electronic sepsis risk assessment for children being treated in hospital has been launched at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH).

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership appoints chief officer

By Liz Wells 11 September 2024

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has appointed of Evan Beswick as chief officer.

Shared Care Record launched in mid and south Essex

By Liz Wells 11 September 2024

Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (MSE ICS) has launched a new Shared Care Record in partnership with Orion Health.

Royal Victoria Infirmary trials technology that predicts how burns will heal

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Royal Victoria Infirmary's Northern Regional Burn Centre, in Newcastle, has become the first in the world to use technology that employs multispectral imaging and artificial intelligence to provide...

Wales' first minister unveils NHS pay rises

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan has unveiled above-inflation pay awards for NHS staff in Wales.

ADHD digital test approved for use by the NHS

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

The NHS is now using a digital test to speed up the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children after successful trials by the NIHR

Technology aims to reduce falls

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Technology to reduce falls and help people live independently is being rolled out across Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes.