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Stockport and Tameside & Glossop trusts select joint chair

By Liz Wells 09 June 2025

David Wakefield has been appointed the first joint chair of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust to strengthen collaboration between the orga...

Patients to receive reminders and test results via the NHS App

By Liz Wells 09 June 2025

Millions more patients will receive appointments, screening invitations and other important information via the NHS App, as part of £50m upgrade.

Increase number of occupational therapists to achieve health goals, says LGA

By Liz Wells 09 June 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for urgent action to boost the number of occupational therapists (OTs) employed by councils to increase community wellbeing, promote independence, ...

Medtech momentum

By Liz Wells 09 June 2025

A Westminster Health Forum event recently looked at the future of the Medtech sector in the UK

Tameside and Glossop choses joint chief nurse

By Liz Wells 06 June 2025

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Jacqui Burrow as its new joint chief nurse.

AI-powered data tool launches to help hospitals improve performance

By Liz Wells 06 June 2025

The NHS Confederation and Beamtree have launched The Evolve Collaborative, a partnership designed to help NHS trusts delivering acute services in England to improve patient outcomes and their effic...

Simple eye care services solutions could create NHS savings of over £1bn over the next decade

By Liz Wells 06 June 2025

Six simple solutions could revolutionise eye care services in England, saving up to £1bn, new research reveals.

'Turbocharging' Pharmacy First could reach 20 million patients a year

By Liz Wells 06 June 2025

Expanding the Pharmacy First service to include a wider range of conditions could allow pharmacies to treat 20 million patients a year, nearly five times higher than they currently do, new analysis...

Challenges facing radiology and clinical oncology laid bare

By Liz Wells 05 June 2025

The NHS is continuing to struggle to train, recruit and retain enough radiologists and oncologists, new research reveals.

Northumbria Health and Care Academy officially opens

By Liz Wells 05 June 2025

Northumbria Health and Care Academy, a facility providing training and education to current and future NHS nurses, midwives and allied health professionals, has officially opened.