Articles by Liz Wells
NHS maintained almost all care for patients during doctors' strike
By Liz Wells 24 November 2025
The NHS managed to keep more than 95% of planned elective activity going ahead during recent strike action by resident doctors, surpassing the 93% protected during action in July, new data reveals.
Completing the loop
By Liz Wells 24 November 2025
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals and digital health firm QuestPrehab are trialling digital prehabilitation to support patients before and after surgery.
Nursing cadets explore future healthcare careers
By Liz Wells 24 November 2025
The King’s Nursing Cadet Programme runs at selected locations across the UK
Chancellor freezes prescription charges
By Liz Wells 21 November 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that NHS prescription charges will remain frozen next year.
Thousands of NHS doctors trapped in 'insecure gig economy' contracts
By Liz Wells 21 November 2025
Thousands of locally employed doctors (LEDs) – many of them international graduates and from ethnic minority backgrounds – are trapped on insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career p...
UK health services risk 'huge holes' if internationally qualified doctors quit
By Liz Wells 21 November 2025
UK health services could be left with ‘huge holes’ if a trend for internationally qualified doctors to leave the workforce gathers pace, a new report reveals.
Scottish Government invests to improve patient care over winter
By Liz Wells 21 November 2025
The Scottish Government is investing almost £1m to help reduce pressures on A&E departments and improve patient flow over the winter months.
Over half of GP practices report adverse impact from changes to online access
By Liz Wells 21 November 2025
GP contract changes that dictate how patients are able to contact their practice have 'negatively impacted' patient care and practice staff, a new survey reveals.
UK did 'too little, too late', says Covid Inquiry
By Liz Wells 20 November 2025
The response to the pandemic by the UK’s four governments was often a case of ‘too little, too late’, according to the second report from UK Covid Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett.
BMA urges Streeting to 'put aside hostile rhetoric' and secure future jobs and pay
By Liz Wells 20 November 2025
The BMA is calling on health secretary Wes Streeting to put aside ‘hostile rhetoric’ and sit down with the union to secure future jobs and pay.
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