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Welsh Ambulance Service staff to vote on strike action over pay award

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

Welsh Ambulance Service staff are to be balloted for industrial action over their below-inflation pay award.

Thousands living with Parkinson's undiagnosed, report suggests

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

Thousands of people in the UK are living with undiagnosed Parkinson’s, new research reveals.

Strike action averted at East of England Ambulance Service

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has avoided industrial action after proposed changes to working arrangements were scrapped.

Menopause to be added to routine NHS health checks

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

Millions of women across England will benefit from the menopause being included in routine NHS health checks for the first time.

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BREAKING NEWS: CQC chief executive steps down over maternity inquiry

By Liz Wells 23 October 2025

Sir Julian Hartley is stepping down as chief executive of the CQC with immediate effect due to his links with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which is the subject of an independent inquiry into...

NHS trusts trial digital app to help patients quit smoking

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

Patients admitted to selected acute and mental health NHS trusts in the North East and Yorkshire are being offered access to a digital app to help them quit smoking as part of a new pilot.

Electronic eye implant restores reading vision to blind eyes

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

A new electronic eye implant, which restores reading vision to blind eyes, has seen ‘remarkable results’ in a European clinical trial.

Socialising prescribing could reverse frailty in older people

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

Socialising could help to reverse frailty in older people, new research reveals.

Prevention has 'power to radically improve' Wales' health

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

More focus on prevention and public health is needed to improve people’s long-term health in Wales, according to Mental Health and Wellbeing Minister Sarah Murphy.

Royal Berkshire trust chief executive to step down

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

Steve McManus, the chief executive of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, is to step down in July after nearly a decade at the helm.