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BREAKING NEWS: NHS chief to stand down

By Liz Wells 25 February 2025

Amanda Pritchard is to stand down as chief executive at the end of this financial year.

Commitment to our community

By Liz Wells 24 February 2025

Deputy chief people officer, Sarah Margetts, shares how North Bristol Trust’s Commitment to Our Community programme drives innovative recruitment and retention

Missing parts

By Liz Wells 24 February 2025

The Health Foundation’s latest event examined the AI discussion in healthcare

Supporting ICS leadership

By Liz Wells 24 February 2025

In turbulent times, we must invest in ICS leadership, writes Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation

NHS trust group joins European network for responsible use of AI in healthcare

By Liz Wells 21 February 2025

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Trust Group has become the first in England to join European TRAIN – the Trustworthy and Responsible...

Hampshire trust cuts waiting list for cataract surgeries with AI

By Liz Wells 21 February 2025

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight has reduced average waiting times for low complexity cataract surgery from 35 weeks to 10 weeks or less thanks to an AI telephone assistant.

Government asks ICBs to offer 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments

By Liz Wells 21 February 2025

NHS England has written to ICBs across the country, directing each to provide thousands of urgent appointments over the next year.

Widening gulf in job satisfaction between youngest and oldest NHS staff

By Liz Wells 20 February 2025

Early careers clinical staff in the NHS have become more stressed and unhappy over the past decade, with over half of young workers now made ill through workplace stress, new analysis reveals.

NHS offers 'new hope' for children with severe epilepsy

By Liz Wells 20 February 2025

Hundreds of children with severe epilepsy will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking new treatment on the NHS that could significantly reduce their seizures.

Nursing staff to wear cameras in boost to safety

By Liz Wells 20 February 2025

The Royal Free London (RFL) introduced body worn cameras for senior nurses in certain areas of the trust to help staff remain safe during incidents of violence and aggression.