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Merseyside trust declares 'major' cyber security incident

By Liz Wells 26 November 2024

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has declared ‘a major' cyber security incident at Arrowe Park Hospital.

Ditch 'unfit for purpose pay body', say unions

By Liz Wells 26 November 2024

The government must bypass the independent panel that reviews NHS pay if the health service is to be fit for the future, say three of the UK’s largest health unions.

Start-up secures £500k investment for aqua rehabilitation technology

By Liz Wells 26 November 2024

A Bristol-based start-up, which is already working with several councils and trusts in the UK, has secured a £150,000 investment from British Design Fund to accelerate the development of its world-...

Mersey Care selects new research and innovation director

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Professor Dan Joyce has been selected as Mersey Care’s new director of research and innovation to spearhead the trust’s research agenda, innovative projects and collaborations.

Swansea Bay hospital staff to strike for two days in row over pay

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Hundreds of healthcare support workers at hospitals in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot are to strike for two days over pay.

Former NHS England director and NHS chief executive joins AI vendor

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Richard Samuel, former NHS England director and NHS chief executive, has joined conversational AI vendor to the healthcare sector EBO as director of healthcare strategy.

MHRA appoints new chair

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Professor Anthony Harnden, of Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and University of Oxford, has been appointed chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Thinktank - Unsung Britain

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

As the Government focuses on prevention to reduce pressures on the NHS a new study aims to examine the pattern of health changes among low-to-middle families over the past 35 years.

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Two in three NHS workers considered quitting in past six months, survey reveals

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Two thirds (66%) of NHS workers have considered leaving the NHS in the past six months, new research reveals.

NHS software roll-out helps trusts improve care

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

IT software designed to tackle waiting lists and reduce discharge delays has been rolled out across more than two thirds of the NHS.