Articles by Liz Wells
App aims to get faster care to patients in cardiac arrest
By Liz Wells 11 July 2025
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service (IWAS) have partnered with the GoodSAM Responder app, to reduce the response time to cardiac arre...
Breakthrough in preventing chemotherapy-induced hair loss
By Liz Wells 11 July 2025
A promising and novel method to aid the scalp cooling process in the prevention of hair loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy has been revealed by new research.
Boost for GP practices to help people back to work
By Liz Wells 11 July 2025
A new pilot programme is to support people with health conditions back into employment and ease pressure on doctors.
Government to align with European specifications on high-risk IVD devices
By Liz Wells 10 July 2025
The Government has unveiled its intention to amend the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 for Great Britain to incorporate EU Common Specifications for high-risk in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices and...
Patients' experience of GPs 'improves significantly'
By Liz Wells 10 July 2025
Patients’ overall experience of primary care services has improved significantly since this year, new data reveals.
Change of leadership at UHSussex
By Liz Wells 10 July 2025
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust chief executive, Dr George Findlay, is to step down.
Kent trust set to make cleaners redundant as part of cost-saving plan
By Liz Wells 10 July 2025
Cleaners at the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) have been told 30 jobs are to go across the trusts two sites at Pembury and Maidstone.
Alder Hey welcomes Europe's first Tesla MRI scanner
By Liz Wells 09 July 2025
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital has become the first hospital in Europe to install a 3-Tesla MRI research scanner, which will provide faster, more detailed imaging and improve patient comfort.
Resident doctors in England reveal first strike dates
By Liz Wells 09 July 2025
Resident doctors in England are to strike from 7am on 25 July to 7am on 30 July.
Union accuses Leicestershire trust of introducing 'pay cut by stealth'
By Liz Wells 09 July 2025
Leicester hospitals have slashed free transport for staff, a move which GMB Union has branded 'a pay cut by stealth'.
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