Articles by Liz Wells
Manchester mental health workers to strike over unsafe staffing
By Liz Wells 16 October 2024
Mental health staff in Manchester have begun a 24-hour strike in a dispute over unsafe staffing levels.
Hertfordshire healthcare support workers vote to strike over pay
By Liz Wells 16 October 2024
Hundreds of healthcare workers in Hertfordshire have ‘overwhelmingly’ backed strikes in a row over pay, according to union Unison.
Obesity Health Alliance calls for urgent review of obesity services in England
By Liz Wells 16 October 2024
More than 200 NHS healthcare professionals have written to the Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting for the launch of the Obesity Health Alliance’s “Treatment of Overweight and Obesity Po...
Government launches crackdown on NHS waste
By Liz Wells 16 October 2024
The government is launching a crackdown on waste in the NHS to save millions of pounds a year, helping to divert more resources to frontline care.
Institute for Neurological Sciences performs UK first operation using mixed reality technology
By Liz Wells 16 October 2024
The Institute for Neurological Sciences, in Glasgow, has performed the first operation in the UK that uses Mixed Reality (MR) technology to allow the surgeon to ‘see inside’ a patient’s body during...
NHS launches anonymous sexual misconduct reporting for staff
By Liz Wells 16 October 2024
NHS staff will be able to anonymously report incidents of sexual misconduct at work thanks to a new framework issued to local hospitals.
Liberal Democrats highlight the crisis in the NHS
By Liz Wells 16 October 2024
A quarter (27%) of working adults in the UK say they have been unable to work in the past 12 months because they were waiting for a GP (19%) or NHS dentist appointment (12%), a new poll reveals.
Basildon Hospital pharmacy robots speed up medicines for patients
By Liz Wells 15 October 2024
Basildon Hospital has installed two robots in its pharmacy store, replacing the old system that had been in place for more than a decade.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust adds to board
By Liz Wells 15 October 2024
Two experienced NHS leaders have been appointed to the board of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
Digital transformation hampered by budgets, NHS pressures and poor IT infrastructure
By Liz Wells 15 October 2024
NHS trusts are being held back from further and faster digital transformation of services by limited budgets, day-to-day pressures and inadequate IT infrastructure, a new survey by NHS Providers re...
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