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Study to shed light on youth vaping

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

A £62m research project is to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent health.

Gloucestershire ICB unveils new chief executive

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

NHS Gloucestershire ICB has appointed Sarah Truelove as its new chief executive.

NHS England data reveals record breast screening level

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

A record number of women are up to date with their breast screening, yet almost a third of invitees did not attend last year, according to NHS figures.

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Public sector pay up by 5% in Scotland since 2019

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

Scottish Government and councils have agreed pay rises for staff in the NHS, schools and other parts of the devolved public sector over the past few years that are bigger than those awarded elsewhe...

Collective action needed to meet enduring NHS workforce challenge

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

The NHS is still experiencing challenges with recruitment and retention, and a reliance on expensive agency staff to plug gaps in the workforce, a new report shows.

BREAKING NEWS: Elkeles to become NHS Providers chief executive

By Liz Wells 17 February 2025

NHS Providers has appointed Daniel Elkeles as its next chief executive.

Head of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB to retire

By Liz Wells 17 February 2025

Caroline Trevithick, chief executive of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB, is to retire.

NHS North West launches campaign to raise awareness of AAA screening programme

By Liz Wells 17 February 2025

The NHS in the North West has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme and encourage eligible people to come forward for screening when ...

NHS launches first breast screening campaign

By Liz Wells 17 February 2025

The NHS in England has launched its first awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of breast screening and encourage more women to make the most of regular mammograms.

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust goes live with new photo app

By Liz Wells 14 February 2025

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has gone live with a bespoke mobile clinical photo capture and sharing application.