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Liz Wells

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Lincolnshire ICB introduces women's health app

By Liz Wells 10 March 2025

Lincolnshire ICB has made a new women’s health app available in the region.

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NHS needs to 'stop spending money on overseas companies that are not committed'

By Liz Wells 10 March 2025

The NHS is overspending on expensive foreign IT systems and should buy British instead, former health secretary Steve Barclay says.

Northern Ireland Ambulance Service selects interim chief executive

By Liz Wells 10 March 2025

Maxine Paterson has been appointed as interim chief executive of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS).

South Central Ambulance Service re-appoints chair

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

Professor Sir Keith Willett has been reappointed as chair of South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) for a second term.

Role of physician and anaesthetic associates challenged in largest review

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

There is little evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetists associates (AAs) in the UK, according to a new review, raising critical questions about t...

Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

Children in the most deprived areas of England will get access to a programme to help protect them from tooth decay, the government has announced.

NHS worker wins employment tribunal against trust for detrimental treatment

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

A worker at York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management, a subsidiary of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has won an employment tribunal after 'detrimental' treatment b...

Better alerts to make air quality part of everyday conversation

By Liz Wells 07 March 2025

At-risk groups will benefit from better access to information on air pollution following the Government’s Air Quality Information System (AQIS) review.

Link between housing conditions and respiratory health highlighted by new report

By Liz Wells 06 March 2025

The link between housing conditions and respiratory health is being highlighted by a new report.

Earlier cancer detection campaign focuses on head and neck cancers

By Liz Wells 06 March 2025

The latest phase of the Scottish Government’s ‘Be the Early Bird’ campaign focuses on head and neck cancer symptoms.