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Call for Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity inquiry

By Lee Peart 12 February 2026

MPs have called for an inquiry into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTH) to be led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden.

DIGITAL

National programme to improve access to HealthTech unveiled

By Liz Wells 12 February 2026

People across England and Wales are set to receive faster, fairer access to innovative HealthTech thanks to the new National HealthTech Access Programme (NHAP).

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NHS waiting list lowest in almost three years despite record demand

By Lee Peart 12 February 2026

The NHS waiting list fell to its lowest level in almost three years in December, according to NHSE data.

WHITEHALL

Universal credit health element cut to come into force

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

Legislation, including an almost 50% cut in the health element of universal credit, has been laid before Parliament.

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Surgery budget cap sees pause in private hospital treatments

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

An NHS cap on surgery budgets has resulted in a pause of some treatments in private hospitals.

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NHSE publishes urgent and emergency care guidance

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

New guidance on improving urgent and emergency care pathways has been published by NHSE.

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'I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson,' says Streeting

By Lee Peart 10 February 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said he was ‘never a close friend of Peter Mandelson’.

CANCER

Coalition calls for whole pathway cancer care

By Lee Peart 09 February 2026

A coalition of clinicians, patients, charities, employers, insurers and health technology leaders has called for a whole pathway approach to cancer care.

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