Streeting vows to review maternity inquiry chair appointment

Streeting vows to review maternity inquiry chair appointment

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has pledged to review his decision not to appoint Donna Ockenden to lead the maternity inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

New guidance on neighbourhood health to come 'shortly'

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

New guidance on neighbourhood health is to be provided by the Government shortly, it has been revealed.

Details of new GP contract revealed

By Liz Wells 24 February 2026

Patients across the country will see better access to GP appointments and services thanks to a new GP contract, backed by a £485m uplift in government investment, a real-terms increase in GP fundin...

Streeting praises trust staff for cutting waiting lists

By Lee Peart 18 February 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has praised staff at a specialist surgery unit for cutting waiting lists in Trafford and Manchester.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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’.

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frederica-diamanta

RECRUITER: Suffolk County Council

Public Health Programme Officer

£39,526 - £43,613 per annum

Maidenhead, Berkshire£39,526 - £43,613 per annum

RECRUITER: The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Executive Director of Children’s Services

£133,089 to £146,186

Derbyshire£133,089 to £146,186

RECRUITER: Derbyshire County Council

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