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MHRA and NICE receive £2m Wellcome funding for digital mental health tech

By Lee Peart 27 November 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have secured a £2m funding boost from Wellcome to improve safety and ...

REGULATION

Three people convicted for illegal online supply of medicines

By Lee Peart 26 November 2025

Three people have been convicted for their role in a multimillion-pound criminal network supplying controlled drugs and unauthorised medicines online.

REGULATION

Central Middlesex Hospital raised to good by CQC

By Lee Peart 26 November 2025

Central Middlesex Hospital has been raised to good overall by the CQC following an inspection of urgent and emergency care services at London North West University Healthcare (LNWH) NHS Trust.

SOFT DRINK LEVY

Soft drink levy extended to protect children and improve health

By Liz Wells 25 November 2025

The government has announced an extension of the soft drinks industry levy to more high-sugar drinks, including milk-based drinks.

FINANCE

Chancellor urged to tackle soaring cost of clinical negligence claims

By Lee Peart 24 November 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to tackle the soaring cost of clinical negligence claims in Wednesday’s Budget.

WELSH PARLIAMENT

Welsh Parliament puts health at the heart of decision-making

By Liz Wells 19 November 2025

Public bodies in Wales will be legally bound to consider the long-term health implications of their decisions under new regulations.

REGULATION

Red tape cut to get new treatments and technologies to patients faster

By Lee Peart 19 November 2025

NHS intellectual property guidance has been updated for the first time in 23 years in a bid to get new treatments and technologies to patients faster.

REGULATION

UKHSA issues Cold-Health Alert for northern England

By Lee Peart 18 November 2025

A Cold-Health Alert (CHA) has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for the Yorkshire & Humber, North West and North East regions of England.

REGULATION

CQC downgrades leadership at community healthcare services provider

By Lee Peart 17 November 2025

Leadership at community healthcare services provider Sirona care & health has been downgraded from good to requires improvement following an inspection by the CQC.

REGULATION

Mental health trust fined over £500k over patient death

By Lee Peart 17 November 2025

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has been fined more than £500,000 following the death of 22-year-old Alice Figueiredo at Goodmayes Hospital on 7 July 2015.

MATERNITY

Committee 'deeply concerned' over delay to maternity investigation

By Lee Peart 14 November 2025

The Health Committee has expressed deep concerns over reports the independent maternity and neonatal investigation led by Baroness Amos will not publish interim findings this year as previously exp...