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REGULATORS

Maternity services again rated inadequate following 'minimal improvements'

By Lee Peart 26 January 2026

Maternity services at Bedford Hospital and Luton and Dunstable Hospital have again been rated inadequate by the CQC.

REGULATION

Trust accepts 'causal connection' between infections and water system

By Lee Peart 23 January 2026

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has accepted there was a ‘causal connection’ between the infection of some patients with issues with its water system.

PREVENTION

Wood-burning stoves could carry health warnings under Government plans

By Liz Wells 23 January 2026

New wood-burning stoves will have stricter limits on smoke emissions and would have to be sold with health warnings under proposed government rules.

REGULATION

London imaging centre rated good by CQC

By Lee Peart 22 January 2026

Queen Square Imaging Centre in London has been rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission following its most recent inspection.

REGULATION

Laws to speed up fitness to practise cases and rename PAs due this year

By Liz Wells 22 January 2026

Legislation to speed up fitness to practise cases, remove the GMC's right to appeal and change the name of PAs will be passed later this year, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Com...

REGULATION

Trust fined £40k for failing to manage hand-arm vibration risks

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £40,000 for failing to manage hand-arm vibration risks.

REGULATION

'No link between paracetamol and autism during pregnancy', say researchers

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children.

REGULATION

Trust asked to review performance against cancer waiting time targets

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has been asked to review its performance against national cancer waiting time targets following an investigation into the death of a 67-year-old woman.

REGULATION

Leaders lacked 'shared vision' to drive forward change, CQC finds

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Leaders at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust lacked 'a shared vision or strategy to consistently drive forward effective change’, the CQC has found.

CLINICAL TRIALS

UK ramps up efforts to become a global first choice for clinical trials

By Liz Wells 13 January 2026

The UK is ramping up efforts to become a global first choice for clinical trials, as new figures show a sharp rise in activity in 2025, with further changes set to help companies get studies up and...