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Documentary explores highs and lows of major trauma centre

By Lee Peart 18 August 2026

The intensity, challenges and outcomes of working in a major trauma centre are the focus of a six-part BBC2 documentary which begins tonight.

DIGITAL

Expansion of robotic surgery training programme announced

By Lee Peart 18 August 2026

The Shelford Group is expanding its Surgical Training in Advanced Robotic Technology (START) programme into the South East of England.

WORKFORCE

Union condemns hospital plan to cut managers' salaries

By Lee Peart 17 August 2026

The Managers in Partnership (MiP) union has condemned a hospital consultation to cut the salaries of managers at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

REGULATION

Surgeon suspended over sexual misconduct claims

By Lee Peart 17 August 2026

Mohammed Asif, a consultant lung specialist at the Golden Jubilee hospital in Clydebank, has been suspended over sexual misconduct allegations.

WORKFORCE

Hospitals breaching NHS maximum temperature limits

By Lee Peart 17 August 2026

All but one of 33 surveyed NHS trusts have breached NHS maximum temperature limits this summer, according to Lib Dem survey findings.

WORKFORCE

Consultants sign no confidence letter in group leadership

By Lee Peart 17 August 2026

A no-confident letter in the leadership of Humber Health Partnership has been signed by over three-quarters if consultants at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.

WORKFORCE

Jonathan Webb appointed NHS West Yorkshire ICB chief executive

By Lee Peart 17 August 2026

Jonathan Webb has been appointed chief executive of NHS West Yorkshire ICB.

WORKFORCE

Over a quarter of NHS staff spend a day a week on admin, survey finds

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Over a quarter of staff spend more than 10 hours a week on admin, according to YouGov research commissioned by corporate services provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS).

WORKFORCE

Staffing shortages force temporary UTC and MIU closures

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Six urgent treatment centres (UTCs) and a minor injuries unit (MIU) run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are being frequently closed at short notice because of staffing shortages.

WORKFORCE

Nurses collapsing on shift amid record summer temperatures, says RCN

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Nurses are collapsing on shift and patients are ‘suffering’ in facilities ‘not fit for humans’, the RCN has warned.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

North Devon Council to stage 'special meeting' amid maternity unit closure concerns

13 August 2026

North Devon Council is to stage a ‘special meeting’ next week amid concerns around the temporary closure ‘with little notice’ of the area’s maternity unit.