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Chancellor urged to provide 'hope' for patients and NHS staff in budget

By Liz Wells 24 November 2025

This week’s Budget must ‘give hope’ that the NHS can be turned around and deliver new investment in nursing to transform care of patients, the RCN says.

WORKFORCE

Workforce crisis revealed with 'total service collapse' in some areas

By Lee Peart 24 November 2025

The paediatric and perinatal pathology (PPP) workforce is in ‘crisis’ with a ‘total service collapse’ in some areas, according to The Royal College of Pathologists.

WORKFORCE

NHS maintained almost all care for patients during doctors' strike

By Liz Wells 24 November 2025

The NHS managed to keep more than 95% of planned elective activity going ahead during recent strike action by resident doctors, surpassing the 93% protected during action in July, new data reveals.

WORKFORCE

Fit for the future: Reforming the NHS workforce

24 November 2025

This is a critical period for the NHS and the workforce plan must serve to engage and motivate what is a vast and dispersed staff base, write Jog Hundle and Rebecca Pallot, employment partners at U...

RECRUITMENT

Nursing cadets explore future healthcare careers

By Liz Wells 24 November 2025

The King’s Nursing Cadet Programme runs at selected locations across the UK

BMJ GROUP

Thousands of NHS doctors trapped in 'insecure gig economy' contracts

By Liz Wells 21 November 2025

Thousands of locally employed doctors (LEDs) – many of them international graduates and from ethnic minority backgrounds – are trapped on insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career p...

GMC

UK health services risk 'huge holes' if internationally qualified doctors quit

By Liz Wells 21 November 2025

UK health services could be left with ‘huge holes’ if a trend for internationally qualified doctors to leave the workforce gathers pace, a new report reveals.

WORKFORCE

Kent trusts to form county's first hospital group

By Lee Peart 21 November 2025

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Medway NHS Foundation Trust are forming Kent’s first hospital group.

RESIDENT DOCTORS

BMA urges Streeting to 'put aside hostile rhetoric' and secure future jobs and pay

By Liz Wells 20 November 2025

The BMA is calling on health secretary Wes Streeting to put aside ‘hostile rhetoric’ and sit down with the union to secure future jobs and pay.

PAY DEALS

Over 500 workers at St Helier and Epsom hospitals secure pay and conditions deal

By Liz Wells 20 November 2025

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has offered more than 500 cleaners, caterers, porters and patient transport workers a new pay and conditions deal.

WORKFORCE