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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Reablement workers to strike over outsourcing plans
By Lee Peart 11 August 2026
Reablement workers in Gloucestershire have voted for two weeks of strike action over plans to outsource their roles to a private company from 17 August.
The NHS Alliance appoints Ralph Coulbeck as ICB network director
By Lee Peart 11 August 2026
The NHS Alliance has appointed Ralph Coulbeck as its new ICB Network director.
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