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Coventry University gets go-ahead to increase healthcare apprenticeships

By Liz Wells 14 November 2024

Coventry University is to increase the number of its degree apprenticeships in health and care after being awarded £782,900 in funding.

WORKFORCE

Flavell to leave Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

By Liz Wells 14 November 2024

Hayley Flavell, executive director of nursing at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, is leaving the trust at the end of November.

BMA SCOTLAND

Midlands trust reverses plan to cut overtime rates

By Liz Wells 14 November 2024

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has agreed to lift the changes it made to pre-existing pay rates for doctors who do extra work, above and beyond their contracted working week.

WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Merseyside trusts appoint joint chair and chief executive

By Liz Wells 13 November 2024

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) have appointed Sir David Henshaw as joint chair and Janelle Holmes a...

BMA

BMA launches formal dispute over overtime pay

By Lee Peart 08 November 2024

Doctors have entered a formal dispute with University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust over overtime pay rates.

NHS PROVIDERS

Professor Sir Terence Stephenson appointed NHS Providers chair

By Lee Peart 08 November 2024

Professor Sir Terence Stephenson has been the next chair of NHS Providers.

MIDWIFERY

Trust suspends homebirth services due to capacity issues

By Lee Peart 07 November 2024

Homebirth services have been temporarily suspended by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust due to ‘capacity issues’.

WORKFORCE

Barnsley Council and South Yorkshire ICB appoint Calvin-Thomas

By Liz Wells 07 November 2024

Barnsley Council and NHS South Yorkshire ICB have appointed Katy Calvin-Thomas as executive director for place health and adult social care.

WORKFORCE

Local health board director to retire after 42 years' service

By Liz Wells 07 November 2024

Nicky Poulain, a long-serving director at Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB, has announced her retirement.

ICB

Trust pledges 'to do things differently' after investigation finds 'blame culture'

By Lee Peart 07 November 2024

An NHS trust has pledged ‘to do things differently’ and ‘deliver improvements’ after an investigation found a ‘blame culture’ and ‘tolerance of poor behaviours’.