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Unions call on government to improve 'inadequate' NHS pay rise

By Liz Wells 17 March 2026

The government must improve on its inadequate 3.3% pay rise for NHS staff by putting significant extra funding into long-delayed pay restructure talks or the workforce crisis will continue to grow,...

WORKFORCE

BMA staff vote for strike action

By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

Hundreds of staff employed by the BMA have voted for strike action.

NHS SCOTLAND

NHS Scotland chief executive to step down

By Liz Wells 16 March 2026

NHS Scotland chief executive Caroline Lamb is to step down after five years in the role.

WORKFORCE

Chair appointed to NHS Tayside board

By Liz Wells 13 March 2026

Tom Spink has been selected as chair of the NHS Tayside board.

WORKFORCE

St Andrew's Healthcare chief executive to step down

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Dr Vivienne McVey is retiring as chief executive of St Andrew’s Healthcare after three-and-a-half years.

WORKFORCE

Regulatory compliance case opened into St Andrew's Healthcare

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

The Charity Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case into St Andrew’s Healthcare.

WORKFORCE

Strikes begin at three Greater Manchester hospitals

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Staff working in critical care units at Salford Royal Hospital, Royal Oldham Hospital and Fairfield Hospital in Bury have walked out in a dispute about overtime payments.

WORKFORCE

Bristol hospital trusts set 1 July merger date

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW) have announced plans to merge on 1 July 2026.

WORKFORCE

Sussex trust selects chief nursing officer

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Mandy Stevens as its new chief nursing officer.

WORKFORCE

Attacks on NHS staff reach three-year high

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Almost one in seven NHS staff (14.47%) were physically attacked by a patient or the public last year, the highest rate for three years, new data reveals.