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Dorset Healthcare workers vote to strike in outsourcing row

By Liz Wells 25 September 2025

Health workers in Dorset have voted for strike action over plans that could see thousands of employees transferred out of the NHS.

TEMPORARY WORKERS

Agency nurses urged to help identify barriers that prevent them speaking up

By Liz Wells 24 September 2025

Agency nurses are being urged to get involved in an independent review to ensure nurses working on temporary assignments can speak up without fear, and that their views are listened to, respected a...

REGULATION

Trust apologises after 'racist and bullying behaviours' reported to CQC

By Lee Peart 24 September 2025

The interim boss of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Brendan Brown, has apologised after staff reported ‘racist and bullying behaviours’ to the CQC.

WORKFORCE

NHS falling behind private sector on mental health trials, research finds

By Lee Peart 23 September 2025

The NHS is losing ground to private companies on clinical research into mental health, a report has warned.

WORKFORCE

Health staff at Blackpool hospitals strike in pay row

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

Hundreds of healthcare workers employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust walked out this morning (22 September) in a row over unpaid wages.

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Cornish trust names new chief medical officer (designate)

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected Dr Colm Owens, consultant psychiatrist, as chief medical officer (designate).

PEOPLE MOVES

Midlands trust appoints new director of medical education

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has appointed Dr Nick Munyanyi as director of medical education.

RESIDENT DOCTORS

Deal ensures resident doctors will be paid fully for additional hours

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

Doctors in England are to be paid fully for work outside of their normal hours after the BMA's resident doctors committee (RDC) agreed sweeping contractual changes with NHS Employers and the DHSC.

PRIMARY CARE

GPs in England vote to enter into dispute with Government

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

The BMA GP committee in England (GPC England) has voted to go back into dispute with Government, Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England from 1 October 2025.

WORKFORCE