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Trial slashes podiatry care waiting times

By Lee Peart 13 August 2025

A trial whereby a consultant podiatric surgeon has joined clinics run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s podiatrists has slashed waiting times, upskilled colleagues and improved patient outcomes.

TECHNOLOGY

Connectivity issues costing healthcare workers hundreds of hours a year

By Liz Wells 13 August 2025

Frontline healthcare staff lose an average of more than 122 hours annually, equivalent to 17 working days, due to outdated and unreliable digital infrastructure, new research reveals.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF GPS

Number of registrars qualifying to be GPs grows

By Liz Wells 13 August 2025

Approximately 47% more GPs have qualified in 2025 than in 2019, new data reveals.

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BREAKING NEWS: BMA 'agree not to strike for a month'

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

Resident doctors have agreed to hold off on more strikes for a month in a bid to seal a deal, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.

SERCO

Serco rows back on proposed pay frequency measures at Forth Valley Royal Hospital

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

Private contracting giant Serco has ‘rowed back’ on proposed measures to pay staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital monthly instead of weekly.

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BREAKING NEWS: Call for NAO investigation into £1bn NHS redundancies' 'black hole'

By Lee Peart 12 August 2025

The Liberal Democrats have written to National Audit Office boss Gareth Davies to call for an investigation into ICB moves to cut costs by 50%.

CRIME

Major study to tackle NHS fraud

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

A new national research project is set to tackle fraud in the NHS, which costs an estimated £1.3bn each year.

RCN

Emergency departments see 'abhorrent' rise in violence against staff

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

Punching, spitting and acid attack threats are just some of the behaviours staff in emergency departments are exposed to, new RCN analysis reveals.

BMA

Medical students 'juggle multiple jobs' to afford basic costs of qualifying

By Liz Wells 11 August 2025

Medical students are being driven further into poverty during their final year of training due to a shortfall in student loan support, a new survey reveals.

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