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BREAKING NEWS: Resident doctors strike in Scotland averted

By Liz Wells 09 January 2026

Resident doctors in Scotland have called off proposed strike action as the BMA considers a revised pay and contract reform offer.

VISAS

Sharp decline in healthcare worker visa applications

By Liz Wells 09 January 2026

Applications for visas to come to the UK as a health and care worker fell sharply in 2025, new figures reveal.

FINANCE

Hospital trust to fall short of savings target despite job cuts

By Lee Peart 09 January 2026

University Hospital Southampton (UHS) has warned it will fall short of its savings target this financial year despite cutting hundreds of jobs.

WORKFORCE

Outsourced workers protest over pay and working conditions

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Cleaners, porters and ward hosts at Lewisham Hospital have been demonstrating on-site today (8 January) over pay and working conditions.

WORKFORCE

Imperial College Healthcare appoints trust-level chief executive

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Professor Julian Redhead has been appointed trust-level chief executive for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust from 1 April 2026.

WORKFORCE

Investigation finds corridor care 'best worst option'

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

Caring for hospital patients in temporary spaces is now seen as the ‘best worst’ option compared with the alternatives of leaving people at home, in ambulances or unseen in waiting rooms, an invest...

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Mortimer to become director general for people across DHSC and NHS England

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

DHSC has confirmed that Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers and deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, will join the DHSC executive team in February to become the permanent d...

WORKFORCE

Phlebotomists at East London trust win pay rise and backpay deal

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Phlebotomists working for East London's Homerton NHS Trust have been moved to a higher wage rate and given almost five years of back pay.

WORKFORCE

Neighbourhood shift could flounder without workforce investment, MPs say

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

MPs have warned the shift to neighbourhood health could founder without strengthening the workforce.

WORKFORCE

Nuffield Health recognised for commitment to high-quality care and patient safety

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

Nuffield Health’s 33 hospitals performing joint replacement surgery in England and Wales have been awarded their third consecutive highest Gold Quality Data Award by the National Joint Registry (NJ...