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WORKFORCE

Member reappointed to Western Isles NHS board

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

Professor Annetta Smith has been reappointed as a member of the Western Isles NHS board.

WORKFORCE

Warning of fraudulent social media weight loss videos

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Fraudulent videos claiming clinicians have endorsed weight loss patches have been posted on social media.

CORRIDOR CARE

Nursing staff speak out on corridor care

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

The RCN has reiterated its call for urgent, fully funded action plans to eradicate corridor care, saying the practice must end urgently, as collapsing care standards are ‘devastating morale’.

WORKFORCE

Inequalities in education and training revealed by GMC

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Inequalities in education and training have been revealed in a new report by the GMC.

WORKFORCE

NHS Lanarkshire appoints leader for research and innovation work

By Liz Wells 14 January 2026

NHS Lanarkshire has selected Professor W Gordon Mackay as its new director of research, innovation and academic partnerships.

WORKFORCE

Our Health Heroes celebrates a decade of achievement with special new award

By Lee Peart 14 January 2026

Our Health Heroes, organised by Skills for Health, is the UK’s awards programme dedicated to the wider healthcare workforce.

WORKFORCE

UK medical graduates to be prioritised for training places

By Liz Wells 14 January 2026

Medical graduates from the UK and Ireland will be prioritised for training places under new legislation introduced by the Government.

HEALTH DATA RESEARCH SERVICE

Healthcare innovator joins Health Data Research Service

By Liz Wells 13 January 2026

Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed as chief executive of the new Health Data Research Service (HDRS) to accelerate medical breakthroughs.

MATERNITY

Royal College of Midwives backs whole-system approach to maternity safety

By Lee Peart 13 January 2026

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a new Maternity Care Bundle published by NHS England, aimed at improving maternity safety, reducing maternal deaths and serious illness, and tacklin...

BEDFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Bedfordshire Hospitals extends timeline for selecting new chair

By Liz Wells 12 January 2026

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed non‑executive director, David Harrison, as interim chair from April 2026 until a new chair is recruited.