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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.

DHSC

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.

DHSC

DHSC unveils job boost for newly-qualified nurses and midwives

By Liz Wells 11 August 2025

DHSC has unveiled plans to ensure there are enough jobs for every newly-qualified nurse and midwife in England.

WORKFORCE

Observatory commissions review into NHS Ethnicity Pay Gap

By Liz Wells 08 August 2025

An independent review into ethnicity pay gaps in the NHS in England has been announced by the NHS Race and Health Observatory.

WORKFORCE

Government faces calls to stop plan to ban agency staff

By Liz Wells 07 August 2025

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is calling on the government to stop its plan to ban flexible agency staff from working for the NHS.

SOUTH TYNESIDE AND SUNDERLAND NHS TRUST

On-call rota proposals paused after RCM ballot result

By Liz Wells 07 August 2025

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust has paused plans to implement an acute on-call rota for midwives.

RESIDENT DOCTORS

Trust welcomes new resident doctors

By Liz Wells 07 August 2025

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, has welcomed 167 new resident doctors.