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AIREDALE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Airedale hospital workers set to strike

By Liz Wells 18 August 2025

Airedale hospital workers have voted to strike over the trust's 'two-tier workforce' structure.

PAY DEALS

Nottingham NHS staff win pay deal and backdated wages

By Liz Wells 18 August 2025

Healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have secured back pay of up to £2,500 and a permanent wage rise.

UNITED MEDICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS

Union loses bid for temporary block on medical associate changes

By Liz Wells 18 August 2025

The legal team representing physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) failed to secure injunctive relief against the implementation of the recommendations of the Leng Review.

WORKFORCE

NHS Ayrshire & Arran chief executive stepping down

By Liz Wells 15 August 2025

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has confirmed that its chief executive, Claire Burden, will be stepping down from her position to take time out and pursue further academic study.

PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES

Leng Review injunction case heads to court

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

The legal team representing physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in their bid for an injunction against NHS England to halt Leng Review changes will be in court tomorrow (15 ...

CONSULTANTS

Northern Ireland consultants open fresh pay dispute with Government

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

Northern Ireland consultants are in formal dispute with the government over yet ‘another impasse on pay’.

NURSING

Male A-level students encouraged to consider a career in nursing

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

The NHS’s Chief Nursing Officer for England, Duncan Burton, is encouraging male students getting their A-level exam results today not to be put off by outdated stereotypes about the profession.

WORKFORCE

Strike on the cards at Dorset hospitals in outsourcing dispute

By Liz Wells 13 August 2025

Healthcare staff at three NHS trusts in Dorset say they want to vote for strike action in a row over plans to move 1,700 staff from the NHS to an external company.

WORKFORCE

Job dissatisfaction and burnout driving GP exodus

By Lee Peart 13 August 2025

Job dissatisfaction and burnout are likely factors in GP plans to leave their posts within the next five years, research suggests.

WORKFORCE

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.