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EXCLUSIVE: Fair Pay Agreement 'too long to wait', says union boss

By Heather Jameson 05 November 2025

Government’s plans for a Fair Pay Agreement for social care workers are ‘too long to wait’, Unison general secretary Christina McAnae has said.

MHRA

MHRA appoints first chief medical and scientific officer

By Liz Wells 04 November 2025

Professor Jacob George has been appointed as the first chief medical and scientific officer for the MHRA, a role that will drive scientific excellence and shape the future of regulation.

INTEGRATED CARE

Spotlight shone on integrated working

By Lee Peart 04 November 2025

Advisory body on the integrated working agenda, Skills for Care, is highlighting the importance of integrated working across health and care services in November and December.

WORKFORCE

Unregistered sonographers 'pose a danger' to mothers and unborn babies

By Liz Wells 04 November 2025

Healthy foetuses are being misdiagnosed as dead or malformed, and pregnant women are facing life-endangering situations, because high-street baby-scan clinics are offering ultrasound scans conducte...

SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

SLaM chief to retire

By Liz Wells 04 November 2025

David Bradley, chief executive of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) is to retire after more than four decades of service in the NHS.

WORKFORCE

Trust opens £25.8m undergraduate medical facility

By Lee Peart 03 November 2025

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has opened an undergraduate medical building following a £25.8m investment from retirement specialist Just Group.

REGULATION

Requires improvement rating a 'catalyst for change', says trust

By Lee Peart 03 November 2025

St George’s University Hospital Trust has said a requires improvement CQC rating had been a ‘catalyst for change’ after the regulator found evidence of a ‘blame culture’.

PAY REVIEW BODY

Unions slam government's suggested pay rise for healthcare professionals in 2026

By Liz Wells 31 October 2025

Trade unions representing healthcare professionals have reacted angrily to the government's submission to the NHS Pay Review Body for 2026/27.

THE NUFFIELD TRUST

State of district nursing workforce a 'reality check' Government's NHS reforms

By Liz Wells 31 October 2025

Government plans to move more NHS care into the community won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the ‘dire state’ of district nursing, with an estimated one in four district nurses h...

WORKFORCE