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PEOPLE MOVES

Wales appoints new deputy chief medical officer

By Liz Wells 07 July 2025

Dr James Calvert has been appointed the new deputy chief medical officer for Wales.

WORKFORCE

MPs blast 'slow and ineffective' response to migrant worker exploitation

By Lee Peart 04 July 2025

The response to tackling worker exploitation following Government visa changes has been ‘slow and effective’, MPs have found.

WORKFORCE

RCOT appoints Gary Waltham as chief executive

By Lee Peart 04 July 2025

Gary Waltham has been appointed chief executive of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).

PRIMARY CARE

10-Year Health Plan to prioritise UK doctors

By Lee Peart 01 July 2025

The recruitment of UK trained doctors is to be prioritised as the Government targets a self-sufficient NHS workforce by 2035.

WORKFORCE

Andrew Curry, client engagement director for health and social care, Matrix Workforce Management Solutions, says extra funding in the Spending Review is welcome but this must be a redesign moment f...

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES

RCM ballots members on industrial action over on call arrangements

By Liz Wells 27 June 2025

Midwives in South Tyneside and Sunderland are being balloted on industrial action over proposals for on call arrangements that would see them being ‘on call’ on their days off.

THE NORTHERN TRUST

Northern Ireland trust board approves body-worn cameras pilot

By Liz Wells 27 June 2025

Healthcare staff at Antrim Area Hospital are to trial the use of body-worn cameras within the hospital’s Emergency Department.

MENTAL HEALTH

DHSC boosts mental health services by recruiting thousands of extra staff

By Liz Wells 27 June 2025

More than 6,700 extra mental health workers have been recruited since July, new data shows.

WORKFORCE

Pilot aims to encourage people onto NHS career ladder

By Liz Wells 26 June 2025

People who historically face barriers into employment will be among those supported onto the NHS career ladder, health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has announced.

NHS ENGLAND