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BMA warns NHS England that its strike plans risk patient safety

By Liz Wells 22 July 2025

The BMA is warning NHS England that its change in approach to planning for this week’s resident doctors strikes will ‘risk patient safety’ for those seeking routine and emergency treatment.

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Airedale Hospital workers to vote on strike action

By Liz Wells 22 July 2025

Airedale Hospital workers will begin a strike vote on Friday (25 July).

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North Cumbria's chief to take interim leadership role at Humber trust

By Liz Wells 21 July 2025

North Cumbria Integrated Care (NCIC) NHS Foundation Trust’s chief executive, Lyn Simpson, is to take on a temporary role as acting chief executive of the Humber Health Partnership to help support i...

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Managers who commit serious misconduct to be banned from NHS

By Liz Wells 21 July 2025

NHS managers who commit serious misconduct, including silencing whistleblowers, will be banned from working in other senior health service roles, the government has confirmed.

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Creating a pipeline of talent

21 July 2025

Local NHS and college leaders have created a new way for young people to gain work experience in the health sector, writes Gary Wright, group deputy director of education and learning at University...

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Norfolk hospital achieves teaching status

By Liz Wells 18 July 2025

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has completed the quality assurance process to become a designated teaching hospital.

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Cheshire and Merseyside ICB chair to retire

By Liz Wells 18 July 2025

Raj Jain, chair of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, is to retire in October 2025.

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Striking East Lancashire NHS cleaners continue walkout over pay

By Liz Wells 18 July 2025

NHS cleaning staff in East Lancashire are walking out for a further day today (18 July) in a dispute over being ‘routinely underpaid’.

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Domestic applicants to nursing courses falls to new low

By Liz Wells 18 July 2025

The number of domestic applicants to nursing courses across the UK has fallen to a new low, new data reveals.

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Streeting and BMA hold 'constructive' talks

By Liz Wells 18 July 2025

The co-chairs of the BMA’s resident doctors committee have held 'constructive' talks with Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting in an attempt to avert strike action planned fo...