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ESTATES

Build begins on National Institute for Sport and Health

By Lee Peart 12 February 2026

Construction of a National Institute for Sport and Health (NISH) has begun in Swansea.

PREVENTION

Doctors warn regulation around ultra processed foods failing to protect public health

By Liz Wells 12 February 2026

The UK’s current approach to regulating, producing, marketing, and distributing food is failing to protect public health, a new report highlights.

ESTATES

Elective care hub to help reduce waiting times

By Lee Peart 12 February 2026

A £32m elective care hub at Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, has been given the go-ahead by NHS England.

ESTATES

Cancer centre will 'propel hospital from Victorian age into modern area'

By Lee Peart 12 February 2026

A £250m cancer centre will propel Royal Sussex County Hospital ‘from the Victorian age into the modern era’, according to University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

WORKFORCE

All NHS staff need new deal, says Mackey

By Liz Wells 12 February 2026

The health service needs a ‘reset’ of its deal with all of its staff, according to chief executive of NHS England Sir Jim Mackey.

MATERNITY

Dozens of baby deaths could have been avoided, investigation finds

By Lee Peart 12 February 2026

An investigation into maternity care at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UH Sussex) has found at least 55 baby deaths between 2019 and 2023 could have been avoided.

WORKFORCE

South Yorkshire hospitals to invest over £500k a year to strengthen nursing workforce

By Liz Wells 12 February 2026

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has set out plans to increase the number of registered nurses on adult inpatient wards, in line with national best practice.

ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Berkshire trust names in-coming chief executive

By Liz Wells 12 February 2026

James Blythe, interim group chief executive at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group, is to become the new chief executive at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

MATERNITY

Call for Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity inquiry

By Lee Peart 12 February 2026

MPs have called for an inquiry into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTH) to be led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden.

DIGITAL

National programme to improve access to HealthTech unveiled

By Liz Wells 12 February 2026

People across England and Wales are set to receive faster, fairer access to innovative HealthTech thanks to the new National HealthTech Access Programme (NHAP).

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