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BREAKING NEWS: Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity inquiry

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has appointed Donna Ockenden as the chair of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals maternity inquiry.

ESTATES

Preparation work begins for Watford General Hospital build

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Preparation work has begun for the construction of Watford General Hospital.

WORKFORCE

Nottingham CityCare appoints new chair

By Liz Wells 10 March 2026

Nottingham CityCare Partnership has appointed Vicky Bailey as its new chair.

DENTISTS

Government to bolster dental workforce by thousands

By Liz Wells 10 March 2026

The Government plans to increase the number of dentists by boosting places on two professional registration exams.

REGULATION

Over 10,000 calls made to Martha's Rule helplines

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Over 10,000 calls have been made to Martha’s Rule helplines in the first 16 months of the scheme.

COMMUNITY

Number of people contacting GP online soars

By Liz Wells 10 March 2026

GPs in the North West have seen a sharp rise in people accessing their support via online forms, new data reveals.

REGULATION

'Unacceptable issues' lead to removal of 287 hospital patients

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

‘Unacceptable issues’ have resulted in the decision to find alternative placements for 287 patients at St Andrew’s mental health hospital in Northampton.

ESTATES

Diagnostic centre welcomes first patients

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Southend’s new community diagnostic centre (CDC) has welcomed its first patients.

REGULATION

Acute trust ranks top in region in patient-led assessment

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Mid Cheshire Hospitals has ranked as the top-performing acute trust in the North West for privacy, dignity and wellbeing in the Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) 2025 results.

SOCIAL CARE

Funding, accountability and workforce key to National Care Service

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

A National Care Service can only succeed if the Government confronts funding, accountability and workforce pressures, a report has warned.

PREVENTION

BREAKING NEWS: Health leaders brief London Assembly on measles outbreak response

By Lee Peart 09 March 2026

Health leaders from the NHS, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and local councils today briefed the London Assembly on how their response to a current measles outbreak in north London.