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Ban 'high-harm' cosmetic procedures, WEC warns

By Liz Wells 18 February 2026

‘High-harm’ cosmetic procedures, such as the liquid Brazilian butt lift (BBL), should be banned immediately without further consultation, a new report by the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) ha...

PHARMACIES

Pharmacies warn of service cuts within weeks without urgent funding action

By Liz Wells 18 February 2026

Thousands of pharmacies in England have written to the health secretary Wes Streeting to warn that they are being faced with ‘agonising decisions about what services to cut to their patients to kee...

WORKFORCE

Two people sentenced in connection with misuse of hospital data

By Liz Wells 18 February 2026

Two people have been sentenced in connection with data breaches at Kettering General Hospital.

WORKFORCE

Ten healthcare workers arrested in police investigation into serious allegations

By Liz Wells 18 February 2026

Ten staff members at St Andrew's Hospital, Northampton, have been arrested and bailed on charges, including wilful neglect and ill treatment.

DHSC

Streeting praises trust staff for cutting waiting lists

By Lee Peart 18 February 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has praised staff at a specialist surgery unit for cutting waiting lists in Trafford and Manchester.

COMMUNITY

Minimum income guarantee for disabled adults to rise 7%

By Lee Peart 18 February 2026

The amount that working age adults must keep after paying for home care will rise by 7% from April 2026.

NHS COUNTER FRAUD AUTHORITY

Suspended sentences for paramedic and recruiter who defrauded £60k from NHS

By Liz Wells 18 February 2026

A former NHS locum paramedic and a recruitment consultant have received suspended sentences after defrauding the NHS out of more than £60,000, following an NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) inve...

ESTATES

Project manager appointed for £250m Sussex Cancer Centre

By Lee Peart 18 February 2026

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSussex) has appointed McBains to provide project management and cost management services for delivery of its regional Centre of Excellence for ca...

INTEGRATED CARE

Health and social care integration plans receive £7.1m boost

By Lee Peart 18 February 2026

Plans for health and social care integration in Powys, mid-Wales have received a £7.1m funding boost.

MENTAL HEALTH

Campaign puts spotlight on underplayed mental health conditions

By Lee Peart 18 February 2026

A six-week campaign is putting the spotlight on six often mistaken or underplayed conditions which can be treated by NHS Talking Therapies.

COMMUNITY

Children in deprived areas three times more likely to have tooth extraction

By Lee Peart 17 February 2026

Children in deprived areas are three more times more likely to have decay related tooth extraction compared with those in the most affluent areas, new figures have revealed.