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Dave Harris appointed NHS Orkney chief executive

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

Current director of people and culture, Dave Harris, will become chief executive of NHS Orkney when interim chief executive, James Goodyear, leaves the organisation later this year.

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King's College Hospital offers digital surgery prehab

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has begun providing digital prehabilitation services for patients waiting for knee and hip replacement surgery at Orpington Hospital, with the goal of i...

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REC appoints Bev White as chair

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

Bev White has been selected as chair-designate of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).

Platform offers easier access to data to improve patient care

10 June 2026

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is launching the MDClone Ask, Discover, Act, Measure and Share (ADAMS) platform in July, giving clinicians and approved teams easier access to data ...

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NHS workforce facing a 'crisis of morale'

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

Sir Ciarán Devane, the new chief executive of The NHS Alliance, has warned the NHS workforce is facing a ‘crisis morale’.

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Men with early prostate cancer to be offered precision radiotherapy

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

A high-powered ‘precision’ radiotherapy known as SABR (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy) is to be offered to eligible men with early prostate cancer for the first time by the NHS.

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Trust chief executive announces retirement

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) chief executive, Richard Parker, has announced his retirement.

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Deaths related to long ED waits surge almost tenfold

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Deaths associated with long ED waits have surge almost tenfold over the last decade, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM).

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Trust reveals thousands of records were stolen during cyber attack

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Over 2,000 patient records were stolen in a cyber attack on Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in 2024, it has been revealed.

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Clinicians 'unfairly exposed' to costly AI negligence claims

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

The widening gap between regulation and rapid adoption of AI in healthcare leaves clinicians ‘unfairly exposed’ to costly negligence claims, according to the Medical Protection Society (MPS).

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Research funding to help tackle maternity care inequalities

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Newcastle and Birmingham universities have received £50m in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding for a new research programme.