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Strikes begin at three Greater Manchester hospitals

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Staff working in critical care units at Salford Royal Hospital, Royal Oldham Hospital and Fairfield Hospital in Bury have walked out in a dispute about overtime payments.

WORKFORCE

Bristol hospital trusts set 1 July merger date

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW) have announced plans to merge on 1 July 2026.

WORKFORCE

Sussex trust selects chief nursing officer

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Mandy Stevens as its new chief nursing officer.

WORKFORCE

Attacks on NHS staff reach three-year high

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Almost one in seven NHS staff (14.47%) were physically attacked by a patient or the public last year, the highest rate for three years, new data reveals.

PREVENTION

One in three parents wrongly believe children always need ear infection antibiotics

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

Over a third (36%) of parents surveyed incorrectly assumed children always need antibiotics for ear infections, according to new research from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

DHSC

Waiting list drops again despite record winter

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

The NHS waiting list fell again in January despite record winter demand.

NHS England endorses NHS SBS framework agreements

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has secured NHS England endorsements for two framework agreements.

REGULATION

Coroner finds admin error led to worse care

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

A coroner has found a mistake on a form led to worse care for an 88-year-old woman who later died.

SOCIAL CARE

Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care

By Paul Marinko 11 March 2026

Baroness Louise Casey has been urged to look at local authority trading companies (LATCo) providing an ‘antidote’ to billions of pounds being drained from social care.

DIGITAL

Over 3,100 families take part in early genetic testing study

By Lee Peart 11 March 2026

Bristol NHS Group has helped over 3,100 families to take part in a national project to detect rare but treatable genetic conditions at birth.

INTEGRATED CARE

Trust wins community health services contract

By Lee Peart 11 March 2026

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has awarded the contract for community health services in West Lancashire to NHS Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.