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HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

West Wales health board selects executive medical director

By Liz Wells 29 May 2025

Hywel Dda University Health Board has appointed Mark Henwood as its new executive medical director.

REGULATION

Sunak accused of blocking isolation support during Covid

By Lee Peart 29 May 2025

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak has been accused of blocking isolation support for the disadvantaged during Covid as a ‘point of principle’.

TECHNOLOGY

AI model generates personalised heart animations for better diagnosis

By Liz Wells 28 May 2025

Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a generative AI model that creates realistic and personalised animations of human hearts to help identify abnormalities.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Protest against union busting postponed

By Liz Wells 28 May 2025

A demonstration by Unite members at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, due to be held tomorrow (29 May) against ‘union busting’, has been postponed.

Same day emergency care delivers transformational change

By Lee Peart 28 May 2025

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has been leading the way in same day emergency care (SDEC), which combines services from different areas to see, diagnose, treat...

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL

Nursing and Midwifery Council names executive director of people and culture

By Liz Wells 28 May 2025

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed Ravi Chand as its new executive director of people and culture.

ESTATES

Hospital awarded £23m for energy efficiency upgrades

By Lee Peart 28 May 2025

Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire has been awarded £23m for energy efficiency upgrades.

PRIMARY CARE

Community pharmacy service offers almost 1m consultations

By Lee Peart 28 May 2025

A new community pharmacy service designed to bring care closer to home has offered over 952,000 consultations in the North West.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Liverpool Hospital lab workers' strike called off after parade incident

By Liz Wells 28 May 2025

A planned strike by workers at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, due to take place on 27 May, was called off after the incident during Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade.

WORKFORCE