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PREVENTION

Winter vaccination campaign for newborns launched

By Lee Peart 23 September 2025

A national campaign to protect newborn babies this winter has been launched.

WORKFORCE

Health staff at Blackpool hospitals strike in pay row

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

Hundreds of healthcare workers employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust walked out this morning (22 September) in a row over unpaid wages.

ESTATES

Milestone reached in construction of £22m community diagnostic centre

By Lee Peart 22 September 2025

A topping out ceremony was held to mark the structural completion of a £22m community diagnostic centre in Plymouth.

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Cornish trust names new chief medical officer (designate)

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected Dr Colm Owens, consultant psychiatrist, as chief medical officer (designate).

REGULATION

Police conclude review in sexual assault investigation

By Lee Peart 22 September 2025

Staffordshire Police have concluded their review of patient records as part of an investigation into alleged sexual assaults at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and Dudley Group...

PEOPLE MOVES

Midlands trust appoints new director of medical education

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has appointed Dr Nick Munyanyi as director of medical education.

RESIDENT DOCTORS

Deal ensures resident doctors will be paid fully for additional hours

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

Doctors in England are to be paid fully for work outside of their normal hours after the BMA's resident doctors committee (RDC) agreed sweeping contractual changes with NHS Employers and the DHSC.

WAITING LISTS

Mackey calls for 'urgent action' on elective and UEC performance

By Lee Peart 22 September 2025

NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has called for ‘urgent action’ to address ‘drift’ on elective and urgent and emergency care (UEC).

PRIMARY CARE

GPs in England vote to enter into dispute with Government

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

The BMA GP committee in England (GPC England) has voted to go back into dispute with Government, Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England from 1 October 2025.

WORKFORCE