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NHS FORTH VALLEY

NHS Forth Valley staff voting on strike action

By Liz Wells 24 July 2025

Hundreds of staff at NHS Forth Valley are being balloted about potential strike action in a pay frequency dispute.

PREVENTION

Scottish government unveils new funding for dermatology

By Liz Wells 24 July 2025

The Scottish Government has unveiled an extra £4m investment to tackle dermatology waiting times.

PEOPLE MOVES

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB appoints chief executive

By Liz Wells 24 July 2025

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has selected Aaron Cummins as its next chief executive.

PRIMARY CARE

Call for better regulation of health self-tests

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

A call has been made for the much greater regulation of health self-tests after researchers found significant concerns.

PREVENTION

Paramedics to offer cardiac arrest video support

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

Paramedics will offer specialist care via video during the most crucial minutes of a cardiac arrest in a UK first scheme.

Point-of-care medicine manufacturing to deliver personalised treatments

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

A dedicated legal framework for medicines made at the point of care has been introduced in a ‘world first’ by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

MENTAL HEALTH

Nearly half of drug-caused deaths in healthcare workers involved hospital medications

By Liz Wells 24 July 2025

Nearly half of drug-caused deaths by healthcare workers involved drugs that were obtained from their place of work, new research finds.

PREVENTATIVE

Inquiry into reproductive health launched by committee

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

A new inquiry into reproductive health conditions among girls and young women has been launched by the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC).

REGULATION

Smaller NHS trusts performing better than larger trusts on FOI requests, regulator finds

By Lee Peart 24 July 2025

Smaller trusts appear to be performing better than larger trusts on answering Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

PEOPLE MOVES

Leeds trust chief to retire after 30 years

By Liz Wells 24 July 2025

Professor Phil Wood, chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is to retire from the role after more than 30 years’ service with the NHS.