Trust awarded £3.5m to deliver cutting edge research

By Lee Peart 19 February 2025

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) has been awarded £3.5m over seven years by the National Institute for Health and Care Research to establish a Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC).

Study to shed light on youth vaping

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

A £62m research project is to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent health.

Gloucestershire ICB unveils new chief executive

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

NHS Gloucestershire ICB has appointed Sarah Truelove as its new chief executive.

Emergency care improvements lead to faster and more efficient care

By Lee Peart 18 February 2025

Patients are receiving faster and more efficient emergency care thanks to improvements in the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) departments at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals.

NHS England data reveals record breast screening level

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

A record number of women are up to date with their breast screening, yet almost a third of invitees did not attend last year, according to NHS figures.

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Public sector pay up by 5% in Scotland since 2019

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

Scottish Government and councils have agreed pay rises for staff in the NHS, schools and other parts of the devolved public sector over the past few years that are bigger than those awarded elsewhe...

NHS compensation hits record of almost £3bn

By Lee Peart 18 February 2025

The NHS paid out a record £2.8bn in compensation in 2024/25, over double the £1.2bn paid out in 2014/15, according to new research.

Collective action needed to meet enduring NHS workforce challenge

By Liz Wells 18 February 2025

The NHS is still experiencing challenges with recruitment and retention, and a reliance on expensive agency staff to plug gaps in the workforce, a new report shows.

BREAKING NEWS: Elkeles to become NHS Providers chief executive

By Liz Wells 17 February 2025

NHS Providers has appointed Daniel Elkeles as its next chief executive.

One in five think their local hospital is unsafe, poll finds

By Lee Peart 17 February 2025

One in five people (19%) think their local hospital is unsafe, according to a poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats.

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Senior Wellbeing Officer

£37,938 - £40,476 per annum

Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire£37,938 - £40,476 per annum

RECRUITER: Ashfield District Council

Divisional Director of Adult Social Care -Transformation and Commissioning

£113,417 to £115,863

Torbay, Devon£113,417 to £115,863

RECRUITER: Torbay Council

Mental Health Social Worker (without AMHP status)

Band G, SCP 32 - 37 (£41,511 - £46,731) per annum

Sandwell, West MidlandsBand G, SCP 32 - 37 (£41,511 - £46,731) per annum

RECRUITER: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Senior Wellbeing Officer

£37,938 - £40,476 per annum

Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire£37,938 - £40,476 per annum

RECRUITER: Ashfield District Council

Divisional Director of Adult Social Care -Transformation and Commissioning

£113,417 to £115,863

Torbay, Devon£113,417 to £115,863

RECRUITER: Torbay Council

Mental Health Social Worker (without AMHP status)

Band G, SCP 32 - 37 (£41,511 - £46,731) per annum

Sandwell, West MidlandsBand G, SCP 32 - 37 (£41,511 - £46,731) per annum

RECRUITER: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council