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Council and ICB agree frequent A&E attendee support funding

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

Cambridgeshire County Council and NHS Central East ICB have agreed more than in £600,000 in funding for a programme to support frequent A&E attendees.

COMMUNITY

Community health services merge in Kent and Medway

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and community interest company, Medway Community Healthcare, have officially merged.

DIGITAL

NHS rolls out smartwatch and mobile prescription alerts

By Lee Peart 12 October 2026

An ‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracking feature on the NHS App is now available on smartwatches and mobiles.

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Government pledges mental health support regardless of diagnosis

By Emily Whitehouse 09 October 2026

The DHSC has announced people will no longer have to wait for a formal diagnosis to get mental health support.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Dr Birju Bartoli and James Benson join NHS England leadership

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust chief executive Dr Birju Bartoli and Central London Community Healthcare Trust chief executive James Benson have been appointed to NHS England’s leadership t...

PREVENTION

BREAKING NEWS: Flu activity higher than last four years in September, warns UKHSA

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Flu activity was higher than the last four years in September, the UKHSA has warned.

WORKFORCE

Locally employed and specialist doctors report bullying and discrimination

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Thousands of doctors are experiencing bullying and discrimination but fear speaking out, according to a General Medical Council (GMC) survey.

REGULATION

Fear of reprisal and discrimination found at mental health trust

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

A fear of reprisal and workplace discrimination has been found in a CQC inspection of and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust.

WORKFORCE

NCA makes new offer to resolve industrial dispute

By Lee Peart 08 October 2026

Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust (NCA) has made a new offer to operating theatre workers in a bid to resolve a dispute over the use of an outside agency, NHS Professionals, to manage overtim...

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