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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

'Inconsistent' and 'variable': mixed review for SEND services

By Lee Peart 03 March 2026

SEND services in Sunderland have been described as ‘inconsistent’ and ‘variable’ by regulators.

Private hospital admissions rise to record levels

By Lee Peart 03 March 2026

Private hospital admissions rose 1% year-on-year in the third quarter (July to September) 2025 to a record for that time of year.

DIGITAL

Communication framework to help tackle £1.2bn DNA costs

By Lee Peart 03 March 2026

A communication framework has been launched to help the NHS tackle its £1.2bn annual did not attend (DNA) costs.

HEALTH INEQUALITIES

Black women face 'major barriers' to menopause support

By Liz Wells 02 March 2026

Black women in the UK are entering menopause severely under informed, under supported, and often dismissed by healthcare professionals, new research reveals.

ESTATES

'Significant costs' but 'sound decision-making' – auditor delivers cancer centre verdict

By Lee Peart 02 March 2026

Audit Wales has said a new £321m cancer centre in Cardiff will entail ‘significant costs’ but has approved the project’s overall decision-making process.

QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL KING'S LYNN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Norfolk trust selects interim chief nurse

By Liz Wells 02 March 2026

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Dawn Collins as interim chief nurse.

WORKFORCE

RCS England urges private hospital groups to act to ensure surgical workforce reflects diversity and talent of profession

By Liz Wells 02 March 2026

RCS England has written to the five largest independent hospital groups in the UK, calling on them to take clear and credible action to ensure the surgical workforce in their hospitals reflects the...

REGULATION

Trust reaffirms pledge to eliminate corridor care after requires improvement rating

By Lee Peart 02 March 2026

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate corridor care after urgent and emergency at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth were re-rated requires improvement.

NHS APP

NHS urges patients to turn on push alerts to avoid missing appointments

By Liz Wells 02 March 2026

The NHS has launched a new campaign urging people to turn on ‘push alerts’ from the NHS App so they get reminders about appointments and can rearrange any they can’t make, helping to free up millio...

MENTAL HEALTH

Extension to autism and ADHD referrals announced

By Lee Peart 02 March 2026

Autism (ASD) and ADHD referrals in Lancashire and South Cumbria have been extended until the end of March after healthcare leaders previously announced they would be paused.