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Consultants sign no confidence letter in group leadership

By Lee Peart 17 August 2026

A no-confident letter in the leadership of Humber Health Partnership has been signed by over three-quarters if consultants at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.

WORKFORCE

Jonathan Webb appointed NHS West Yorkshire ICB chief executive

By Lee Peart 17 August 2026

Jonathan Webb has been appointed chief executive of NHS West Yorkshire ICB.

PREVENTION

RSV vaccination halves intensive care admissions

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

RSV intensive care admissions have more than halved following the introduction of an NHS vaccination programme.

WORKFORCE

Staffing shortages force temporary UTC and MIU closures

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Six urgent treatment centres (UTCs) and a minor injuries unit (MIU) run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are being frequently closed at short notice because of staffing shortages.

COMMUNITY

Trust group announces merger plans

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Two years after forming Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have announced plans to...

WORKFORCE

Nurses collapsing on shift amid record summer temperatures, says RCN

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Nurses are collapsing on shift and patients are ‘suffering’ in facilities ‘not fit for humans’, the RCN has warned.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

North Devon Council to stage 'special meeting' amid maternity unit closure concerns

13 August 2026

North Devon Council is to stage a ‘special meeting’ next week amid concerns around the temporary closure ‘with little notice’ of the area’s maternity unit.

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