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Border operation seizes £4.6m worth of illegal medicines

By Lee Peart 07 May 2026

An MHRA and UK Border Force crackdown on illegal medicines has seized over 2m doses of illicit medicines with an estimated value of £4.6m.

MATERNITY SERVICES

Maternity and neonatal services earn UNICEF Baby Friendly award

By Lee Peart 07 May 2026

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative full accreditation across both its maternity and neonatal services.

REGULATION

Trust in talks to take over crisis hit hospital

By Lee Peart 07 May 2026

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is in talks to take over St Andrew’s hospital in Northampton, NHSE has revealed.

PREVENTION

Two people self-isolating in UK after hantavirus outbreak

By Lee Peart 07 May 2026

Two people are self-isolating in the UK after leaving a cruise ship where an outbreak of hantavirus has been confirmed.

WORKFORCE

Western Isles IJB appoints chief officer

By Lee Peart 07 May 2026

Emma Macsween has been appointed chief officer of Western Isles Integration Joint Board (IJB).

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB accused of 'discriminatory' sterilisation policy

By Lee Peart 06 May 2026

An ICB has been accused of having a ‘discriminatory’ sterilisation policy after refusing funding treatment to women but not men.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers

By Martin Ford 06 May 2026

Some of the largest children’s social care providers could be vulnerable to financial shocks, according to analysis published today.

COMMUNITY

Homecare provider cuts rural services

By Lee Peart 06 May 2026

Homecare provider, Connected Health, has said it is cutting rural services in Northern Ireland.

CALOCANE

Nottingham killer was discharged because trust 'couldn't find him'

By Lee Peart 06 May 2026

Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane was discharged from mental health services because the trust ‘couldn't find him to treat him or engage him’, an inquiry has heard.

ESTATES