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Former NHS chief executive among health service honours

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

The former chief executive of NHS England and a clinician who set up a service for refugee doctors are among those recognised on the New Year's Honours list.

OBESITY

MHRA urges public to avoid illegal online weight-loss medicines this New Year

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

The MHRA is urging the public to make sure any weight-loss medicines they use are safe, effective and legitimate.

DIGITAL

AI tackles A&E bottlenecks

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

Patients could be seen quicker this winter as hospitals across England increasingly use AI to help predict when A&E departments will be busiest.

PREVENTION

Government plans to boost access to drug overdose medication

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

The government has launched a 10-week consultation on its plans to expand access to the life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses.

CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS

NHS vaccination programme expanded to include chickenpox

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

The NHS’s vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox for the first time.

WORKFORCE

Lancashire trust selects new chief executive

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Steve Williamson as its new chief executive.

HEALTH INEQUALITIES

Families to have better access to childhood vaccinations

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

A new £2m pilot will see health visitors reach families facing barriers to vaccines, to ensure more children are protected.

AMBULANCE FLEET

NHS England deploys new ambulances to boost winter response

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

More than 500 new ambulances are being deployed in England to cut response times for patients in every region.

NHS ENGLAND

NHS 'far from complacent' despite drop in flu admissions

By Liz Wells 02 January 2026

The number of people in hospital with flu dropped off during Christmas week, but England’s top doctor has warned that the NHS is ‘far from complacent’ during cold snap.

WORKFORCE

Trust ordered to pay £450k for race discrimination and unfair dismissal

By Lee Peart 19 December 2025

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been ordered to pay £450k for race discrimination, victimisation and unfair dismissal of a former employee.