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Former NHS chief awarded £1.4m for unfair dismissal

By Liz Wells 16 January 2026

The former NHS chief executive of Countess of Chester NHS Trust has been awarded £1.4m in damages after winning an employment tribunal.

REGULATION

Trust asked to review performance against cancer waiting time targets

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has been asked to review its performance against national cancer waiting time targets following an investigation into the death of a 67-year-old woman.

SEXUAL HEALTH

Trained teachers should deliver sex and reproductive health lessons, researchers say

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

Reproductive health education needs a radical overhaul, with appropriately trained teachers providing the education the pupils say they need, UCL researchers say.

DIGITAL

Trust tops national stroke audit

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

East Kent Hospitals has been named the best in the country in a national audit programme.

WORKFORCE

Transport factors top barrier to recruiting and retaining carers

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

The cost of running a car is the biggest barrier to recruitment in the home care industry, with many potential employees unable to afford one, a new survey has found.

CRITICAL INCIDENT

Fifth NHS trust declares critical incident

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Sherwood Forest Hospitals has become the fifth NHS trust to declare a critical incident this week.

PREVENTION

Reforms aim to get more sick and disabled people into workplace

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Reforms to the Disability Confident scheme are to be trialled by the Government in a bid to get more sick and disabled people into the workplace.

WORKFORCE

Member reappointed to Western Isles NHS board

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

Professor Annetta Smith has been reappointed as a member of the Western Isles NHS board.

WORKFORCE

Warning of fraudulent social media weight loss videos

By Lee Peart 15 January 2026

Fraudulent videos claiming clinicians have endorsed weight loss patches have been posted on social media.

CORRIDOR CARE

Nursing staff speak out on corridor care

By Liz Wells 15 January 2026

The RCN has reiterated its call for urgent, fully funded action plans to eradicate corridor care, saying the practice must end urgently, as collapsing care standards are ‘devastating morale’.