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Hospital trust to fall short of savings target despite job cuts

By Lee Peart 09 January 2026

University Hospital Southampton (UHS) has warned it will fall short of its savings target this financial year despite cutting hundreds of jobs.

PHARMACIES

Pharmacies call to be included in business rates backtrack

By Liz Wells 09 January 2026

Pharmacies are urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to stop the looming increases to business rates for them, as well as pubs.

REGULATION

Hospital recognised for improvements in surgery and emergency services

By Lee Peart 09 January 2026

The CQC has recognised improvements in surgery and emergency services at The Hillingdon Hospital in west London but added more work was needed.

REGULATION

Pain and anxiety medicines to carry addiction warnings

By Lee Peart 09 January 2026

Pain, anxiety and insomnia medicines are to carry out addiction warnings following a review by the MHRA.

WORKFORCE

Outsourced workers protest over pay and working conditions

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Cleaners, porters and ward hosts at Lewisham Hospital have been demonstrating on-site today (8 January) over pay and working conditions.

WORKFORCE

Imperial College Healthcare appoints trust-level chief executive

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Professor Julian Redhead has been appointed trust-level chief executive for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust from 1 April 2026.

WORKFORCE

Investigation finds corridor care 'best worst option'

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

Caring for hospital patients in temporary spaces is now seen as the ‘best worst’ option compared with the alternatives of leaving people at home, in ambulances or unseen in waiting rooms, an invest...

GUYS & ST THOMAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Guy's & St Thomas' uses AI to make efficiency gains across robotic surgery lists

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) has made efficiency gains across its robotic thoracic surgery lists by using Proximie’s Intelligence Suite.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Mortimer to become director general for people across DHSC and NHS England

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

DHSC has confirmed that Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers and deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, will join the DHSC executive team in February to become the permanent d...

WORKFORCE