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BREAKING NEWS: Share of mental health spend to fall again

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has announced mental health share of NHS spending will drop for the third consecutive year.

ESTATES

High dependency rehabilitation unit brings care closer to home

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

A new high dependency rehabilitation unit is bringing care closer to home for people with complex mental health needs.

NICE

NICE recommends non-hormonal treatment for menopause symptoms

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

A new treatment option for menopausal hot flushes and night sweats can be used in the NHS when hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not suitable.

WORKFORCE

Regulatory compliance case opened into St Andrew's Healthcare

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

The Charity Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case into St Andrew’s Healthcare.

WORKFORCE

Strikes begin at three Greater Manchester hospitals

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Staff working in critical care units at Salford Royal Hospital, Royal Oldham Hospital and Fairfield Hospital in Bury have walked out in a dispute about overtime payments.

WORKFORCE

Bristol hospital trusts set 1 July merger date

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW) have announced plans to merge on 1 July 2026.

WORKFORCE

Sussex trust selects chief nursing officer

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Mandy Stevens as its new chief nursing officer.

WORKFORCE

Attacks on NHS staff reach three-year high

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Almost one in seven NHS staff (14.47%) were physically attacked by a patient or the public last year, the highest rate for three years, new data reveals.

PREVENTION

One in three parents wrongly believe children always need ear infection antibiotics

By Lee Peart 12 March 2026

Over a third (36%) of parents surveyed incorrectly assumed children always need antibiotics for ear infections, according to new research from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

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