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NHS Employers responds to bereavement leave consultation

By Liz Wells 19 January 2026

NHS Employers has submitted its response, on behalf of employers, to the government's consultation on bereavement leave.

REGULATION

Trust fined £40k for failing to manage hand-arm vibration risks

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £40,000 for failing to manage hand-arm vibration risks.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Call for 'national fee model' for care support

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

Care Forum Wales (CFW) has called for a ‘national fee model’ to end the ‘postcode lottery’ of care funding.

WELSH GOVERNMENT

Powers to protect NHS staff come into force in Wales

By Liz Wells 19 January 2026

NHS staff in hospitals in Wales are better protected against nuisance and disruptive behaviour in hospitals after new legal protections came into force.

WORKFORCE

Former senior manager jailed for £123k fraud

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

A former NHS senior manager has been jailed for two years and six months for defrauding the NHS over £100,000.

JESS' RULE

Jess's Rule to be advertised in every GP surgery

By Liz Wells 19 January 2026

All GP surgeries in England will receive Jess’s Rule posters from this week, displaying the safety drive to GPs, primary care staff and patients in thousands of consultation rooms.

PREVENTION

Thousands of men to gain NHS access to life-extending prostate cancer drug

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

Thousands of men with prostate cancer are to be offered access to a life-extending drug on the NHS.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Every teacher to receive SEND training under £200m programme

By Lee Peart 19 January 2026

All staff in every nursery, school and college are required to receive SEND and inclusion training under a £200m programme announced by the Government.

ESTATES

North Tyneside General Hospital opens refurbished MRI centre

By Liz Wells 16 January 2026

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has opened a refurbished MRI centre at North Tyneside General Hospital, which will scan more than 540 additional patients each year, following a £1.5m in...

REGULATION

'No link between paracetamol and autism during pregnancy', say researchers

By Lee Peart 16 January 2026

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children.