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MENTAL HEALTH

Local authority inconsistencies creating academic barriers for children in care

By Lee Peart 13 March 2026

Inconsistence in local authority practice are creating academic barriers for children in care, a new report has found.

COMMUNITY

NUH receives £10.5m funding for diagnostic centre scanning equipment

By Lee Peart 13 March 2026

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has received £10.5m in funding to triple the number of MRI and CT scanners at the Broad Marsh community diagnostic centre (CDC).

WORKFORCE

St Andrew's Healthcare chief executive to step down

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Dr Vivienne McVey is retiring as chief executive of St Andrew’s Healthcare after three-and-a-half years.

DHSC

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