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Partnership aims to widen participation in clinical research through community pharmacies

By Liz Wells 03 December 2025

The National Pharmacy Association and the Centre for Research Equity have launched a partnership to help independent community pharmacies across the UK recruit participants for clinical trials.

ESTATES

Henry Boot Construction completes £3m mental health refurbishment

By Lee Peart 03 December 2025

Henry Boot Construction has completed the £3m refurbishment of the Maple Ward, mental health facility at the Longley Centre in Sheffield.

PREVENTION

AI tool offers life-changing support to stroke patients

By Lee Peart 03 December 2025

An AI tool is offering life-changing support to stroke patients by speeding up clinical decision making and helping get patients rushed to specialist stroke centres faster.

DHSC

Government accused of 'insufficient urgency' as 12-hour waits surge

By Lee Peart 03 December 2025

The Government has been accused of acting with ‘insufficient urgency’ after figures showed a 90-fold increase in 12-hour hospital waits.

COMMUNITY

Almost every GP offering online access as Government seeks to end 8am scramble

By Lee Peart 03 December 2025

The Government claimed it’s ‘ending the 8am scramble as it revealed new figures showing nearly all GP practices (98.7%) in England can now access their surgery online.

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Adviser to reform NHS response to violence against women and girls

By Liz Wells 02 December 2025

Jess Asato, MP for Lowestoft, has been appointed as violence against women and girls (VAWG) adviser to reform NHS response as part of the government's mission to halve VAWG within a decade.

SEND

SEND campaign to prioritise local voices

02 December 2025

A public engagement campaign on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been launched to include local families in decisions about reforms.

PREVENTION

MPs 'deeply concerned' over plans to end FGM prevention funding

By Lee Peart 02 December 2025

MPs have expressed deep concerns over plans to end the funding of a ‘flagship programme’ to combat female genital mutilation (FGM).

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB renews agreement with VCFSE sector

By Lee Peart 02 December 2025

Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has renewed its partnership agreement with the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector.

NICE

Government confirms changes to NICE's cost-effectiveness thresholds

By Liz Wells 02 December 2025

The government has announced that it will increase the thresholds NICE uses in evaluations of new medicines to decide which are cost-effective for use in the NHS.