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WORKFORCE

Zero hours ban could cost NHS almost £1bn

By Lee Peart 24 August 2026

Plans to ban zero hours contracts could cost the NHS almost £1bn annually, NHS Employers has warned.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Northern Care Alliance declares critical incident over strike action

By Lee Peart 24 August 2026

Northern Care Alliance (NCA) has declared a critical incident over three days of strike action by theatre staff this week.

REGULATION

Waste boss who lost NHS contracts banned for asset stripping

By Lee Peart 24 August 2026

A former waste boss who transferred almost £3m to connected companies before losing 17 NHS contracts has been banned.

DHSC

'Post code lottery' in continence care revealed

By Lee Peart 21 August 2026

A ‘post code lottery’ in continence care across England has been revealed by Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

REGULATIONS

Northern Care Alliance responds to Channel 4 allegations

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Northern Care Alliance (NCA) has responded to a Channel 4 report it failed to adequately investigate allegations patients died in surgery.

COMMUNITY

Longest waits for community mental health support halved

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Waits of over 38 weeks for community mental health support in Kent and Medway have fallen by 47%, or 144 fewer people, since January.

EXCLUSIVE: Research director voices Palantir concerns

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Director of research at Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR), John Wright, has voiced his concerns over US company Palantir’s contract to run the Federated Data Platform.

COMMUNITY

Contractor hands over community diagnostic centre

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Construction contractor McLaughlin & Harvey has completed construction of Braintree Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

WORKFORCE

Women dominate global health workforce but remain in lower paid roles

By Emily Whitehouse 20 August 2026

Women make up almost seven in 10 health workers worldwide, but are more likely to work in lower-paid roles, new research shows.

WORKFORCE

Theatre staff resume strike action at Northern Care Alliance

By Lee Peart 20 August 2026

Operating theatre staff will resume strike action at four Greater Manchester hospitals run by Northern Care Alliance Foundation Trust (NCA) next week in a dispute over outsourcing overtime manageme...