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Biomedical staff extend strike action

By Lee Peart 11 August 2026

Biomedical staff at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital are extending strike action in a dispute over holiday pay.

PREVENTION

England on track to eliminate hepatitis C

By Lee Peart 11 August 2026

England is on track to become one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C, thanks to a groundbreaking NHS programme.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ICB confirms boundary changes following Government announcement

By Lee Peart 10 August 2026

North East and North Cumbria ICB has confirmed its boundaries will align with combined combined authorities by 2028.

WORKFORCE

Health board investigates alleged data breach

By Lee Peart 10 August 2026

NHS Tayside has launched an investigation into allegations that staff inappropriately accessed the medical records of a schoolgirl whose dad has been charged with her murder.

WORKFORCE

'Unsafe' staffing levels force births suspension

By Lee Peart 10 August 2026

Births at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) will be temporarily suspended from tomorrow due to unsafe levels of medical staffing.

REGULATION

'Unacceptable' concerns found at Welsh health board

By Lee Peart 10 August 2026

‘Unacceptable’ leadership, culture, governance, planning and organisational capability concerns have been found at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

REGULATION

Community mental health services upgraded by CQC

By Lee Peart 10 August 2026

Specialist community health services for children and young people at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have been upgraded from requires improvement to good by the CQC.

WORKFORCE

Migrant nurses face 'grotesque exploitation' in social care, RCN says

By Emily Whitehouse 07 August 2026

Some migrant nurses working in social care have been exploited by employers who used their visa status as leverage, according to a new report.

ESTATES

NHS to open 159 new mental health centres across England

By Paul Day 07 August 2026

People experiencing mental health problems will be able to access earlier support closer to home under a £343 million expansion of NHS services across England.

PREVENTION

Aintree Hospital features in ITV examination of e-bike crashes

By Emily Whitehouse 05 August 2026

ITV Granada has visited Aintree University Hospital's Major Trauma Centre as part of a series examining the rise in e-bike incidents across the North West.