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PRIMARY CARE

Three-quarters of GPs say patient safety is being 'compromised' by workload

By Liz Wells 09 October 2025

Almost 75% of GPs report that patient safety is being compromised by their workload pressures, new research reveals.

ESTATES

CDC helps trust achieve best diagnostic performance for over five years

By Lee Peart 09 October 2025

A purpose-built CDC, which opened its doors in October 2023, has helped The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) achieve its best diagnostic performance for over five years.

CONNECT TO WORK

Job advisers to be embedded in GP surgeries

By Liz Wells 09 October 2025

Nine additional areas across England are to benefit from a £167m investment in Connect to Work.

DIGITAL

Trust invests £10m in digital shift

By Lee Peart 09 October 2025

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has invested £10m in switching to an EPR system.

UK GOVERNMENT

Drug prices look set to increase

By Liz Wells 09 October 2025

The price the NHS pays for drugs looks set to rise as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to agree to US President Donald Trump’s demands to pay pharmaceutical companies more money, in a bid to ...

WAITING LIST

Waiting list rises for third consecutive month

By Lee Peart 09 October 2025

The overall NHS waiting list rose for the third consecutive month by 11,988 in August to 7.41m.

PREVENTION

Government to crackdown on traders selling vapes to children

By Lee Peart 09 October 2025

New rules for retailers selling tobacco, vapes and nicotine products are being proposed by the Government.

INTEGRATED CARE

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and Northamptonshire ICB cluster approved

By Lee Peart 08 October 2025

NHS England and the Government have approved an ICB cluster covering Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and Northamptonshire.

'Decisive action has been taken' – trust responds to requires improvement rating

By Lee Peart 08 October 2025

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) said it has taken ‘decisive action’ after again being rated requires improvement for medical care and urgent and emergency care following ...

COMMUNITY

Urgent treatment centre brings care closer to home

By Lee Peart 07 October 2025

A re-designation of a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) as an Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) has brought care for a wider range of urgent but non-life-threatening health conditions closer to home.