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Consultant-led weight management service launches in London

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Medical and aesthetic skin health, Dr Haus Dermatology, has launched a consultant-led medical weight management service in London.

MATERNITY

BREAKING NEWS: Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity inquiry

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has appointed Donna Ockenden as the chair of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals maternity inquiry.

PREVENTION

Weight-loss jab behaviour change initiative launched

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Dr Nikita Rowley, course director for sport and exercise psychology at Coventry University and her students are collaborating with Everyone Health and Collabor8well on embedding behaviour change in...

PREVENTION

Call for faster NHS roll out of weight loss drugs

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

The NHS is facing calls for the faster roll out of weight loss drugs as the soaring private market poses health risks to consumers.

ESTATES

Preparation work begins for Watford General Hospital build

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Preparation work has begun for the construction of Watford General Hospital.

WORKFORCE

Nottingham CityCare appoints new chair

By Liz Wells 10 March 2026

Nottingham CityCare Partnership has appointed Vicky Bailey as its new chair.

DENTISTS

Government to bolster dental workforce by thousands

By Liz Wells 10 March 2026

The Government plans to increase the number of dentists by boosting places on two professional registration exams.

REGULATION

Over 10,000 calls made to Martha's Rule helplines

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

Over 10,000 calls have been made to Martha’s Rule helplines in the first 16 months of the scheme.

COMMUNITY

Number of people contacting GP online soars

By Liz Wells 10 March 2026

GPs in the North West have seen a sharp rise in people accessing their support via online forms, new data reveals.

REGULATION

'Unacceptable issues' lead to removal of 287 hospital patients

By Lee Peart 10 March 2026

‘Unacceptable issues’ have resulted in the decision to find alternative placements for 287 patients at St Andrew’s mental health hospital in Northampton.