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SOCIAL CARE

Councils social care overspend reaches decade high

By Lee Peart 15 July 2025

Council overspent their adult social care budgets by a decade high of £774m in 2024/25, ADASS has revealed.

REGULATION

Government publishes road map for Employment Right's Bill

By Liz Wells 15 July 2025

The UK Government has published its road map for implementing the Employment Rights Bill in Great Britain.

PREVENTION

Eye vision self-test supports 10-Year Health Plan vision

By Lee Peart 15 July 2025

Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has become the first UK hospital to use digital technology that enables patients to test their own vision in minutes while waiting to see their eyecare clinician.

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BREAKING NEWS: 'No room for manoeuvre on pay,' Streeting warns BMA

By Lee Peart 14 July 2025

Health and social care Wes Streeting has warned the BMA there is ‘no room for manoeuvre on pay’ as he confirmed talks with the union will take place this week.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Streeting to 'meet with BMA' over pay dispute

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting is set to meet with representatives from the BMA for talks in a bid to avoid planned strike action, reports suggest.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Cambridge hospitals set to cut 150 jobs

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning on making nearly 150 staff redundant in response to government spending cuts.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING

Nurse starting salaries over £8k lower after 'decade of pay cuts'

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Starting salaries for nurses are now more than £8,000 lower than if wages had kept up with inflation since 2010, new analysis reveals.

MENTAL HEALTH

'Notable improvement' in mental health wards, but more needed

By Lee Peart 14 July 2025

The CQC has found ‘notable improvement’ at mental health wards at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) but noted more was needed.

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Urgent action needed on acute and supportive oncology, doctors say

By Lee Peart 14 July 2025

Urgent action is required to expand and integrate acute and supportive oncology services to meet the needs of patients, say cancer doctors.

VIRTUAL REALITY

Devon trust leads the way in virtual reality immersive therapy

By Liz Wells 11 July 2025

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) has been using new virtual reality (VR) immersive technology to help patients with chronic pain conditions manage their conditions.