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Imperial College Healthcare appoints trust-level chief executive

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Professor Julian Redhead has been appointed trust-level chief executive for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust from 1 April 2026.

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Investigation finds corridor care 'best worst option'

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

Caring for hospital patients in temporary spaces is now seen as the ‘best worst’ option compared with the alternatives of leaving people at home, in ambulances or unseen in waiting rooms, an invest...

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Guy's & St Thomas' uses AI to make efficiency gains across robotic surgery lists

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) has made efficiency gains across its robotic thoracic surgery lists by using Proximie’s Intelligence Suite.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Mortimer to become director general for people across DHSC and NHS England

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

DHSC has confirmed that Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers and deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, will join the DHSC executive team in February to become the permanent d...

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Phlebotomists at East London trust win pay rise and backpay deal

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Phlebotomists working for East London's Homerton NHS Trust have been moved to a higher wage rate and given almost five years of back pay.

WORKFORCE

Neighbourhood shift could flounder without workforce investment, MPs say

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

MPs have warned the shift to neighbourhood health could founder without strengthening the workforce.

INTEGRATED CARE

IJBs under fire in local government report

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

Bodies responsible for the resourcing and management of social care in Scotland have come under fierce criticism in a new report.

FINANCE

Trust to close ward to offset 'significant financial challenge'

By Lee Peart 08 January 2026

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) is significantly cutting ward bed numbers in a bid to offset financial challenges.

WEIGHT LOSS TREATMENTS

Patients on weight-loss injections 'regain weight faster' than other dieters

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Patients who come off weight-loss injections, such as Mounjaro or Wegovy, can regain their lost pounds four times faster than those who stop conventional dieting and exercising, new research reveals.

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