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PRIDE IN PLACE PROGRAMME

Pride in Place programme to invest up to £5bn in local areas

By Lee Peart 11 November 2025

Up to £5bn will be given to 250 areas across the UK in the Government’s Pride in Place programme.

DIGITAL

London trusts share EPR

By Liz Wells 10 November 2025

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) and Barts Health NHS Trust now have a common electronic patient record (EPR).

WORKFORCE

Member reappointed to Highland NHS board

By Liz Wells 10 November 2025

Joanne McCoy has been reappointed as a member of the Highland NHS board.

Government supports quantum projects to boost UK's health

By Liz Wells 10 November 2025

The government is to invest more than £14m in new quantum technology projects to tackle health challenges.

MENTAL HEALTH

Care workers charged following mental health unit investigation

By Lee Peart 10 November 2025

Two care workers have been charged following an investigation into The Edenfield Centre in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.

WORKFORCE

Staffing pressures cause trust to suspend home births

By Lee Peart 10 November 2025

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has suspended home births for two weeks due to safety concerns caused by staff shortages.

GPS

RCGP warns of a 'mass exodus' of GPs within five years

By Liz Wells 10 November 2025

Nearly a third of GPs are unlikely to be working in general practice in five years’ time, a new poll reveals.

CORRIDOR CARE

Almost one in five ED patients being cared for in corridors, report reveals

By Lee Peart 10 November 2025

Almost one in five patients in EDs were being cared for in trolleys or chairs in corridors in England this summer, a report has revealed.

UNISON

Wirral nurses and staff raise concerns about 'dangerous' hospital plans

By Liz Wells 10 November 2025

Clinical support workers and nurses at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals have lodged a formal complaint with the trust’s board over proposed changes to staffing ratios that they believe could pu...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Council and ICB 'taking decisive action' to tackle SEND failings

By Lee Peart 10 November 2025

Slough Local Area Partnership, which comprises Slough Borough Council and NHS Frimley ICB, have said they it is taking decisive action to improve the quality and consistency of SEND services.