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Royal Berkshire trust chief executive to step down

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

Steve McManus, the chief executive of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, is to step down in July after nearly a decade at the helm.

NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES

NHS SBS unveils £150m framework agreement for access to ambient voice and AI scribing tools

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched its £150m next-generation framework agreement for digital dictation, speech recognition and outsourced transcription services.

LIVING WAGE FOUNDATION

Real Living Wage increases

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

The real Living Wage will increase by 6.7% to £13.45 in the UK and £14.80 in London, the Living Wage Foundation has revealed.

DIGITAL

MHRA study to look at whether AI could predict drug interactions

By Liz Wells 22 October 2025

A new study will use AI and NHS data to predict side effects from drug combinations before they reach patients.

COMMUNITY

Trust reaches milestone in CDC construction

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

A milestone has been reached in the construction of Camborne and Redruth CDC in Cornwall, which is set to open later this year.

WELSH GOVERNMENT

Welsh health secretary to hold NHS to account

By Liz Wells 21 October 2025

Welsh health secretary Jeremy Miles is aiming to improve accountability and transparency in the NHS by holding a series of public meetings.

WORKFORCE

Streeting and Reeves reported at loggerheads over redundancy payments

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Street and chancellor Rachel Reeves are in a stand-off over a £1.3bn bill for NHS redundancies, according to reports.

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE

Interim chair confirmed for Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

By Liz Wells 21 October 2025

Sir David Henshaw has been confirmed as the new interim chair of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside for up to 18 months.

PREVENTION

Campaign launches to prevent botched aesthetic treatments

By Lee Peart 21 October 2025

A national campaign has been launched to prevent botched aesthetic treatments.

DIGITAL

UK's largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre opens

By Liz Wells 21 October 2025

Intuitive, a global technology leader in minimally invasive care, has opened its new UK & Ireland headquarters, which includes the UK’s largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) training centre.