Concerns raised about equitable access to robotic surgery

Concerns raised about equitable access to robotic surgery
By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

Concerns have been raised about equitable access to robotic surgery by a new study.

Our Health Heroes 2026 finalists revealed

Our Health Heroes 2026 finalists revealed
By Lee Peart 17 April 2026

Finalists for the 10th anniversary edition of Skills for Health’s Our Health Heroes have been revealed.

Donna Ockenden to lead Sussex maternity review

Donna Ockenden to lead Sussex maternity review
By Lee Peart 17 April 2026

Donna Ockenden has been confirmed as chair of a maternity review of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

Nursing apprenticeships targeted at deprived areas

By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

Backed by a £65.4m, the Government has targeted 2,000 nursing apprenticeships in areas facing the greatest training shortages and highest levels of deprivation.

Three meningitis cases reported in Dorset

By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

Antibiotics and MenB vaccinations are being offered to young people after three cases of meningitis were reported in Weymouth, Dorset.

RSV vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%

By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

Maternal RSV vaccinations provide over 80% protection for newborn infants, according to a new survey.

Millions more people benefit from bowel screening

By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

Millions more people are benefiting from bowel screening compared to a decade ago, new data has revealed.

Improvement notice lifted on Oxfordshire's SEND services

By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

An improvement notice for SEND services in Oxfordshire issued following an inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in 2023 has been lifted.

Academy to co-ordinate and accelerate upper GI surgical research launched

By Lee Peart 20 April 2026

The Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS) has launched AUGIS Academy, a new national initiative designed to unify and accelerate upper-GI research acro...

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Senior Social Worker (Hospital Team)

£47,831 - £52,414 per annum

Maidenhead, Berkshire£47,831 - £52,414 per annum

RECRUITER: The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Strategic Director of Adult Social Care and Health

circa £130,000 p.a.

Tameside, Greater Manchestercirca £130,000 p.a.

RECRUITER: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director of All Age Commissioning

£107,521 p.a.

Tameside, Greater Manchester£107,521 p.a.

RECRUITER: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Social Worker (Hospital Team)

£47,831 - £52,414 per annum

Maidenhead, Berkshire£47,831 - £52,414 per annum

RECRUITER: The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Strategic Director of Adult Social Care and Health

circa £130,000 p.a.

Tameside, Greater Manchestercirca £130,000 p.a.

RECRUITER: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director of All Age Commissioning

£107,521 p.a.

Tameside, Greater Manchester£107,521 p.a.

RECRUITER: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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NHS admin failings laid bare

'NHS admin failings have been laid bare in new analysis from The King’s Fund, Healthwatch England and National Voices. '

16 April 2026
THE BIG INTERVIEW: Leading the three shifts

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Leading the three shifts

'Chief executive Shane DeGaris shares how Barts is building on its history of innovation by leading the adoption of the Government’s three shifts. '

25 March 2026

Deadline set to submit neighbourhood health centre proposals

By Lee Peart 17 April 2026

NHS regions have been given to 28 May to set out their criteria for the next wave of neighbourhood health centres (NHCs).

Neighbourhood health blueprint could save NHS millions

By Lee Peart 08 April 2026

A trailblazing neighbourhood health model developed in Cornwall could save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds a year, according to new research from healthcare volunteering charity Helpforce.

Neighbourhood health model published in Northern Ireland

By Lee Peart 02 April 2026

Health minister Mike Nesbitt has published a Neighbourhood Model of Health and Wellbeing Framework for Northern Ireland.

BREAKING NEWS: First 27 neighbourhood health centres to open by 2027

By Lee Peart 26 March 2026

The Government is investing £50m in launching the first 27 neighbourhood health centres in seven regions of higher deprivation by 2027.