BREAKING NEWS: UKHSA announces further rise in meningitis cases

BREAKING NEWS: UKHSA announces further rise in meningitis cases
By Lee Peart 19 March 2026

The number of meningitis cases following the Kent outbreak has increased to 27, according to the UKHSA.

Healthwatch abolition an opportunity to put patients at heart of healthcare reform

Healthwatch abolition an opportunity to put patients at heart of healthcare reform
By Lee Peart 19 March 2026

The Government’s decision to abolition Healthwatch is an opportunity to put patients at the centre of healthcare improvements, according ...

EXCLUSIVE: A test of whether we can change

EXCLUSIVE: A test of whether we can change
By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

Claire Kennedy and Simon Morioka, joint chief executives of PPL, a social enterprise management consultancy, explore whether England can ...

Landmark £10m asthma and COPD partnership announced

By Lee Peart 19 March 2026

A landmark £10m partnership that aims to shift care for patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from hospitals to the community has been announced.

Visiting rights in hospitals and care homes to be strengthened

By Lee Peart 19 March 2026

Visiting rights in hospitals, care homes and hospices are to be strengthened under Government legislation.

Suffolk and North East Essex ICB launches AI cancer detection pilot

By Liz Wells 19 March 2026

Suffolk and North East Essex ICB has launched a pilot using AI to help identify people at risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in north east Essex.

Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations programme to continue to 2030

By Lee Peart 19 March 2026

The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme will continue to at least 2030, the DHSC has confirmed.

ICB savings risk shifting care costs to councils, think-tank warns

By Lee Peart 19 March 2026

An ICB’s £277m savings programme for 2025/26 risks shifting care costs to local councils and residents, the Nuffield Trust has warned.

BREAKING NEWS: UK Covid-19 Inquiry report recounts 'devastating' impact on healthcare staff and patients

By Liz Wells 19 March 2026

The UK’s healthcare systems ‘came close to collapse’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, they ‘coped, but only just’, a new report reveals.

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frederica-diamanta

Occupational Therapist (Hospital Team)

£37,676 - £44,811 per annum

Maidenhead, Berkshire£37,676 - £44,811 per annum

RECRUITER: The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Learning and Development Specialist - Children's Services

£45,091

North East Lincolnshire£45,091

RECRUITER: North East Lincolnshire Council

Newly Qualified Social Worker - WMF2806e

£34,434 - £35,412

Cumbria£34,434 - £35,412

RECRUITER: Westmorland and Furness Council

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Healthwatch abolition an opportunity to put patients at heart of healthcare reform

'The Government’s decision to abolition Healthwatch is an opportunity to put patients at the centre of healthcare improvements, according to The King’s Fund. '

19 March 2026
Holding Government to account

Holding Government to account

'Labour MP Paulette Hamilton explains how she helps hold the Government to account through her role as vice-chair of the Health and Social Care Committee '

04 March 2026

Neighbourhood health targets set out by NHSE

By Lee Peart 18 March 2026

Targets for the neighbourhood health programme have been announced by NHSE.

EXCLUSIVE: A test of whether we can change

By Lee Peart 17 March 2026

Claire Kennedy and Simon Morioka, joint chief executives of PPL, a social enterprise management consultancy, explore whether England can truly shift to a whole person, whole population model of car...

Turbo-charging neighbourhood health

04 March 2026

Cllr Nick Kemp says three fundamental shifts are needed in order to get serious about neighbourhood health in the North East.

Finding the 'how' in neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart 25 February 2026

The ‘how’ in delivering neighbourhood health was the main focus of NHS Confederation’s Care Closer to Home Conference this year.