Nurses collapsing on shift amid record summer temperatures, says RCN

Nurses collapsing on shift amid record summer temperatures, says RCN
By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Nurses are collapsing on shift and patients are ‘suffering’ in facilities ‘not fit for humans’, the RCN has warned.

Over a quarter of NHS staff spend a day a week on admin, survey finds

Over a quarter of NHS staff spend a day a week on admin, survey finds
By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Over a quarter of staff spend more than 10 hours a week on admin, according to YouGov research commissioned by corporate services provide...

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Providing holistic healthcare

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Providing holistic healthcare
By Lee Peart 10 August 2026

Chief executive, Charley Wilkinson, shares how Fleetwood Trust’s community hub caters for holistic health needs in one of the most depriv...

Trust group announces merger plans

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Two years after forming Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have announced plans to...

Staffing shortages force temporary UTC and MIU closures

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Six urgent treatment centres (UTCs) and a minor injuries unit (MIU) run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are being frequently closed at short notice because of staffing shortages.

ICB scraps plan to change walk-in centre provider

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB has scrapped plans to transfer a contract for a walk-in centre and neighbouring GP practice in Norwich.

RSV vaccination halves intensive care admissions

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

RSV intensive care admissions have more than halved following the introduction of an NHS vaccination programme.

North Devon Council to stage 'special meeting' amid maternity unit closure concerns

13 August 2026

North Devon Council is to stage a ‘special meeting’ next week amid concerns around the temporary closure ‘with little notice’ of the area’s maternity unit.

Nurses collapsing on shift amid record summer temperatures, says RCN

By Lee Peart 13 August 2026

Nurses are collapsing on shift and patients are ‘suffering’ in facilities ‘not fit for humans’, the RCN has warned.

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Over a quarter of NHS staff spend a day a week on admin, survey finds

'Over a quarter of staff spend more than 10 hours a week on admin, according to YouGov research commissioned by corporate services provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS). '

13 August 2026
THE BIG INTERVIEW: Providing holistic healthcare

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Providing holistic healthcare

'Chief executive, Charley Wilkinson, shares how Fleetwood Trust’s community hub caters for holistic health needs in one of the most deprived areas of the country.'

10 August 2026

NHSE leaders see neighbourhood health in action

By Lee Peart 18 June 2026

NHSE leaders have seen how neighbourhood health is being delivered across the North East and Yorkshire.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Progress, but much more to do

By Lee Peart 05 June 2026

Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of public health in Sheffield discusses how neighbourhood health can be effectively delivered within the co...

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Full in-tray

By Lee Peart 12 May 2026

Newly elected ADASS president Phil Holmes shares his views on neighbourhood health, ICB restructuring, joined up commissioning, the Casey Commission and the National Care Service.

ROUNDTABLE: Why neighbourhood health's moment has arrived

By Lee Peart 05 May 2026

There is a quiet but determined shift underway in how health and care services are imagined and delivered across England. No longer confined to hospitals or GP surgeries, the future of care is bein...